Maribor
Higer Education Minister Igor Papič (left), Maribor University Rector Zdravko Kačič (centre) and Faculty of Health Sciences Dean Mateja Lorber sign agreement for the financing of the renovation of the faculty.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA
Maribor Health Sciences Faculty to get EUR 12m extension
Maribor, 27 June - The University of Maribor's Health Sciences Faculty will get a EUR 12 million extension and renovation under a financing agreement signed on Thursday by the Higher Education Ministry, University of Maribor and the Faculty of Health Sciences. The works are slated for completion in 2027.
Maribor
Higer Education Minister Igor Papič (left), Maribor University Rector Zdravko Kačič (centre) and Faculty of Health Sciences Dean Mateja Lorber sign agreement for the financing of the renovation of the faculty.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA
Maribor
Higer Education Minister Igor Papič (left), Maribor University Rector Zdravko Kačič (centre) and Faculty of Health Sciences Dean Mateja Lorber sign agreement for the financing of the renovation of the faculty.
Photo: Andreja Seršen Dobaj/STA
Because the existing faculty building is too small, the school cannot increase enrolment to meet growing demand for healthcare workers, said faculty dean Mateja Lorber.
The building is also in need of renovation so its educational and research activities can be carried out at a high level. It needs a modern simulated clinical environment where students could gain practical experience, she said.
In the first stage of the project an extension will be built to house lecture halls and staff facilities. In the second stage the oldest part of the building will be renovated and a clinical simulation centre set up.
"Investment in higher education is key for long-term economic and societal development because it promotes innovation, creates a skilled workforce and allows for progress in knowledge and technology," said University of Maribor Rector Zdravko Kačič.
"In the last few years we have been stressing the challenges in training staff in healthcare and medicine," said Minister Igor Papič.
"I am very glad we made a step forward and started these investment projects," he said, recalling similar investments launched at the University of Ljubljana and planned at the University of Primorska.