Career
Career opportunities in Ljubljana
Ljubljana has a local growing economy, with pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, food processing, banking, finance, transport, construction and tourism as major sectors.
Big companies with local offices in Ljubljana are: Mercator, oil company Petrol d.d., Telekom Slovenije, ComTrade, Cosylab, Sandoz, Unicredit Bank, Microsoft, Deloitte.
International students can partake in many internship and part-time work opportunities in local companies, especially since the local public university has close connections with Slovenian companies and foreign enterprises.
Life
Ljubljana city life
Ljubljana is a picturesque city boasting a wealth of attractions. The buildings have an interesting mix of architectural elements and many sights in the surrounding areas are worth seeing as well.
Major attractions in Ljubljana are:
- The Ljubljana Castle (with Romanesque, Gothic, and Renaissance architectural elements)
- The Franciscan Church of the Annunciation
- The Town Hall
- Ljubljana Cathedral
- Neboticnik ("Skyscraper") – is a thirteen-story building combining elements of the Neoclassical and the Art-Deco architecture
- Triple Bridge – is a group of three bridges, connecting two parts of Ljubljana's downtown (including the iconic Dragon Bridge)
- The Ljubljana City Art Gallery
- The Slovenian Museum of Natural History
- Fountain of Three Carniolan Rivers
International atmosphere in Ljubljana
Most of the foreigners in Ljubljana are the international students coming from many European countries. Regarding the immigrant population, these come mostly from Bosnia, Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia, and Macedonia. The great majority of students come from the republics of the former Yugoslavia.
Due to its geographical location, fenced by Italy, Austria and Croatia, this makes Slovenia and specifically Ljubljana, an interesting investment location or place for doing business.
Weather Ljubljana
In Ljubljana, you will experience warm summers and moderately cold winters. Precipitations are evenly distributed throughout the seasons, although winter and spring tend to be drier than summer and autumn. July and August are the warmest months with daily high temperatures between 25 and 30 °C (77 and 86 °F), and January is the coldest month with the temperatures mostly around 0 °C (32 °F). Snow occurs from December to February.
Universities in Ljubljana
IHE Delft Institute for Water Education is the largest international graduate water education facility in the world. IHE Delft Institute for Water Education has 3 subjects ranked in the 2025 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, with its best ranked subjects being Water Resources (#101-150), Atmospheric Science (#201-300) and Environmental Science & Engineering (#201-300).
Alma Mater Europaea is an international university initiated by the European Academy of Sciences and Arts in Salzburg, Austria. It unites 2,000 top scientists, including 34 Nobel Prize winners. Over 2,000 students from 30+ countries study at doctoral, master, and bachelor programs in management, artificial intelligence, sustainable development, humanities, gerontology and health-related programs.
The Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor, Slovenia, offers accredited English-taught programmes: Contemporary Tourism Practices (BA), Tourism Destinations and Experiences (MA), and Contemporary Tourism Studies (PhD). As part of Slovenia’s 2nd largest and oldest public university, FT provides advanced knowledge, research opportunities, and a high-quality study and living environment.
UPF is a public, international and research-intensive university that, in just twenty-five years, has earned a place for itself among the best universities in Europe.