Transport and Maritime Sciences
2023/2024

Proceedings for the academic year 2025/2026

 

 

 

The field of transport and maritime science integrate the knowledge of technical-technological systems and processes in the maritime, transport, traffic, and transport logistics industries. The maritime industry plays a highly important role in the global economy. On the other hand, transport can be defined as an integrated transport, traffic, and transport logistics activity inherent to all modes of transport that enables goods, passengers, and information to overcome spatial and temporal limitations. Importantly, it also underlies the efficient operation of the entire transport system. The need for a high quality and modern third-cycle doctoral degree study programme that aims at the development and construction of relevant knowledge in the fields of transport and maritime science is dictated by highly dynamic development in these fields. As a result of globalisation processes, transport has become one of the most important economic activities and a driving force of social and economic development. In transport and maritime science, science-based solutions to highly complex problems identified by higher education institutions, research institutes, state administration, and economic and social organisations can only be provided by highly educated and qualified experts. As a result, the third-cycle doctoral degree study programme enables doctoral students to acquire and develop complex knowledge and competences at the highest level of theoretical and research expertise.

The new four-year third-cycle doctoral degree study programme offered by the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport has replaced the previous two-year master’s degree study programmes and four-year doctoral degree study programme in maritime and transport science.

The main objective of the third-cycle doctoral degree study programme of Maritime and Transport Science is to provide further education to excellent graduates from second-cycle degree study programmes in the broad field of maritime studies-transport-traffic-transport logistics, and provide them with opportunities to develop into autonomous researchers and creators of new knowledge in these fields.

Based on the recommendations of the European University Association (EUA), international exchange of students is encouraged while the publication of at least one research paper is seen as one of the final products of the autonomous research work of doctoral students. Special importance is dedicated to close collaboration between the doctoral student and their mentor. The mentor can be selected among internationally renowned experts, in compliance with the rules of the University of Ljubljana and the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport.

The target duration of the 240-ECTS third-cycle doctoral degree study programme of Maritime and Transport Science is four years. The use of the ECTS system enables direct international collaboration with universities from countries using this system.

Main objectives of the third-cycle doctoral degree study programme of Maritime and Transport Science

The main objective of the third-cycle doctoral degree study programme of Maritime and Transport Science is to provide further education to excellent graduates from second-cycle degree study programmes in the broad field of maritime studies-transport-traffic-transport logistics, and provide them with opportunities to develop into autonomous researchers and creators of new knowledge in these fields. Upon the completion of this study programme, the doctoral students will have developed the competences of creative, critical, and autonomous research work in order to provide solutions to complex contemporary scientific problems in maritime and transport contexts.

General competences

The general competences developed by doctoral students in this study programme include critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis of systems and processes, and the development of new methodological scientific research processes in maritime and transport contexts. Upon the completion of this study programme, the doctoral students will have developed the necessary competences to:

• identify, understand, and define fundamental scientific problems in order to provide solutions to complex scientific challenges and engage in the related organisation and management of scientific research activities in the maritime and transport science,
• use abstraction based on critical, analytical, and synthetic thinking,
• identify the data necessary for the development of new knowledge, technical-technological, and organisational solutions,
• integrate interdisciplinary research findings,
• collaborate in teams in the broad and narrow disciplinary field,
• create new theoretical knowledge and knowledge-based applied technical solutions in line with environmental and social responsibility and the Engineering Code of Practice,
• use advanced research methods and processes,
• communicate within their professional community,
• critically evaluate and present their research findings, follow the development of science in maritime and transport science, and continue with autonomous research work and education.

Discipline-specific competences

In the field of Maritime Science, the discipline-specific competences are related to the development of those competences that are necessary to upgrade the fundamental knowledge and competences in this discipline, and the development of comprehensive understanding and implementation of research findings in the fields of:

• navigation,
• marine engineering,
• port systems,
• protection of the marine and coastal environment.

In the field of Transport Science, the discipline-specific competences are related to the development of those competences that are necessary to upgrade the fundamental knowledge in this discipline, and the development of comprehensive understanding and implementation of research findings in the fields of:

• transport technology
• transport logistics
• traffic safety
• integrated transport policy

Subject-specific competences are detailed in the curricula of individual subjects.

