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    • Slovenia
    • Living in Europe
    • Accommodation

    Accommodation

    Finding an accommodation Finding accommodation is always a difficult task. Even more so, when a person is faced with language barriers. Research and higher education institutions in Slovenia usually try to help their students and researchers to find suitable accommodation. Under certain conditions...

    • Slovenia
    • Living in Europe
    • Day care, schooling & family related issues

    Day care, schooling and family related issues

    Pre-school education in kindergartens is implemented by public and private kindergartens. Children attend kindergartens from the age of 11 months until they enrol in elementary school. There are 2 age groups: 1-3 years of age and 3-6 years of age. Pre-school education is not compulsory, with the...

    • Slovenia
    • Leaving Europe
    • Departure conditions/formalities

    Departure formalties

    Arrange departure formalities with your employer Close your bank account Give notice of departure at the Administrative unit Cancel subscription that you may have – library, telephone, newspapers, … Leave forwarding address Pack all your good memories Come back for another visit

    • Slovenia
    • Living in Europe
    • Health insurance

    Healthcare and Social insurance

    Health insurance provides adequate health and social security in times of illness or injury as it covers the cost of risk in cases when you get sick, injured or have any other medical needs. Its basic characteristic is that the rights of each individual or of dependant family members are related to...

    • Slovenia
    • Working in Europe
    • Intellectual Property Rights

    Intellectual Property Rights

    Intellectual Property Rights As any other country, Slovenia has appropriate protection of intellectual property rights. Intellectual property rights are primarily regulated through Copyright and Related Rights Act and through Industrial Property Act. Procedures and registers are managed by the...

    • Slovenia
    • Working in Europe
    • Recognition of diplomas

    Prior Education Recognition

    For anyone that wishes to be employed or study in Slovenia, his/her prior education in another country (i.e. not in Slovenia) has to be 'translated' into the Slovenian education system. Such conversion is done by the ENIC-NARIC centre at the Ministry of the Republic of Slovenia for Education...

    • Slovenia
    • Working in Europe
    • Taxation/salaries

    Salaries and Taxation

    Salaries in Slovenia Average monthly salary in Slovenia is approximately 20% lower than EU average salary (source). In December 2018 that meant 1.782,12 EUR (source). However, research in development sector has higher average salaries: average gross salary in R&D sector in December 2018 was 2.300,40...

    • Slovenia
    • Living in Europe
    • Access to the culture of the host country/language courses

    Slovene Language and Language Courses

    The three favourite Slovene words by foreign researchers working in Slovenia. The Slovene language is the oldest written Slavic language – the first documents written in Slovene were The Freising Manuscripts that are dated to the 9th century. Slovene was the 12th language in the world with a...

    • Slovenia
    • Living in Europe, Working in Europe
    • Health insurance, Pension rights

    Social Security

    Social Security The system of social security in Slovenia is based on contribution payments from employers and employees. For every employee in Slovenia, contributions for health insurance, pension and disability insurance, maternity leave, unemployment insurance, accidents at work and occupational...