University of Nova Gorica
Coordinates: 45°56′32.35″N 13°38′24.75″E / 45.9423194°N 13.6402083°E
| Univerza v Novi Gorici | |
Former names | Nova Gorica Polytechnic, School of Environmental Sciences |
|---|---|
| Motto | Scientia Vinces |
| Established | 1995 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Gvido Bratina, Mladen Franko |
| Rector | Danilo Zavrtanik |
| Students | 800 |
| Location | Nova Gorica, Gorizia, Ajdovščina, Ljubljana, Venice, Slovenia |
| Website | http://www.ung.si/ |
University of Nova Gorica - UNG (Slovene: Univerza v Novi Gorici), is the fourth university in Slovenia. It is located in the towns of Nova Gorica, Gorizia (in Italy), Vipava and Ajdovščina.
History
The University of Nova Gorica grew out of the School of Environmental Sciences founded in 1995 by the urban municipality of Nova Gorica and the Jožef Stefan Institute. Later two more institutions joined as the founders: the Scientific Research Center of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and the municipality of Ajdovščina. In March 2006, the former Nova Gorica Polytechnic was renamed the University of Nova Gorica. Today the University has 7 schools and 9 research institutes.
Organization
Faculties and schools:
- Graduate school
- School for Viticulture and Enology
- Faculty of Applied Sciences
- Faculty of Engineering and Management
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences
- Faculty of Humanities
- School of Arts
Research institutes:
- Centre for Atmospheric Research
- Centre for Systems and Information Technologies
- Laboratory for Astroparticle Physics
- Laboratory for Environmental Research
- Laboratory for Multiphase Processes
- Laboratory of Organic Matter Physics
- Materials research laboratory
- Research Centre for Humanities
- Wine Research Centre
Notes
External links
- University of Nova Gorica official website (Slovene) (English)
