Stopnišče Filozofske fakultete

Bodies of the Faculty

Dean

 

Prof. Dr. Mojca Schlamberger Brezar

E-mail: Mojca.SchlambergerBrezar@ff.uni-lj.si
Phone:

+386 1 241 10 05

  Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matej Hriberšek
  Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies (1st Cycle) and Postgraduate Studies (2nd Cycle) and Information Systems
E-mail:  Matej.Hribersek@ff.uni-lj.si
Phone:  +386 1 241 10 05

 

  Assoc. Prof. Dr. dr. Sašo Jerše
  Associate Dean of Doctoral Studies (3rd Cycle) and Research
E-mail:  Saso.Jerse@ff.uni-lj.si
Phone:  +386 1 241 10 05

 

  Prof. Dr. Mojca Smolej
  Associate Dean of Quality Assurance and Publishing
E-mail:  Mojca.Smolej@ff.uni-lj.si
Phone:  + 386 1 241 10 05

 

  Prof. Dr. dr. Irena Samide
  Associate Dean of Faculty Management, Organisation and International Cooperation
E-mail:  Irena.Samide@ff.uni-lj.si
Phone:  +386 1 241 10 05

 

  Andraž Fink
  Student Associate Dean
E-mail:  prodekanstudent@ff.uni-lj.si
Phone:  +386 1 241 11 82

 

Senate

The Senate is the highest professional body of the Faculty. It is comprised of two full-time university teachers and researchers (full-time being the equivalent of 40 work hours per week)  and 11 student representatives. The Dean is a member of the Senate and the person who convenes the monthly meetings. Meetings can also be convened by the Faculty’s Management Board or the Student Council. In the event of Dean’s absence, the meetings are convened and chaired by the Associate Dean, authorised to act as the Dean’s substitute. The Senate has the right to close a part of the meeting to public.  

1) Dean, red. prof. dr. Mojca Schlamberger Brezar

Department of English
2) prof. dr. Smiljana Komar
3) prof. dr. Mojca Krevel

Department of Archaeology
4) izr. prof. dr. Matija Črešnar
5) doc. dr. Tamara Leskovar

Department of Asian Studies
6) izr. prof. dr. Tea Sernelj
7) doc. dr. Klara Hrvatin

Department of Library and Information Science and Book Studies
8) doc. dr. Katarina Švab
9) doc. dr. Tjaša Jug

Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology
10) izr. prof. dr. Mateja Habinc
11) doc. dr. Boštjan Kravanja

Department of Philosophy
12) prof. dr. Borut Ošlaj
13) prof. dr. Janko Lozar Mrevlje

Department of Geography
14) prof. dr. Katja Vintar Mally
15) izr. prof. dr. Blaž Repe

Department of German, Dutch and Swedish
16) izr. prof. dr. Andreja Retelj
17) doc. dr. Petra Kramberger

Department of Classics
18) doc. dr. Sonja Weiss
19) prof. dr. Marko Marinčič

Department of Musicology
20) prof. dr. Larisa Vrhunc
21) doc. dr. Nejc Sukljan

Department of Educational Sciences
22) doc. dr. Danijela Makovec Radovan
23) prof. dr. Jasna Mažgon

Department of Translation Studies
24) prof. dr. Agnes Pisanski Peterlin
25) izr. prof. dr. Tamara Mikolič Južnič

Department of Comparative Literature and Literary Theory
26) doc. dr. Alen Albin Širca
27) prof. dr. Tone Smolej

Department of Comparative and General Linguistics
28) prof. dr. Tatjana Marvin Derganc
29) izr. prof. dr. Luka Repanšek

Department of Psychology
30) prof. dr. Darja Kobal Grum
31) doc. dr. Katarina Babnik

Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
32) prof. dr. Branka Kalenić Ramšak
33) izr. prof. dr. Meta Lah

Department of Slavistics
34) prof. dr. Matej Šekli
35) izr. prof. dr. Đurđa Strsoglavec

