University of Nova Gorica
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Coordinates: 45°56′32.35″N 13°38′24.75″E / 45.9423194°N 13.6402083°E
| University of Nova Gorica | |
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| Univerza v Novi Gorici | |
| Motto | Scientia Vinces |
| Established | 1995 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Gvido Bratina, Mladen Franko |
| Rector | Danilo Zavrtanik |
| Students | 800 |
| Location | Nova Gorica, Gorizia, Ajdovščina, Ljubljana, Venice, Slovenia |
| Former names | Nova Gorica Polytechnic, School of Environmental Sciences |
| 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), 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
- High 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
- Institute for Cultural Studies
- Laboratory for Astroparticle Physics
- Laboratory for Environmental Research
- Laboratory for Multiphase Processes
- Laboratory of Organic Matter Physics
- Materials research laboratory
- Wine Research Centre
External links
- University of Nova Gorica official website (Slovene) (English)
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