Overview

Computer and Information Science from University of Ljubljana is designed to be very attractive and inviting for young people, especially students who envisage pursuing research and scientific work in computer science and information technology. The main focus of the doctoral study is on research, enabling students to receive training in both independent and team work, which encourages an interdisciplinary approach and also offers students the opportunity to cooperate with internationally recognized domestic and foreign experts. Special emphasis is placed on combining scientific and professional areas, elective courses, and on an academic mentor programme to encourage students throughout the course of their study.

Careers

Employment opportunities for Computer and Information Science doctoral graduates are very broad. Primarily, the programme trains doctors of science who become high-level professionals working in enterprises and social institutions that develop computer or IT solutions. These institutions also use solutions for innovation purposes to gain competitive advantages or to improve the quality of business and work. Typical roles are leadership and R&D. Due to a great need for such professionals at home and around the world, we estimate that the employability of doctoral students who complete the programme is high.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Limitations of the serial computing

Basic types of parallelism and algorithms for its exploitation

Superscalar computers

Taxonomy of parallelism: Flynn's classification

Vector computers

SIMD and MIMD computers

GPU computing

Interprocessor communication and interconnection networks

Programming parallel computers

Survey of the most powerful parallel computers (supercomputers)

Energy efficiency problem

Architectures that are tailored to specific algorithms

Distributed computing

Non-Von Neumann computers

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

240 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ljubljana, Slovenia

Disciplines

Computer Sciences

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

CV

Motivation letter

Two recommendation letters

Original or the duplicate of the final certificate, representing general requirement for access to higher education in the country of issue

Photocopy of the original certificate(s) referred to in No 4

Certified Slovene translation of the certificate(s) referred to in No 4

Annual report cards, transcripts, a diploma supplement or some other evidence on the contents and duration of education.

Certified Slovene translation of the certificate(s) referred to in No 7

Short chronological description of the entire education prepared by the applicant.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

5300 EUR / year

≈ 5300 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

5300 EUR / year

≈ 5300 EUR / year

Additional Details

Tuition fee is 5,300€ for the first 2 years, 3,000€ for the third and fourth year of studies.

Living costs

Ljubljana

Slovenia

620 - 945 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Scholarships Information

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