Department of Slovenian Studies
36) prof. dr. Marko Stabej
37) prof. dr. Mateja Pezdirc Bartol

Department of Sociology
38) doc. dr. Gorazd Kovačič
39) doc. dr. Živa Kos

Department of Art History
40) izr. prof. dr. Katja Mahnič
41) doc. dr. Gašper Cerkovnik

Department of History
42) akad. prof. dr. Peter Štih
43) prof. dr. Danijela Trškan

Student representatives
44) Andraž Levstek
45) Martin Zorman Krč
46) Lea Cafuta Maček
47) Živa Gornik 
48) Andraž Fink
49) Nika Černoga Mihelič  
50) Lana Guček
51) 
52) Anja Maršič
53) Brita Bautin  
54) Neža Jakšić

The Senate's boards and commissions

The Commission for Undergraduate and Master’s Studies is comprised of one representative from each of the department’s teachers and researchers, the Student Associate Dean, and the President of the Faculty’s Student Council. The commission is chaired by the Associate Dean. In the event of the latter’s absence, the commission is chaired by the commission member appointed by the Dean. The Commission for Undergraduate and Master’s Studies includes two boards, namely The Board of Student Issues and Orientation, and The Board of Awards for Students. 

The Commission for Undergraduate and Master's Studies:

  • discusses the undergraduate and Master’s programmes and changes to the same, 
  • approves specialisation programmes, 
  • oversees and evaluates study processes and proposes improvements, 
  • coordinates the execution of undergraduate and Master’s studies, 
  • prepares material and proposals for the Faculty’s Senate,  
  • and proposes the Senate’s annual limitation of enrolment in graduate and Master’s programmes. 

 

The detailed description of the function of the Commission for Doctoral Studies is defined by the Rules and Regulations on Doctoral Studies, as adopted by the Faculty Senate. The commission is comprised of one representative each of the department’s teachers, postgraduate study providers, interdepartmental postgraduate study programmes coordinators, and includes a representative of the Faculty’s postgraduate students nominated by the Faculty’s Student Council. The commission is chaired by the Associate Dean. In the event of the latter’s absence, the commission is chaired by the commission member appointed by the Dean.

The Commission for Doctoral Study:

  • approves doctoral study programmes and recommends them to the Senate,  
  • discusses and proposes the execution of individual doctoral study programmes,  
  • proposes to the Senate individual doctoral candidate’s overseeing commissions,  
  • provides the Senate with evaluations of the competencies of individual candidates and the latter’s doctoral dissertation topics, as well as proposing appropriate advisors and co-advisors, 
  • provides the Senate with the recommendation regarding the grades of individual doctoral dissertations,  
  • coordinates the execution of doctoral studies,  
  • reviews professional reports on doctoral dissertations in accordance with the authorisation of the Senate, 
  • makes recommendations to the Senate regarding the direct transitions of students to doctoral study,  
  • makes decisions regarding  individual requests of doctoral students, 
  • and discusses doctoral students’ initiatives and proposals.  

 

The Habilitation Commission is appointed by the Senate and is comprised of five university teachers with the title of Full Professor. The meetings are also attended by the president of the Faculty’s Student Council. The Habilitation Commission is led by the commission’s president, who is elected by the members at the constitutive meeting.

The Habilitation Commission: 

  • oversees the election of university teachers, university associates, and researchers,  
  • upon the recommendation of departments, proposes the Senate appointment of rapporteurs to evaluate the qualifications of individual habilitation candidates,  
  • provides the Senate with recommendation regarding elections into the titles of university associates and re-election of university teachers,  
  • advises the Senate regarding the equivalency of research and pedagogical titles in accordance with the Rules on public research organisations,  
  • reviews expert reports on the election and re-election of university associates in accordance with the authorisation of the Senate, and prepares material and proposals for the Senate.  

