Study at the Faculty of LogisticsFirst degree

University degree study

Professional higher education

Would you like to learn more? Our student office staff will be pleased to answer any questions you may have:

Marjana PotočnikTelephone: 03 428 53 02E-mail : marjana.potocnik@fl.uni-mb.si

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Valerija KotnikTelephone: 00 386 3 428 53 03E-mail: valerija.kotnik@fl.uni-mb.si

University of MariborThe Faculty of LogisticsMariborska cesta 7SI-3000 CeljeSloveniafl.uni-mb.si

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Slovenia is a small but wonderful country with a well-developed economic and social system: it is a part of a vast European Union as well as of the global world. In its development plans Slovenia places emphasis on service industries. Logistics is one of them, but when compared with others, it is distinguished by its high value added. It is well known that we travel for different reasons – including totally irrational ones, however, all our travels utilize logistics services. The sole aim of goods and capital flows, on the other hand, is to increase their value. Due to exceptional needs for the movement of goods, as supply and demand have generally long been separated spatially and temporally, there is a huge need for logistics services worldwide. The logistics services market is thus the world’s biggest marketplace where hundreds of millions are traded annually. Logistics market constitutes the biggest share of the market pie also in our country.

There is much interest in the study of logistic in Slovenia, which is not surprising since Slovenia is an open European country whose young citizens have broad knowledge and are world oriented citizens of the European Union, who know that the profession of a logistics graduate is ranked among the ten most wanted professions.

Although the faculty is relatively young, we are achieving our goals, which are included in our strategic guidelines. We participate in the international education and research networks, which is above all enabled by the international accreditation ECBE (European Council for Business Education). Upon attaining the latter, the Faculty of Logistics committed itself to continually improve and upgrade pedagogical and research work.Nowadays we certainly cannot imagine the quality of modern study without the use of cutting-edge information communication technology, which at the Faculty of Logistics is based on e-learning.

I constantly use the word study instead of learning as study is more than just learning; study includes both gaining new knowledge and simultaneous recognition of new problems as well as finding solutions to problems and forming new realisations, it thus combines elements of learning and researching.Logistics is a very rewarding subject for study and research. Because of its relative underdevelopment, it offers many research possibilities and thus rich selection of topics to be studied, which can present completely personal challenges.

The staff of the Faculty of Logistics will strive to attain excellence in study and to equip you with the knowledge which you will need to become competent and competitive professionals in the European labour market. I would like to invite you to enter the world of logistics and to choose to study at the Faculty of Logistics.

Full Professor Martin Ivan Lipičnik, PhDThe Dean of the Faculty of Logistics at the University of Maribor

THE OVERALL GOAL OF THE FACULTY OF LOGISTICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR IS TO EDUCATE PROFESSIONALS WITH CUTTING-EDGE KNOWLEDGE, WHO ARE QUALIFIED FOR DIRECT RESPONSIBLE WORK AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH WORK IN THE BROAD INTERDISCIPLINARY FIELD OF LOGISTICS AND FOR THE INTEGRATION OF LOGISTICS IN BUSINESS AND RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT.

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R2002Signature of “The letter of intent to establish the Faculty of Logistics and develop studies and researches in the interdisciplinary field of logistics” and “The contract on providing conditions for the functioning of the Faculty of Logistics and conditions for the implementation of its study programmes”.

2004Conclusion of the process of establishing the Faculty of Logistics with a positive decision of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia, and confirmation of two higher education programmes at the Faculty: university degree programme System Logistics and professional higher education programme Economic and Technical Logistics..

2005On 1 October 2005 the undisturbed delivery of the first degree programme in accordance with the Bologna Declaration commences, simultaneously at two locations, as the Faculty of Logistics has the head office in Celje and a separate unit in Krško.

CHRONOLOGICAL OVERVIEW OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FACULTY OF LOGISTICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR

2006Delivery of study programmes is upgraded by the introduction of blended learning and videoconference lectures.

2007The first diplomas are conferred upon second degree students.

2008Attainment of the international accreditation European Council for Business Education (ECBE). Upon attaining the ECBE accreditation, the Faculty committed itself to continually improve and upgrade pedagogical and research work at the Faculty, and with this commitment it became one of the accredited institutions which have stricter entry requirements, as internationally accredited programmes are of higher value also when applying for a job. The attained accreditation will furthermore provide for better international cooperation in project and research work as well as in international exchange of students and lecturers.

