University of Nova Gorica

Infobox_University
name = University of Nova Gorica
native_name = Univerza v Novi Gorici


established = 1995
president = prof. dr. Danilo Zavrtanik
provost = prof. dr. Boštjan Žekš
students = 2000
city = Nova Gorica and Ajdovščina
country = Slovenia
website = http://www.ung.si/

University of Nova Gorica - UNG (Slovenian "Univerza v Novi Gorici"), is the fourth university in Slovenia. It is located in the towns of Nova Gorica 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 is 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 6 schools and 7 research institutes.

Organization

Schools:

* Graduate school
* High school for Viticulture and Enology
* School of Applied Sciences
* School of Engineering and Management
* School of Environmental Sciences
* School of Humanities

Research institutes:
* Centre for Atmospheric Research
* Centre for Environmental and Sports Physiology
* Institute for Cultural Studies
* Laboratory for Astroparticle Physics
* Laboratory for Environmental Research
* Laboratory for Epitaxy and Nanostructures
* Laboratory for Multiphase Processes

ee also

* Nova Gorica
* University of Ljubljana
* University of Maribor
* University of Primorska
* Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia: http://www.ijs.si/

External links

* [http://www.ung.si/ University of Nova Gorica Website] sl icon en icon