University of Novo mesto encourages international mobility of academic and non-academic staff:

• Teaching for academic staff,
• Training for academic and non-academic staff.

Twice a year the University of Novo mesto organises the Erasmus+ Staff Week for staff from foreign partner institutions:

• Third week in November: Faculty of Health Sciences
• Third week in May: Faculty of Economics and Informatics, Faculty of Business and Management Sciences

Staff interested in exchange at UNM during the staff week should contact their home institution's International Office to check if there is an agreement in their subject area and if there is funding available for their visit.

If there is an inter-institutional agreement in place covering staff exchanges, the member of staff can request their home institution to nominate them for a staff visit (deadline: at least 30 days before the actual mobility).

The incoming teaching / non-teaching staff is obliged to deliver their proposed curriculum (for teaching), i.e. work plan (for training) to the University's Office for International Relations at the following email address: international.office@uni-nm.si at least 14 days before actual mobility. 

If mobility is possible, a signed work plan and an invitation letter are delivered to the incoming participant.

Incoming mobile participants are obliged to request financial support from their sending organisation for their stay at the University, and they need to have valid health insurance during their stay in the Slovenia.

Staff members can stay at:

• Hotel Center
  Hotel Center is a new, modern hotel located on Glavni Trg (the main square) in the centre of Novo mesto, where you will immediately feel the pulse of the town, the friendliness of the locals and the tranquillity of the greenery and the Krka River, which enfolds the town in its loving embrace.
  More information: https://www.hotel-center.si/en/

• Hotel Dolenjc
  Dolenj'c is a hotel, restaurant, pizzeria and bowling in Novo mesto, 100 meters from the highway exit, Novo mesto-west, which connects Ljubljana and Zagreb. It offers accommodation in modern, air-conditioned, contemporary rooms and a large restaurant where fresh and healthy meals are served from the local ingredients.
  More infromation: https://www.hotel-dolenjc.si/en/

• Hostel Situla
  Hostel Situla in the center of Novo mesto offers guests 70 beds in 18 themed rooms, a restaurant, a café and a summer garden. The Situla theme, which adorns the premises, reminds visitors of the Early Iron Age, which significantly marked the area of Novo mesto and Dolenjska.
  More information: http://www.situla.si/english.html

• Private apartments
  There is also an option to stay in a private apartment. Prices and capacities may vary from location to location. Therefore, it is the best to contact the owner of accommodation and ask about the details.
  Webpage: https://www.realestate-slovenia.info/ (choose Dolenjska region)

Constantina Skanavis, PhD, University of West Attica, Greece:

Nikolina Topolko, Associate Expert for Science and International Cooperation, University North, Croatia:

 Agnieszka Saran-Jagodzińska, PhD, University of Applied Sciences in Konin, Poland:

International Staff Week, May 2023

Among Dolenjska hills, less than an hour's drive by motorway from Ljubljana and Zagreb, less than two hours from the sea and the Alps, surrounded by the Krka River lies city Novo mesto. There are approximately 37,300 people living in the municipality, with over 23,000 living in the town of Novo mesto that is the seat of the municipality. Novo mesto is the seventh largest town in Slovenia and the Municipality of Novo mesto is one of the eleven Urban Municipalities in Slovenia.

Novo mesto is the administrative, economic, ecclesiastical, cultural, educational, medical and sports centre of the Southeast Region of Slovenia. It is a hub of plentiful activities, which goes far beyond the regional framework.

It is recognisable by its exceptionally successful pharmaceutical, automotive, construction, textile and other industries, as the municipality is home to large companies such as Krka, Revoz, Adria Mobil and TPV. That is why Novo mesto is called "the export capital of Slovenia".

The rich archaeological sites in Novo mesto have also made it known as Novo mesto – The Town of Situlae.

NOVO MESTO IN NUMBERS:

Name: Novo mesto, old name: Rudolfswerth
Founded: 7 April 1365
Founder: Rudolph IV von Habsburg
Area: 236 km2 (municipality); 30.3 km2 (town)
Forest area: 97.239 km²
Altitude: from 164 to 220 metres above sea level

Population: 37,280
Average age: 41.2 years

Nearby larger towns: Ljubljana (70 km), Celje (80 km); Zagreb (HR) (70 km)

Climate: moderate continental climate
Average temperature: January 1.3 °C; July 19.3 °C

More information about Novo mesto: https://eng.visitnovomesto.si/

Photo source: Fototeka Zavod Novo mesto

International Relations Office

Sabina Krsnik, MBA
coordinator of international mobility

E-mail:
international.office@uni-nm.si
Telephone: +386 7 393 00 21