1. year
Ord.	Subject	Semester										Indep. work of stud.	Hours	ECTS points
		Winter					Summer
		P	S	V	KV	DO	P	S	V	KV	DO
1	Core elective courses	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10
2	Discipline-specific elective courses in Maritime Studies 1 or Discipline-specific elective courses in Transport Studies 1						30	30	0	0	0	190	250	10
3	Discipline-specific elective courses in Maritime Studies 2 or Discipline-specific elective courses in Transport Studies 2						30	30	0	0	0	190	250	10
4	Research Work Presentation						0	30	0	0	0	120	150	5
5	Research Work						30	10	0	0	90	520	650	25

1. year - Optional subjects
Ord.	Subject	Semester										Indep. work of stud.	Hours	ECTS points
		Winter					Summer
		P	S	V	KV	DO	P	S	V	KV	DO
1	Fuzzy Systems in Transportation	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10
2	Intelligent Maritime and Transport Systems Planning	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10
3	Mathematical Methods in Maritime Studies and Transport	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10
4	Models and Simulations in Traffic	30	10	0	0	60						190	290	10

1. year - Optional subjects
Ord.	Subject	Semester										Indep. work of stud.	Hours	ECTS points
		Winter					Summer
		P	S	V	KV	DO	P	S	V	KV	DO
1	Holistic Transport Policy						30	30	0	0	0	190	250	10
2	Traffic Safety						30	30	0	0	0	190	250	10
3	Transport Logistics						30	30	0	0	0	190	250	10
4	Transport Technologies						30	30	0	0	0	190	250	10

1. year - Optional subjects
Ord.	Subject	Semester										Indep. work of stud.	Hours	ECTS points
		Winter					Summer
		P	S	V	KV	DO	P	S	V	KV	DO
1	Management and Leadership in Water Transport						30	30	0	0	0	190	250	10
2	Marine Engineering						30	30	0	0	0	190	250	10
3	Maritime Systems						30	30	0	0	0	190	250	10
4	Modern Methods in Oceanography						30	30	0	0	0	190	250	10

2. year
Ord.	Subject	Semester										Indep. work of stud.	Hours	ECTS points
		Winter					Summer
		P	S	V	KV	DO	P	S	V	KV	DO
1	Elective courses of the study programme 1	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10
2	Elective courses of the study programme 2	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10
3	Doctoral Thesis Preparation and Defence						10	0	0	0	40	200	250	10
4	Research Work						20	0	0	0	130	600	750	30

2. year - Optional subjects
Ord.	Subject	Semester										Indep. work of stud.	Hours	ECTS points
		Winter					Summer
		P	S	V	KV	DO	P	S	V	KV	DO
1	Development of Autonomous Systems	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10
2	Economic Analyses in Transport	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10
3	Human Factors in Transport and the Shipping Industry	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10
4	Risk Assessment in Maritime and Transport Systems	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10
5	Supply Chain Management	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10
6	Systems and Processes in Air Traffic	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10
7	Systems and Processes in Pipelines	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10
8	Systems and Processes in Road Transport	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10
9	The Decision-Support Model in Transportation	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10
10	The Planning Methodology of Port Terminal Systems	30	10	0	0	60						150	250	10

3. year
Ord.	Subject	Semester										Indep. work of stud.	Hours	ECTS points
		Winter					Summer
		P	S	V	KV	DO	P	S	V	KV	DO
1	Research Work						40	0	0	0	260	1200	1500	60

4. year
Ord.	Subject	Semester										Indep. work of stud.	Hours	ECTS points
		Winter					Summer
		P	S	V	KV	DO	P	S	V	KV	DO
1	Doctoral seminar with a presentation of the doctoral dissertation before public defense and public defense	0	0	0	0	25						100	125	5
2	Research Work						35	0	0	0	240	1100	1375	55

Elective courses

The third-cycle doctoral degree study programme is not divided into separate directions. Instead, it consists of two disciplinary fields of Maritime Science and of Transport Science with carefully structured elective study units:

• one elective course from the category of core elective courses,
• two (among seven) elective courses from the discipline-specific elective courses,
• two (among 15; seven from the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, and eight from elective courses offered by other faculties of the University of Ljubljana).

Therefore, all courses in the third-cycle doctoral degree study programme are elective.

 

Elective courses from the third-cycle doctoral degree study programme MECHANICAL ENGINEERING offered by the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Ljubljana	ECTS
Numerical Methods	10
Welding Processes	10
Elective courses from the interdisciplinary third-cycle doctoral degree study programme ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION offered by the University of Ljubljana	ECTS
Fires and their Environmental Impacts	10
Elective courses from the third-cycle doctoral degree study programme STATISTICS offered by the University of Ljubljana	ECTS
Multivariate Analysis	5
Survey Methodology	5
Design and Analysis of Experiments	5

 

 

In accordance with the last paragraph of Article 38.a of the Higher Education Act and Article 16 of the transitional and final provisions of the Higher Education Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia no. 119/20.11.2006) enrolment is open to candidates that completed:

• a post-Bologna second-cycle degree study programme, irrespective of the field of study,
• a single-cycle five-year master’s degree study programme if it consists of 300 ECTS providing education for occupations regulated by directives of the European Union, or another single-cycle five-year master’s degree study programme if it consists of 300 ECTS,
• a pre-Bologna academic degree study programme,
• a pre-Bologna specialisation degree study programme if before that they had completed a higher education professional degree study programme in maritime studies-transport-traffic-transport logistics, or the natural, technical or social sciences. Before enrolment, the additional study requirements (from 30 to 60 ECTS) will be defined by the Research and Development Committee of the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport,
• an equivalent study programmed at a foreign university. The procedure for the recognition of prior foreign education is defined by the regulations of the University of Ljubljana.

