Career Centre University of Ljubljana UNICA IRO MEETING

Career Centre University of Ljubljana UNICA IRO MEETING 2008 PARIS April 10/11/12 th 2008 10/7/2020

History of University 07 oktober 2020 Established in 1919 22 faculties ■ 3 academies ■ 1 university college ■ A traditional, comprehensive and research oriented university. 10/7/2020 2

Facts and figures 07 oktober 2020 14. 414 students in Higher School programs, ■ 30. 701 students in UNI level programs, ■ 4. 865 post graduate students, in 431 study courses in all fields of science. ■ 5. 533 employees ■ 4. 020 teaching staff and researchers ■ 10/7/2020 3

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About our Career centre ■ ■ ■ An organizational unite within Quality assurance and Students services Office Staff: two full time employed counselors, head of the office plus two part time student workers The model of our Career centre: Services for prospective students, students & recent graduates ■ Cooperation with employers ■ 10/7/2020

Time frame of the project ■ November, december 2006 project idea, study visits to other EU university career centers (University of Readding, Ludwig Maximilian University in Munching, Krakow University of Technology). ■ 2007: development of IT software to support the activities of the career centre, employment of a career counselor, adapting the necessary infrastructure (Career Office, computers, Careers Library) ■ 2008: counseling for prospective students, organization of work shops for students, contact with employers, … 10/7/2020

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A snap shot of the activities of other European University Career Centers Results of the short questionnaire January – March 2008 10/7/2020

The aim of the questionnaire: to find out about the activities and financing of other university career centres ■ The short questionnaire was sent via email to universities of 25 EU Member state countries and additionally also thru UNICA emailing network. ■ Respondents: 53 CC from 22 EU countries until 10. march 2008. ■ terminology: we decided to use the term career centre for all the participating organization in our survey. ■ 10/7/2020

Activities of Career Centers in EU 10/7/2020

Other activities offer by CC: job fairs, company presentation, ■ services for employers, organizing internships (Leonardo da Vinci), ■ recruiting for companies, promotional activities for university, ■ research on the labor market, psychometric testing, personal counseling, ■ making tailor-made courses for faculties, ■ lectures on career topics, ■ e-advice, curriculum development … ■ 10/7/2020

Financing of the CC University funding+ other Other sources Number of CC 17 20 5 % 40% 48% 12% Only 42 CC answered this question how to finance the running of a career center. Other sources: ■ ■ ■ ■ companies, sponsorship, career fairs income, student fee, regional funds , national job agency Ministryies: (of science, technology and innovation; of education; of welfare), EU projects: ESF, Leonardo da Vinci, Erasmus. 10/7/2020

Possibilities for cooperation Organising Summer schools for student on career various career topics ■ Leonardo da Vinci projects: ■ Individual mobility of graduates (reciprocial finding of placements in industry) ■ Transef of innovation ( software for Career centres, counsling methods, . . ) ■ Exchange of information ( job offers, study visits…) ■ Organising internation job fairs for recent graduates ■ 10/7/2020

Contact us: Career center University of Ljubljana www. uni-lj. si Email: kc@uni-lj. si Phone: +386 1 2418732 10/7/2020