 

The commission consists of seven members who are elected by the Senate. Its members include university instructors and associates, university professionals, and a student representative, and it performs the following functions: 

  • oversees the quality of educational, research, artistic, and professional activities at the Faculty,  
  • prepares proposals for the oversight and improvement of the Faculty’s functioning,  
  • prepares annual reports on quality and proposes improvements for the Faculty’s activity,  
  • prepares reports on programme self-evaluation in collaboration with the  organisational units,  
  • and prepares reports on the institutional self-evaluation of the Faculty. 

Departments also have Commissions for Quality Control, consisting of employees and students. These are appointed by departmental councils.  

The Commission for Tutoring represents the Senate’s working body and consists of 10 members. It 

  • organises the training and educating of tutors,  
  • prepares proposals and initiatives regarding the functioning of the tutoring system at the Faculty and submits these to the Commission for Undergraduate and Master’s Studies and to the Senate, 
  • organises evaluations, 
  • prepares the annual report on the Faculty’s tutoring activities and submits this to the assembly of tutors,  
  • and publishes openings for new student tutors and departmental coordinators of student tutors, etc.    

The constitutive meeting of the Commission for Tutoring is called by the Dean of the Faculty. It is led by the president, who is elected by the members of the commission. By the virtue of his or her function, the president is a member of the Commission for Undergraduate and Master’s Studies.  

The commission consists of seven members: the Dean, three members of the teaching staffresearchers, a member of the Central Library of the Humanities, a member of Faculty’s professional services, and a member of the Student Council of the Faculty of Arts. The commission’s term lasts four years. The Student Council member’s term lasts one year.  

Other boards and commissions

A student shall be held liable for disciplinary violations determined in the University regulation governing disciplinary liability. Violations may be minor or major depending on the consequences a student’s actions have in relation to the respect of the law, the University’s rules, code of ethics and pecuniary consequences.

The mandate of the commission lasts for two years.

The Ethics Commission has an extended membership which consists of mentors to candidates who are submitting their proposals. If need can be demonstrated in practice, the extended membership can also be expanded to include required experts from relevant fields.

 

 

The work group for resolving students' appeals against the decisions of the Board of Student Issues and Orientation.

The composition and functioning of the Commission is determined by the Regulations on the awarding of Toporišič awards and Toporišič awards for outstanding student achievement of the Faculty of Arts, which were adopted by the Senate of the Faculty of Arts at the meeting on 31 March 2021.The mandate period of the members of the Commission is 4 years.

Council members:
Prof. Dr Gregor Pompe,
Associate Prof. Dr. Beti Žerovc,
Prof. Dr. Tone Smolej,
Associate Prof. Dr Primož Vitez,
Prof. Dr Mojca Krevel,
Assoc. Prof. Dr Lidija Rezoničnik,
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tea Sernelj.
The mandate period of the members of the Council is 4 years and runs from 21.12.2022 to 21.12.2026.

Administrative Board of the Faculty of Arts

The Administrative Board is a managing body. It passes decisions regarding the funds, manages the Faculty’s assets as acquired through inheritance, endowments, or gifts, and ensures the uninterrupted functioning of the Faculty in legal transactions in which the latter represents itself and its own account. In matters concerning the National Programme of Higher Education and the National Research Programme, funded by the State, the Administrative Board acts in accordance with the authorisation transferred to the Faculty by the University. 