2009The first diplomas are conferred upon first-degree students.The Faculty is in the process of attaining the Ameri-can accreditation ACBSP.

THE FACULT Y OF LOGISTICS AT THE UNIVERSIT Y OF MARIBOR IS A LEADING SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION IN THE FIELD OF LOGISTICS AND THUS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS FUTURE DE VELOPMENT IN SLOVENIA AS WELL AS WORLDWIDE.

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BLEND FLThe Faculty of Logistics at the University of Maribor offers study which is a combination of conventional study and learning based on information communication technology. The abovementioned study has been adapted to the needs of the Faculty and named BLEND FL. In blended learning a part of student work is transferred to a virtual classroom.

E-materialsUpon entering the system BLEND FL, students get everything they need for a successful study, which includes traditional face to face lectures combined with study instructions, timetables and study materials.The Faculty of Logistics at the University of Maribor is one the first in Slovenia to offer e-materials and e-learning which are technically and content-wise accomplished.

»The importance and usefulness of e-materials is especially evident with students who are

STUDY AT THE FACULTY OF LOGISTICS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARIBORprofessionally involved in sport, art, music or any other activity which takes much of student time. E-materials, which students can access via the Internet wherever they may be, enable these students to study and take exams with their classmates. System BLEND FL furthermore provides them with all the information on what students and lecturers agree on in lectures, which they could otherwise learn only if they attended lectures in person. Although these students often cannot attend lectures, this systems allows them uninterrupted study. When absent, their work relies on the use of the system BLEND FL and e-materials, which they can access wherever they may be.A good example of the latter are our successful sportswomen and sportsmen, our students who are achieving top results in sport and are successful in their study as well as exams.In my opinion e-learning is a bright future which we all welcome as more and more students are not occupied only with their study but also with a growing number of other obligations.”

Branka Lebarič Vice-dean for Student Issues

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WHAT IS LOGISTICS?The vast majority of people still understand logistics in terms of transport, warehousing, loading and unloading activities. However, logistics is an extremely versatile discipline and as such an important part of our everyday lives as well as processes of value creation in various fields.

SUCCESSFUL LOGISTICS EMPHASIZES COMMERCIAL POTENTIALS THAT CAN ONLY BE ACHIE VED THROUGH A CONSISTENT USE OF WELL-KNOWN ME THODS AND PROCEDURES, INNOVATIVE KNOWLEDGE AND POWERFUL REALIZATION.

Since 2006, the Faculty of Logistics of the University of Maribor has been participating in the Erasmus exchange programme that facilitates international student and staff exchange, whereby the students have the opportunity to pursue one part of their training abroad at the host institution.

THE POSSIBILITY OF STUDYING ABROAD

IN SLOVENIA, BOTH PART-TIME AND FULL-TIME STUDENTS HAVE NUMEROUS EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES ABROAD. APART FROM THE ERASMUS EXCHANGE PROGRAMME, LEONARDO DA VINCI AND CEEPUS PROGRAMMES ARE ALSO LARGELY AVAILABLE.

Integration brings about optimal benefits for all participants: •Theemployerhastheopportunityto

get acquainted with the potential new employee in advance,•Thegraduateshavetheopportunityto

present themselves to potential future employers,•TheFacultyhastoopportunitytotransfer

the knowledge and technologies into the business environment.

CO-OPERATION WITH THE INDUSTRY

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In many economic, commercial and service providing companies logistics occurs away from the limelight. To this end, it is extremely important to understand logistics and its relevant activities, even the less visible ones.

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“Logistics solves mobility problems of people, information, goods and capital.”Uroš

“Broadly speaking, in the globalized world, logistics has become indispensible. It is a complex interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary science that drives progress and is one of the fastest growing and developing areas in the world.” Mitja

“Through logistics management processes of purchase, warehouses, production, transport etc. are solved and organizations of world logistics chains are optimized.” Katja

“Logistics is a science that stems from traditional management, finances, marketing, production and maintenance sciences.” Janja

“Logistics as such is to provide goods, services, information and capital at the right time, at the right place and in the desired condition, at the right costs for the user and adequate profit for the implementer.” Marjana

“Logistics also adds value, i.e. through time and space. Namely, products are worth little until they reach a certain destination at a certain time, where customers can buy them. Their value is increasing during the entire logistics process”. Igor

“Logistics influences cost reduction and creates competitive advantage”.

