DOBA Fakulteta za uporabne poslovne in družbene študije

DOBA Fakulteta za uporabne poslovne in družbene študije (DOBA University of Applied Sciences) is a private higher education institution based in Maribor, Slovenia. Established in 1990 as Slovenia's first private educational institution, it has been delivering digitally-supported study since 2000. It is the only higher education institution in Slovenia and South-Eastern Europe holding two international accreditations for online study: the EOCCS certificate from EFMD (valid 2024–2027) and the UNIQUE accreditation. All study programmes are nationally accredited by NAKVIS (National Agency of the Republic of Slovenia for Quality in Higher Education). The faculty offers 5 bachelor, 5 master and 1 doctoral programme, all delivered fully online. Its study community comprises more than 7,000 graduates and students from 46 countries worldwide. The institution is a member of the DOBA business group, which also includes a Higher Vocational School (Višja strokovna šola DOBA) and the University of the Third Age Maribor.