Slovenski znanstveni inštitut na Dunaju

Slowenisches Wissenschaftsinstitut in Wien

Seilerstätte 2, A-1010 WienTel.: ++43-1-512 7290Fax: ++43-1-512 7282

e-mail: office@szi-dunaj.atwww.szi-dunaj.at

UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANALJUBLJANASLOVENIA

Wissenschaftlichen Kooperation zwischen Österreich und

Slowenien

28 January 2003

Wissenschaftlichen Kooperation zwischen Österreich und Slowenien

28. Januar 2003

RECTOR: Prof.Dr. J. Mencinger

VICE RECTORS:Prof.Dr. K. BreskvarProf.Dr. M. OmladičProf.Dr. I. Leban

UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANAKongresni trg 12SLO – 1000 LJUBLJANASlovenia Tel: 00386 1 2418-500Fax: 00386 1 2418-660

www.uni-lj.si

Wissenschaftlichen Kooperation zwischen Österreich und Slowenien

28. Januar 2003

UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA

Loosed association of 20 faculties, 3 academies, 3 university high schools

Established in 1919 with 5 faculties

Complete university with a national character

At present 59000 students

3000 full and part-time teaching staff

1400 administrative and technical staff

Wissenschaftlichen Kooperation zwischen Österreich und Slowenien

28. Januar 2003

Scientific Cooperation between Austria – Slovenia

VARIOUS MODES OF COOPERATION- Bilateral signed agreements between universities or faculties

- Cooperation within European programs

- Cooperation within Socrates/Erasmus (exchange of students and teachers)

- Unformal cooperation

With various universities in Austria – Vienna, Graz, Klagenfurt, Leoben, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck.

Coordinated by OFFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONSIntern.office@uni-lj.si

Wissenschaftlichen Kooperation zwischen Österreich und Slowenien

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UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA is the largest research organisation in Slovenia

However as the majority of European state universities, there is a problem with the integral financing.

THE MAGNA CHARTA of European Universities states

Freedom in research and teaching is the fundamental principle of university life, and governments and universities, each as far as in them lies, must ensure respect for this fundamental requirement.

To preserve freedom in research and teaching, the instruments appropriate to realize that freedom must be made available to all members of the university community.

Recruitment of teachers, and regulation of their status, must obey the principle that research is inseparable from teaching.

IF YOU ARE FREE, YOU DO NOT NEED MONEY.

Wissenschaftlichen Kooperation zwischen Österreich und Slowenien

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MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE:We establish fruitful collaboration between:Geozentrum, Institut f. Mineralogie und KristallographieUniversitaet Wien, (principal investigators: Prof.Dr. E. Tillmanns, Prof.Dr.

G.Giester, Dr. C.Lengauer )and Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of

Ljubljana, (principal investigators: Prof.Dr. I. Leban, Prof.Dr. P. Šegedin, Prof.Dr. A. Meden, Dr. N. Lah)

I just want that this type of collaboration will last in the future.

Because cca. 15 % of European research money is spent on administration not on research.

Unformal collaboration started in 1994 Bilateral projects 2000-2001 SLO-A 10, 2002-2003 SLO-A 30 Structural features of Metal Carboxylates (financing cca. 2000 Euro/year)

RESULTSUsing excellent experimental facilities in Vienna

12 common reseach papers (IF from 0.57 to 3.28)Exchange of students under M.-Curie program and with support of OEAD

Members of the Ph.D. examination boards