Anton

The Faculty of Logistics of the University of Maribor encourages each student to live up to their potentials. Moreover, we strive to provide students with new knowledge, acquaint them with the needs and challenges of the market and encourage them to think about new ideas and opportunities. The business environment is not static but is continuously changing. The curriculum at the Faculty of Logistics of the University of Maribor is changing accordingly, for we wish to provide our students with the competences they will need once they enter the highly competitive labour market. Graduates of the Faculty of Logistics will be able to apply the theoretical knowledge they have acquired throughout their degree in the workplace and will know how to solve real problems of logistics processes. Furthermore, due to the nature of the study they will be able to use the information and communication technology in their line of work. The quality of studies is one of the main concerns of the Faculty. That is why at the Faculty of Logistics of the University in Maribor we constantly strive to improve all aspects of the courses and we will do our best to make you feel very welcome and comfortable from the moment you arrive and throughout the studies to give you the knowledge and the energy and to encourage you to realise your creative business ideas.

doc. dr. Maja FošnerVice Dean for Education

STUDENTS OF THE FACULTY OF LOGISTICS ON LOGISTICS

DEAR PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS

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FIRST DEGREE STUDY PROGRAMMEThis course is ideal for those students who wish to undertake more complex tasks in organizations. The programme provides training for further studies and serves as an introduction to the scientific and research work from the field of logistics functions, processes and systems.

SHORT DESCRIPTION

PROGRAMME LENGTHFirst degree university study programme lasts three years or six semesters amounting to 180 ECTS credits, which means that each year a student acquires 60 ECTS, respectively.

AWARD TITLE OF GRADUATEDiplomirani inženir logistike (UN) / Diplomirana inženirka logistike (VS) – equivalent to Bachelor of Science in Logistics, abb.: Name and Surname, dipl. inž. log. (UN)

TYPE OF STUDY PROGRAMMEProgrammes offered are full-time and part-time. Both programme types are equal. Part of the lecture course is in a classroom while the rest is in the form of video-conferencing and specially designed e-material in a virtual electronic learning environment (e-learning).

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

FOR FIRST YEAR STUDENTSThe university study programme Systems Logistics is open to anyone who:1) passed “matura” (the external secondary

school-leaving examination)2) passed “poklicna matura” (the final

examination of any secondary school programme) and examination in one of the following “matura” subjects: mathematics, foreign language, electrical engineering, computing, physics or mechanics. The chosen subject should not be the subject that the applicant had already taken at the final examination

3) finished any four-year secondary school programme prior 1/6/1995

POTENTIAL SELECTION CRITERIA IN CASE OF LIMITED ADMISSION: Applicants from lit. a and c according to:- overall achievement on “matura” or final

examination, respectively: 60% points - overall achievement in the third and fourth

year of secondary education: 40% pointsApplicants from lit. b according to:- overall achievement on “poklicna matura”:

60% points - overall achievement in the third and fourth

year of secondary education: 40% points

UNIVERSITY DEGREE STUDY PROGRAMME SYSTEMS LOGISTICS

PLANNED INTAKE FULL - PART - TIME TIMESYSTEMS LOGISTICS – UNIVERSITY STUDY PROGRAMME 150 80

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FIRST DEGREE STUDY PROGRAMMETHIRD YEAR STUDENTS – CONTINUATION OF STUDIES ACCORDING TO TRANSFER CRITERIA When enrolling to the third year of study applicants must use the following application form: Enrolment Form for Higher Education Programme for the Academic Year 2009/2010 for: Parallel Studies, Graduates or Continuing Students According to Transfer Criteria. All forms must be addressed to the Faculty of Logistics by no later than 8 March 2009.

