Ljubljana
UKC Ljubljana director Marko Jug (left) and University of Ljubljana rector Gregor Majdič sign an agreement under which the hospital will become the university's associate member.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Ljubljana university and hospital formalise cooperation
Ljubljana, 28 March - The University of Ljubljana and UKC Ljubljana have signed an agreement under which the country's largest hospital will become become an associate member of the university. This opens the door to the formal link-up between the two largest public institutions in Slovenia, which already cooperate in various fields.
Ljubljana
From left to right: UKC Ljubljana director Marko Jug, University of Ljubljana rector Gregor Majdič and Faculty of Medicine dean Igor Švab at the signing of an associate membership agreement.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Ljubljana
From left to right: UKC Ljubljana director Marko Jug, University of Ljubljana rector Gregor Majdič and Faculty of Medicine dean Igor Švab at the signing of an associate membership agreement.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
Ljubljana
UKC Ljubljana director Marko Jug (left) and University of Ljubljana rector Gregor Majdič sign an agreement under which the hospital will become the university's associate member.
Photo: Daniel Novakovič/STA
The two institutions announced on Friday that the agreement formalises, upgrades and strengthen their cooperation in research and education in medicine, nursing care, pharmacy and other areas within the university.
Gregor Majdič, the rector of the University of Ljubljana, told the ceremony that the agreement, which formally links up the two most important institutions in cutting-edge medicine in Slovenia, will bring numerous benefits.
He said that it will be now easier to manage personnel-related issues, as most teachers of clinical subjects are already employed at both institutions, thus ensuring a good quality of education for the students.
"We will improve cooperation in research, which will certainly lead to even more breakthroughs in medical treatment, which will benefit Slovenian patients," Majdič said.
The hospital and the university will address strategic issues in the development of the medical profession together to ensure that Slovenian hospitals and patients who require the most complex procedures continue to receive top healthcare, he added.
Majdič also believes that the agreement will strengthen the cooperation between UKC Ljubljana and the faculties of the university, including the Faculty of Health Sciences, which educates nurses and radiological engineers.
UKC Ljubljana director general Marko Jug noted that university hospitals in Europe are part of their respective universities or are closely and formally connected to them, as their research and educational activities are complementary.
He added that sustainable and transparent development of high-quality scientific, research and educational activities of UKC Ljubljana and the university can only be ensured by close cooperation.
Igor Švab, the dean of the Ljubljana Faculty of Medicine, which will coordinate and supervise the cooperation, added that the "associate membership will improve cooperation in clinical teaching and research between the two institutions."