FKKT

International Students

 

Welcome to the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology’s international web page. If you are interested in chemistry, biochemistry, chemical engineering & technology and technical safety, you are in the right place. Furtheron there is some information for students who are interested in involving in full study and for students interested in spending some time here with us as exchange students.

 

 

Dear exchange student,

we are glad you chose the University of Ljubljana and the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology (FKKT) for your student exchange. General information about student exchange in Ljubljana can be found on the following webpage: CLICK - please consult this link as it answers questions about accommodation, student meals, student activities etc.
 

Semester information:

1st semester: October 1st to February (exam period: mid-january to mid-February)

2nd semester: February to June (exam period: June to early July)

Nomination and application deadlines can be found in our FACT SHEET 2026/2027

Before arrival

Once your home institution nominates you to the University of Ljubljana, you will receive an application link from our central international office. Once you submit your application and upload the necessary documents, the FKKT international office will look through your application and approve it if it is complete.

A few weeks before the start of the semester, you will receive your Slovenian personal identification (EMŠO) number, your UL digital identity and instructions for the safety test by email from the FKKT international office.

To enter the faculty laboratories you will have to read through some Safe Work in Laboratory materials and pass an online safety test - as stated above, you will receive the link to your email a few weeks before the start of the semester. Please note that you have to complete and pass this test before you are allowed to start any lab work at our faculty. Don't forget to bring your lab coat and goggles with you to Ljubljana!

Choosing courses at FKKT

There are some courses below offered in English. 

Courses lectured in English at FKKT in the study year 2026/2027

1st Cycle (Bachelor) Studies Elective courses 

Chemistry	Biochemistry	Chemical Engineering	Occupational Safety
Chemistry for Sustainable Development (Spring semester)	Plant Biochemistry (Spring semester)		Work Appliances and Devices (Spring semester)
	Biomacromolecules in Industry and Medicine (Autumn semester)

 

2nd Cycle (Master) Studies Elective courses 

Chemistry	Biochemistry	Chemical Engineering	Occupational Safety
Sustainable Organic Chemistry (Autumn semester)	Selected Topics from Biomedical Chemistry (Autumn semester)	Bioremediation Technologies (Autumn semester)	Fire Safety Analysis of Buildings (Spring semester)
	Bioanalytical Chemistry (Autumn semester)

All of our Bachelor's courses can be found here, and our Master's programmes here; but please be aware that most of our courses are lectured in Slovene - in case the course you choose is lectured in Slovene, you will have to work with the professors on an individual basis; we offer consultation hours for most courses in English. For laboratory work/courses instructions in English language are given individually, and can be discussed with the laboratory assistants upon your arrival. The exams for Slovene courses can be given in English as well. Many of the exchange students at our faculty choose Slovene courses and have no trouble with them because of the aforementioned individual work in English.

Exchange students may choose courses from Bachelor's or Master's programmes, but please check if that is okay with your home institution. Exchange students can choose courses from different fields of study as well (example: if you are a Chemistry student and would like to attend a course from the Chemical Engineering programme, that is fine by us, just clear it with your home institution first).

Erasmus+ students may choose courses from our Joint Master's degree iMESC+ as well. These courses are lectured in English, and take place in the Autumn semester. You can find them here: Course syllabus iMESC+

It is possible to attend classes at other faculties of the University of Ljubljana as well. Please note that to be an exchange student at FKKT, you have to have at least 50% of the courses listed in your Learning agreement from FKKT. If you would like to attend courses at other faculties, please let the FKKT international office know (contact Ms. Asja Emeršič at asja.emersic(at)fkkt.uni-lj.si ), so we can check with the other faculty, if they can accommodate your request - this is at the discression of the other faculty, and depends on whether or not a class is already full, and if they accept exchange students to that specific course.

Final thesis work at FKKT

It is possible to do your Bachelor's/Master's thesis at FKKT, either just research work, or the entire thesis along with the defence, if that is allowed by your home institition. 

Please note that if you would like to do any part of your thesis work at FKKT, you have to let the international office know, as they have to find you a suitable supervisor at the faculty. Fill out this form and send it to Ms. Asja Emeršič at asja.emersic(at)fkkt.uni-lj.si - this should be done at the same time you send in your Learning agreement, or by the start of the semester at the latest! Please note that if you miss this deadline, it may not be possible to find you a suitable supervisor.

Contacts

Information on Bachelor's and Master's programmes and admission processes is available on the University of Ljubljana webpage here.

Please note that the language of instruction for all study programmes at the Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology is Slovene.