Third year university degree programme System Logistics is open to:a. graduates from higher education programmes, approved prior to 1/1/1994, from one of the following areas: technical, business, organisational science, administrative law, defence science programmes. Students must also: •have3yearsofworkexperience•completethefollowingexaminationsinthe course of their study (should they not be recognized by the Faculty prior to the start date of the programme): Systems Theory, Traffic Systems, Logistics and its Subsystems and Operational Research in Logistics.b. graduates from professional higher education study programmes from one of the following areas: technical, natural

science, business, organizational science, administrative law and defence science study programmes. Applicants may have to pass bridge examinations (should they not be recognized by the Faculty): Systems Theory, Traffic Systems, Logistics and its Subsystems and Operational Research in Logistics.Should the number of students enrolled be higher than the target planned intake, students will be selected based on their overall mark average from their previous studies (exams and thesis).

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The university degree programme of Systems Logistics has a multiplicity of objectives, some of which are:

- knowledge of business and organization management

- organization of logistics systems with an emphasis on information management systems

- management of logistics technologies supporting specific logistics areas (internal logistics, distribution logistics, after-sales logistics, etc.)

KEY COMPETENCES OF GRADUATES:

- the ability to analyse, synthesize and estimate solutions, make optimal decisions in logistics systems and logistics processes

- the ability to apply theoretical knowledge to solve practical problems independently

- the ability to master supply and distribution chains

- the ability to use contemporary ICT and information management systems in their own professional working area

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PLANNED INTAKE FULL - PART - TIME TIMESYSTEMS LOGISTICS – UNIVERSITY DEGREESTUDY PROGRAMME 10 10(3. YEAR)

The following study programme is ideal for those students who, upon graduation, wish to pursue their careers in operational production areas.

The programme is praxis-oriented, hence the emphasis is on praxis in a production or service-oriented organization or state administration (i.e. army, police, customs etc.), institutions and the like.

SHORT DESCRIPTION

PROGRAMME LENGTHFirst degree professional higher education programme lasts three years or six semesters amounting to 180 ECTS credits, which means that each year a student acquires 60 ECTS, respectively.

AWARD TITLE OF GRADUATEDiplomirani inženir logistike (VS) / Diplomirana inženirka logistike (VS) – equivalent to Bachelor of Science in Logistics, abb.: Name and Surname, dipl. inž. log. (VS)

TYPE OF STUDY PROGRAMMEProgrammes offered are full-time and part-time. Both programme types are equal. Part of the lecture course is in a classroom while the rest is in the form of video-conferencing and specially designed e-material in a virtual electronic learning environment (e-learning).

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

FOR FIRST YEAR STUDENTSIn accordance with the Higher Education Act (Article 38), the admission requirements

SECOND YEAR STUDENTS – CONTINUATION OF STUDIES ACCORDING TO TRANSFER CRITERIAWhen enrolling to the second year of study applicants must use the following application form: Enrolment Form for Higher Education Programme for the Academic Year 2009/2010 for: Parallel Studies, Graduates or Continuing Students According to Transfer Criteria. All forms must be addressed to the Faculty of Logistics by no later than 8 March 2009.

In accordance with the Higher Education Act, graduates from professional higher education programmes of technical, business, organisational sciences and administrative law areas can enrol into the second year programme Economic and Technical Logistics provided: - their overall average mark (examinations

and thesis) was 8 (good) or higher, - they passed their ‘final examination’,

‘poklicna matura’ (the final examination of any secondary school programme) or ‘matura” (the external secondary school-leaving examination).

In the second year all candidates must pass bridge examinations set by the Committee for Study Affairs and the Faculty Board.

Should the number of students enrolled be higher than the target planned intake, students will be selected based on their overall mark average from their previous studies (exams and thesis).

to the Professional Higher Education Programme Economic and Technical Logistics are as follows: passed “matura” (the external secondary school-leaving examination), passed “poklicna matura” (the final examination of any secondary school programme) or final examination from any four-year secondary school programme.Potential selection criteria in case of limited admission: Overall achievement on final examination, “poklicna matura” or “matura”: 60% points- Overall achievement in the third and fourth year of secondary education: 40% points

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FIRST DEGREE STUDY PROGRAMMEPROFESSIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAMME ECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL LOGISTICS

PLANNED INTAKE FULL - PART - TIME TIMEECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL LOGISTICS – PROFESSIONAL HIGHER

