Study abroad

Javier is one of those students who makes decisions based on research. He says that he chose Slovenia because it was a good base for his Europe-wide travels - he visited an impressive 16 countries in five months. What tipped the scales was also the fact that the University of Ljubljana is one of the best in Europe.

His song of choice was Viva La Vida by Coldplay.

Karol says that Slovenia and Poland are similar - both countries have mountains, lakes, a seaside and beautiful nature, but the law student adds that the air in Slovenia is better.

He chose to play April u Beogradu by Zdravko Čolić.

Slovenia was not the first on David’s wish list. The 4th year Medicine student wanted to go to Finland, but he found it was too far from his home country. In the end, he decided on Ljubljana because of the mountains and the closeness of the sea and has not looked back since.

He chose to play Welcome To My Life by Simple Plan.

Chess is one of the main reasons Nadiia says she has seen much of the world. The Ukrainian student says she chose to spend her exchange in Maribor because she fell in love with the city at first sight

She chose to play the song Follow You by Imagine Dragons.

20-year-old Emilija says she was surprised at how quiet Slovenians speak in public compared to Northern Macedonians. What does she think about Maribor now that she has spent almost a year here?

She chose to play I Was Made For Lovin' You by Kiss.

Giulia’s project examines the relationship between certain historical forms of collective land and resource management and the current environmental and landscape valuation of these areas and raises the question of access rights to natural resources for future generations.

She chose to play Perfect by Ed Sheeran.

Sidra is a doctoral student from Pakistan who has spent the last 3 years in Koper. She says that it is necessary to practically give up social life during her doctorate, so she has not yet managed to explore Slovenia, but at the same time adds that she has enjoyed her time here and that the only "obstacle" she faced was not speaking Slovene.

She chose to play the song Dil Diyan Gallan by Atif Aslam.

The Italian Studies student, who comes from North Macedonia, says that when he arrived in Koper two years ago, he was a lost 19-year-old who did not know what he wanted from life. 2 years later, says he made major progress in growing up.

His song of choice was This Is The Life by Amy Macdonald.

The 20-year-old from Serbia says the pandemic has hindered his chances of experiencing more things and learning to communicate better. He says this is also obvious in class as students aren’t too eager to answer the professors’ questions.

He chose to play the song navučena by the Serbian musician tam.

Luckily, he did not have any issues with finding a place to stay once he arrived to Slovenia.

Marco chose Slovenia because he was looking for a location where temperatures are lower than in his home town in the south of Italy.

He chose to play the song Marilu by Italian singer, rapper and songwriter Achille Lauro.