Selection criteria for candidates (if restricted enrolment is applied):

In accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4 of Article 41 of the Higher Education Act, the selection of candidates will be based on academic achievement in second-cycle degree studies (average grade and grade of the master’s thesis), the elective course grade as stipulated by the study programme, and other achievements in scientific and professional contexts.

The selection of candidates will be based on:

• average grade in the completed study programme (15%),
• grade of the degree or master’s thesis (5%), and
• grade in the elective course (80%), which consists of a written exam in a course from the maritime and transport science.

Number of enrolment places: 5

Location: Portorož

Mode of study: part-time

Enrolment Application

Obligatory attachments:

• Degree Certificate
• Diploma Supplement
• Mentor Statement 
• Research Concept Draft
• Curriculum Vitae

 

SEZNAM POTENCIALNIH MENTORJEV NA DOKTORSKEM ŠTUDIJU		Bibliografski kazalci raziskovalne uspešnosti (2020-2025) na dan 24. 1. 2025
ODDELEK ZA TEHNOLOGIJO PROMETA
Katedra za ekonomijo in management v prometu	šifra raziskovalca	Z	A1/2
izr. prof. dr. Marina ZANNE, predstojnica	27796	434,32	237,23
doc. dr. Damjana JERMAN, članica	28240	160	160
Katedra za inženirstvo v prometu	šifra raziskovalca	Z	A1/2
doc. dr. Franc DIMC, predstojnik	14414	383,81	230,67
prof. dr. Boštjan Batagelj, zunanji član	18174	1053,94	521,84
Katedra za kvantitativne metode	šifra raziskovalca	Z	A1/2
prof. dr. Aleksej TURNŠEK, predstojnik	12191	276,78	211,81
doc. dr. Danijela TULJAK-SUBAN, članica	21328	514,59	316,76
izr. prof. dr. Evelin KRMAC, članica	16151	716,07	315,55
doc. dr. Robert Rijavec, zunanji član	16421	144,1	119,1
izr. prof. dr. Marijan ŽURA, zunanji član	6698	128,85	128,85
Katedra za pomorske in prometne sisteme	šifra raziskovalca	Z	A1/2
prof. dr. Elen TWRDY, predstojnica	16152	1287,81	396,97
doc. dr. Maja Stojaković, članica	31405	186,74	176,74
Katedra za tehniko vozil	šifra raziskovalca	Z	A1/2
doc. dr. Robert MUHA, predstojnik	27895	140,03	123,36
prof. dr. Oliver BAJT, član	04650	669,41	550,37
doc. dr. Sebastjan ŠKERLIČ, član	31658	325,5	283,84
Katedra za transportno logistiko	šifra raziskovalca	Z	A1/2
izr. prof. dr. Patricija BAJEC, predstojnica	29898	609,12	331,49
Katedra za tuje jezike	šifra raziskovalca	Z	A1/2
izr. prof. dr. Violeta JURKOVIĆ, predstojnica	29269	668,05	434,35
Katedra za varnost v prometu	šifra raziskovalca	Z	A1/2
prof. dr. Milan BATISTA, predstojnik	13500	743,73	337,64
prof. dr. Jadran FAGANELI, zunanji član	05249	479,05	261,58
doc. dr. Blaž Luin, član	29346	227,12	156,05
doc. dr. Urban Žvar Baškovič, zunanji član	36402	280,67	200,22
prof. dr. Matija SVETINA, zunanji	15062	421,74	347,99
Pravna katedra	šifra raziskovalca	Z	A1/2
prof. dr. Marko PAVLIHA, predstojnik	00861	195,00	60,00
izr. prof. dr. Patrick VLAČIČ, član	20838	157,41	77,41
Katedra za tehnologijo prometa	šifra raziskovalca	Z	A1/2
doc. dr. Bojan BEŠKOVNIK, predstojnik	35785	971,48	483,75
ODDELEK ZA POMORSTVO
Katedra za navtiko	šifra raziskovalca	Z	A1/2
doc. dr. Andrej Androjna, predstojnik	50458	374,67	226,48
doc. dr. Tanja Brcko Satler	33522	230,9	171,31
Katedra za ladijsko strojništvo	šifra raziskovalca	Z	A1/2
doc. dr. Aleksander GRM, član	21174	295,42	237,92
doc. dr. Marko PERKOVIČ, član	21856	1193,99	566,15
prof. dr. Peter VIDMAR, predstojnik	20935	570,61	198,32

 

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PREDLOGI TEM DOKTORSKIH DISERTACIJ (3. stopnje)

2024/2025

 

 

1) doc. dr. Andrej ANDROJNA

 

Doktorski študijski program Pomorstvo in promet

 

Naslov teme:  Model uporabe avtonomnih dronov za zaščito pomorske kritične infrastrukture

Kratka vsebina: Pomorska industrija se sooča z novimi izzivi in strategijami za zagotavljanje varnosti pomorske kritične infrastrukture. Med sodobnejše načine zagotavljanja varnosti in zaščite sodi tudi uporaba zračnih in podvodnih avtonomnih dronov.