1. Prof. dr. Danica Čerče, Department of English
2. Asst. Prof. dr. Katharina Zanier, Department of Archaeology
3. Prof. dr. Mateja Petrovčič, Department of Asian Studies
4. Prof. dr. Polona Vilar, Department of Library and Information Science and Book Studies 
5  Asst. Prof. dr. Boštjan Kravanja, Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology
6. Prof. dr. Vojko Strahovnik, Department of Philosophy 
7. Prof. dr. Matej Ogrin, Department of Geography 
8. Asst. Prof.. dr. Urška Valenčič Arh, Department of German, Dutch and Swedish 
9. Asst. Prof.  dr. Andreja Inkret, Department of Classics 
10. Asst. Prof.  dr. Katarina Bogunović Hočevar, Department of Musicology 
11. prof. dr. Monika Govekar Okoliš, Department of Educational Sciences
12. Asst. Prof.  dr. Alen Albin Širca, Department of Comparative Literature and Literary Theory
13. Asst. Prof.  dr. Sašo Živanović, Department of Comparative and General Linguistics
14. prof. dr. Agnes Pisanski Peterlin, Department of Translation Studies
15. prof. dr. Eva Boštjančič, Department of Psychology
16. Assoc. Prof. dr. Meta Lah, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures
17. Asst. Prof.  dr. Tatjana Balažic Bulc, Department of Slavistics
18. prof. dr. Hotimir Tivadar, Department of Slovenian Studies
19. Assoc. Prof. dr. Primož Krašovec, Department of Sociology
20. Asst. Prof.  dr. Nataša Kavčič, Department of Art History
21. Assoc. Prof. dr. Kornelija Ajlec, Department of History
22. Klara Čuden, ZIFF, representative of administrative and technical workers
23. Jure Juvan, representative of the Student Council

Academic Assembly

The Academic Assembly of the Faculty consists of full-time teachers, researchers, and associates, with each of the groups mentioned here proportionally represented. The student representatives also participate in the Academic Assembly’s activities, with their number representing a fifth of all of the members of the Academic Assembly.

The members of the Academic Assembly can be found here (in the section: "Člani akademskega zbora").

The Commissions of the Senate of the University of Ljubljana

On 16 November 2021 the Senate of the University of Ljubljana appointed new members of its commissions. The Faculty of Arts has representatives in 14 commissions out of 20:

  •     Disciplinary Commission (II. degree) for students (doc. dr. Gorazd Kovačič)
  •    The Habilitation Commission (prof. dr. Martina Ožbot Currie)
  •    Commission for undergraduate studies  (izr. prof. dr. Maja Šabec)
  •    Quality Commission (prof. dr. Mojca Smolej)
  •    Commission for awarding honorary titles and awards (prof. dr. Tone Smolej)
  •    Library System Development  (mag. Priscila Gulič)
  •    Statutory Commission (prof. dr. Nike Kocijančič Pokorn)
  •    Commission on Ethical Issues (prof. dr. Borut Ošlaj)
  •    Commission for extra-curricular activities (doc. dr. Adriana Mezeg)
  •    Commission for the award of prizes for major works of art (prof. dr. Matej Klemenčič)
  •    Commission for research and development (prof. dr. Grega Repovš)
  •    Information System Development Commission (izr. Prof. dr. Marko Radovan)
  •    Commission on Student Issues (prof. dr. Hotimir Tivadar)
  •    Commission on Ethics in Research Involving Human Subjects (izr. Prof. dr. Gregor Sočan)

Student Council

The Student Council of the Faculty of Arts (SCFA) is the highest and sole representative student body at the faculty. It is a university body defined by the Higher Education Act, the Statutes of the University of Ljubljana, the Rules of the Faculty of Arts, and the Rules on the Functioning of the SCFA. All students of the Faculty of Arts have the right to run for the position of councillor during the elections.

All full-time and part-time students have the right to vote. The elections are held every year in the second week of November. Once the student representatives have been elected (as a rule the council consists of 22 members: one representative of every department and one graduate student), they elect leadership within the council (a president, vice-president, and secretary). The mandate of the councillors lasts one year. The councillors do not receive any financial compensation for their work or participation at the SCFA meetings or at other Faculty of Arts bodies' meetings. SCFA discusses everything related to the rights and duties of students, provides its opinion on the candidates for the position of faculty Dean, and elects student members of the working and other bodies of the Faculty of Arts. It provides its stance regarding teachers' pedagogical qualifications on behalf of students. It uses the funds acquired for its activities from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology to co-finance various activities related to study (trips, publications, lectures etc.). SCFA's activities are public and are open to all interested parties.

In 2019, the Faculty of Arts celebrated its centennial

On 3 December 1919 at 9 a.m. the first lecture began in the former State Mansion of Carniola, thus ushering in the birth of the Faculty of Arts and the University of Ljubljana.