Alma Mater Europaea University

Alma Mater Europaea University (Univerza Alma Mater Europaea) is an independent private higher education institution in Slovenia with its main campus in Maribor. Founded in 2007 and operating under the patronage of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, it specializes in career-oriented education for shortage occupations. The university offers 27 accredited study programs across three faculties at undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels, covering health sciences (physiotherapy, nursing), social gerontology, management and business studies, humanities, archival science, web and information technologies, dance and choreography, and ecoremediation and sustainable development. All programs are accredited by the Slovenian Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (NAKVIS). The university additionally holds ECBE (European Council for Business Education) and ACBSP international accreditations for business programs and operates under ISO 9001:2015 quality standards. Programs are delivered in Slovenian and English, primarily in a part-time and hybrid format. The International Doctoral School connects doctoral candidates across all seven doctoral programs in a shared research environment emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration and international mobility. The university has successfully completed 73 national and international research projects and is an active Erasmus+ partner.