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Last checked: 30 July 2026

# Support while living abroad

Culture shock is normal. Build support in several places, use university counselling, and know your emergency numbers.

Meet Student Slovenia 2024, an MSOS event. Photo: MSOS
Good to knowThis guide is put together by students, not by professionals or official bodies. It is meant to help you and your parents through enrolment and settling into life in Slovenia. Some details may change or become outdated, so always check the official sources and confirm anything important with the relevant institutions. We take no responsibility for wrong, outdated or misunderstood information — but we are always glad to help. If you spot something that is not right, please tell us in the “Was this page helpful?” box at the bottom of the page.

## Culture shock

Common experiences include excitement, administrative stress, loneliness, language fatigue, comparison with home, frustration, and a gradual sense of routine and belonging. These are not proof that the move was a mistake.

## Build support in several places

- MSOS, faculty tutor, and student office
- International office and classmates
- Local student organisation and a sports or cultural group
- University counselling and healthcare

University support by city: in Ljubljana use Psychosocial Counselling, the Student Health Centre, faculty tutors, and Career Centres; in Maribor use faculty tutoring, mental-health and successful-study resources, and Career Centre UM; in Primorska use free Psychological Counselling UP, the Welcome office, tutoring, and ŠportUP; in Nova Gorica use tutoring, the student office, the Career Centre, mental-health guidance, KGS, and KAS.

## Starting outside Ljubljana

Students in Maribor, Koper, Nova Gorica, Celje, and smaller centres should not be treated as remote members of an organisation based only in Ljubljana. MSOS content and events should publish local contacts, rotate or decentralise activities, offer online access, connect new students with people in the same city, and include city-specific administrative information.

## Discrimination or harassment

Preserve messages, dates, names, witnesses, the contract, photographs, and medical or police evidence where relevant. Possible contacts include the university, faculty, police, equality institutions, legal support, the landlord authority, or an employer platform, depending on the issue.

## A practical rule for asking for help

Do not wait until one problem affects five systems. An unpaid rent dispute can become an address problem, an address problem can delay residence correspondence, a residence delay can affect travel, and loss of status can affect meals, transport, work, insurance, and housing. Contact the responsible institution early and keep written records.

From student experience

MSOS can help identify the correct institution, but it is not the police, an ambulance, a lawyer, an immigration authority, a medical provider, or a crisis service. Use 112 for urgent rescue or medical danger and 113 for police.

## Sources and further information

- University of Ljubljana student life
- University of Maribor student portal
- University of Nova Gorica student guide
- Student Organisation of Slovenia

Last checked: 30 July 2026

## Still need help?

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