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Last checked: 30 July 2026

# Choose and understand your study city

Ljubljana is not the only option. Compare each Slovenian study centre and build your life around the real teaching location.

The city of Koper. Photo: placesofjuma.com
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 Some details may change or become outdated, so always check the official sources and confirm anything important with the relevant institutions. We take no responsibility for wrong, outdated or misunderstood information — but we are always glad to help.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.

## Ljubljana

### Strengths

- Largest programme selection and student community
- Cultural and employment opportunities
- Strong public transport and cycling; central national connections

### Challenges

- Housing pressure and higher private rent
- Busy administrative offices
- Longer cross-city journeys than the compact centre suggests

Local student resources in Ljubljana include the University of Ljubljana international office and referat, Career Centres and POPR, COD, Psychosocial Counselling, the Center for Slovenian as a second and foreign language, Leto plus, LPP and Urbana, BicikeLJ, the Student Health Centre at Aškerčeva cesta 4, the University and National Library, ŠOU Ljubljana, Student Kampus, and faculty societies. A room near a direct bus route may be more practical than an expensive central address.

## Maribor

### Strengths

- Major university city with strong student identity
- Drava and Pohorje; compact centre
- Official foreign-student dorm price list

### Challenges

- Faculty may be outside the central route
- Housing conditions differ by dorm and campus
- Some national connections require more time than from Ljubljana

Local student resources in Maribor include the UM student portal, AIPS, eŠtudij, student email, and Moj Portal, Career Centre UM and Karierni:UM, University Library Maribor, faculty tutoring and referat, KOOD, Marprom, MBajk, Študentski domovi UM economic-price options, ŠOUM, and Klub mariborskih študentov (KMŠ). Arrive before the university orientation period where possible.

## Koper and Primorska

### Strengths

- Coastal environment and University of Primorska
- Multilingual, cross-border, compact city
- Connections with Izola, Piran, Karst, and Trieste

### Challenges

- Seasonal housing demand and coastal transport planning
- Higher housing pressure in some periods

Primorska price examples: roughly €190 for a shared dorm room, €280 plus expenses for a shared private room, and €320 to €400 plus expenses for a private room. These are reference figures, not guaranteed prices.

Local student resources in Koper include the Welcome office, the Student Point in the Career Centre, ŠIS or VIS, university email, eduroam and STUDO, the University Library at Trubarjeva 1, tutoring and student councils, Psychological Counselling UP, ŠportUP, ESN Primorska, T4EU, ŠOUP, and the Koper, Izola, and Piran student clubs. Confirm summer housing and how coastal transport connects the accommodation to the faculty.

## Nova Gorica and Gorizia

### Strengths

- Cross-border environment and a smaller university community
- Access to the Soča Valley and Karst
- Programme-specific support

### Challenges

- Teaching may be in Nova Gorica, Rožna Dolina, Vipava, or another location
- Cross-border accommodation can create legal and transport complexity
- Limited housing stock

Local student resources in Nova Gorica include the UNG student office, Career Centre, tutoring, mental-health guidance, UNG housing brokerage, IJPP and local transport, ZD Nova Gorica and ZD Ajdovščina, and the clubs KGS and KAS. Never assume that accommodation in Gorizia, Italy, has the same residence and insurance consequences as accommodation in Nova Gorica, Slovenia.

## Celje and smaller centres

Celje has no single student-life portal equivalent to the four main universities, so you build your own from the local sources:

- The specific faculty or independent institution, with its referat and career contact
- Nomago city transport and rail connections
- The local health centre
- Klub študentov občine Celje and other verified local clubs
- Local libraries and accommodation sources

For all smaller centres, check where teaching actually happens: the University of Maribor and other institutions run programmes outside their main city, so housing and transport should follow the physical teaching location.

## Sources and further information

- University of Ljubljana accommodation and living costs
- University of Maribor future-student portal
- University of Primorska welcome portal
- University of Nova Gorica student guide
- DUJPP public passenger transport

Last checked: 30 July 2026

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