EDUCATION PROGRAMME 150 100

PLANNED INTAKE FULL - PART - TIME TIMEECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL LOGISTICS – PROFESSIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMME 10 30 (2. YEAR)

THIRD YEAR STUDENTS – CONTINUATION OF STUDIES ACCORDING TO TRANSFER CRITERIAZa vpis v 3. letnik se kandidati prijavijo z obrazcem Prijava za vpis v študijskem letu 2009/2010 za vzporedni študij, za diplomante oziroma za nadaljevanje študija po merilih za prehode, ki ga morajo poslati na Fakulteto za logistiko od 20. do 28. septembra 2009.V 3. letnik visokošolskega strokovnega študijskega programa Gospodarska in tehniška logistika se lahko vpišejo:

When enrolling to the third year of study applicants must use the following application form: Enrolment Form for Higher Education Programme for the Academic Year 2009/2010 for: Parallel Studies, Graduates or Continuing Students According to Transfer Criteria. All forms must be addressed to the Faculty of Logistics between 20 and 28 September 2009.Third year professional higher education programme Economic and Technical Logistics is open to:c. graduates from professional higher

education programmes, adopted prior to 1/1/1994, from one of the following areas: technical, business, organisation, administrative law, defence science programmes. Students must also:

• have3yearsofworkexperience• passthefollowingbridgeexaminations

in the course of their study (should they not be recognized by the Faculty prior to the start date of the programme):

Quantitative Methods in Logistics, Logistics in Production, Logistics Technology, Supply Chains, Mathematical Methods in Logistics I and Mathematical Methods in Logistics II.

b. graduates from higher education professional programmes from one of the following areas: technical, natural science, business, organizational science, and administrative law study programmes. Such applicants must pass the following exams (should they not be recognized by the Faculty): Logistics Technology, Logistics in Production, Supply Chains and Quantitative Methods in Logistics.

c. graduates from university degree programmes from one of the following areas: technical, natural science, business, organizational science, administrative law and defence science study programmes. Applicants may have to pass the following bridge examinations (should they not be recognized by the Faculty): Logistics

Technology, Logistics in Production, Supply Chains and Quantitative Methods in Logistics.

Should the number of students enrolledbe higher than the target planned intake,students will be selected based on theiroverall mark average from their previousstudies (exams and thesis).

COURSE OBJECTIVESThe main objectives of the professional higher education programme are to provide:- the knowledge of operational activities

carried out in logistics and non-logistics organisations

- organising concrete logistical operations

KEY COMPETENCES OF GRADUATES:- the ability to identify and analyse

problems, and estimate operative solutions in logistics process of organisations

- the ability to master standardised methods, procedures and processes in logistics

- the ability to apply theoretical knowledge in real life settings

- the ability to solve real problems in the field of logistics processes, using standard professional methods and procedures

- the ability to develop their skills and competences and apply them in their professional work environment

- the ability to use ICT in their line of work

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FIRST DEGREE STUDY PROGRAMME

PLANNED INTAKE FULL - PART - TIME TIMEECONOMIC AND TECHNICAL LOGISTICS – PROFESSIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAMME 10 00 (3. YEAR)

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T1. ENROLMENT: from 10 February 2009 to 9 March 2009, please send Application form 1, 71/1 to the following address: Visokošolska - prijavno informacijska služba, UM, p.p.246, 2001 Maribor, Slovenia

2. ENROLMENT: from 20 September 2009 to 28 September 2009, please send Application form 1, 71/2 to the above address

3. ENROLMENT: from 1 October 2009 to 5 October 2009, the Application form will be published on the website of the Faculty and needs to be sent to the following address: UM Fakulteta za logistiko, Mariborska c. 7, 3000 Celje, SloveniaEnrolment according to transfer criteria:

From 20 September 2009 to 28 September 2009, please send Application form 1, 71/4 to the following address: UM Fakulteta za logistiko, Mariborska c. 7, 3000 Celje, Slovenia

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Založila: Fakulteta za logistiko Univerze v Mariboru. Pripravili: Manca Zrinski in Andreja Čurin. Fotografije: arhiv Fakultete za logistiko Univerze v Mariboru. Oblikovanje: Raf Počivašek. Februar 2009.