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Career Centre Career Centre University of Ljubljana University of Ljubljana

UNICA IRO MEETING 2008 PARIS

April 10/11/12th 2008

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Established in 1919■ 22 faculties■ 3 academies■ 1 university college

A traditional, comprehensive and research oriented university.

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History of University 18. april 2023

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■ 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

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Facts and figures 18. april 2023

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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

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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,…

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A snap shot of the activities of other

European University Career Centers

Results of the short questionnaire January – March 2008

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■ 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.

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Activities of Career Centers

in EU

Services Number of CC

% of all participating

CCs One to one student career counseling

47 89%

Advertising job vacancies for graduates 46 87% Advertising job vacancies for students 45 85% Organizing workshops 42 79% Group career guidance 37 70% Implementing the workshops for students 34 64% Research on graduate destinations 31 58% Counseling focused on entering University 24 45%

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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 …

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Financing of the CC

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.

University funding

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.

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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

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Contact us:

Career center

University of Ljubljana

www.uni-lj.si

Email: kc@uni-lj.si

Phone: +386 1 2418732