2) izr. prof. dr. Patricija BAJEC Doktorski študijski program Pomorstvo in promet

Naslov teme: Izboljšanje javnega sprejemanja avtonomnih vozil: Študija percepcij uporabnikov in priporočila za prihodnjo uvedbo

Kratka vsebina: Ta disertacija si prizadeva raziskati, kako ljudje dojemajo avtonomna vozila (AV) in prepoznati dejavnike, ki vplivajo na njihovo sprejetje. Z uporabo kombiniranega pristopa bodo izbrani kvantitativni podatki preko anket za merjenje stališč in ravni sprejetja ter kvalitativne podatke preko intervjujev za globlje razumevanje temeljnih skrbi in pričakovanj. Na podlagi analize bodo razvita praktična priporočila za spodbujanje javnega sprejemanja in olajšanje integracije avtonomnih vozil v družbo.

 

Naslov teme: Integracija potniškega in tovornega prometa: Ocena učinkovitosti in trajnosti rešitev mešane mobilnosti

Kratka vsebina: Disertacija si prizadeva oceniti učinkovitost in trajnost integracije potniških in tovornih transportnih sistemov. Z analizo obstoječih modelov in predlaganjem novih strategij bo raziskava raziskala, kako lahko rešitve mešane mobilnosti optimizirajo transportna omrežja, zmanjšajo vpliv na okolje ter zadovoljijo naraščajoče zahteve urbane logistike.

 

3) doc. dr. Bojan BEŠKOVNIK

 

Doktorski študijski program Pomorstvo in promet

 

Naslov teme: Večdimenzionalni pristop trajnostnega modeliranja logističnega hub vozlišča

Kratka vsebina: Tematika zajema kombinacijo različnih pristopov oblikovanja primernega logističnega hub vozlišča za tovorni promet, kjer se lahko obravnava primernost za letalski tovorni promet, intermodalni transport itn. Večdimenzionalni pristop vključuje različne vidike kot so lokacijski, prometni, logistični, družbeni, ekonomski, trajnostni, pravni, tehnološki, tehnični vidik itn.

 

4) doc. dr. Franc DIMC

 

Doktorski študijski program Pomorstvo in promet

 

Naslov teme: Zmanjšanje vplivov večpotja na varnost plovbe v pogojih večpotja

Kratka vsebina: Večžarkovno razširjanje elektromagnetnih valov z radijskih navigacijskih satelitov zaradi odbojev od objektov je znan in analitično težko opisljiv pojav, ki povečuje raztros rezultatov položaja plovila. Naloga obsega analizo surovih podatkov v sprejemniku GNSS in z ustreznim modeliranjem pristaniških objektov pokazati prednost uporabe surovih navigacijskih podatkov ladij in GNSS kompasa pri od ladje neodvisnem določanju integritete..

 

5) izr. prof. dr. Evelin KRMAC

 

Doktorski študijski program Pomorstvo in promet

 

Naslov teme: Vse teme, ki vključujejo uporabo informacijske tehnologije in inteligentnih sistemov (na umetni inteligenci in strojnem učenju temelječih) ter večkriterijske metode odločanja za optimiziranje procesov v logistiki in/ali transportu.

Kratka vsebina: Tehnike in algoritmi UI omogočajo izdelavo inteligentnih programskih strojev, ki lahko, ob upoštevanju velikega števila različnih, spremenljivih in nepredvidljivih parametrov, uspešno napovedujejo in predvidevajo, podprejo sprejemanje poslovnih odločitev, načrtovanje aktivnosti ipd. V tan amen lahko uporabljamo tudi metode večkriterijskega odločanja, tudi v povezavi z metodami umetne inteligence in strojnega učenja.

 

6) doc. dr. Sebastjan ŠKERLIČ

 

Doktorski študijski program Pomorstvo in promet

 

Naslov teme: Metodologija obvladovanja procesa skladiščenja/Warehouse process management methodology

Kratka vsebina: Skladiščenje kot podporni proces znotraj logistike ima pomembno funkcijo koordinatorja med poslovnimi funkcijami pri materialnem poslovanju podjetja, z namenom premostitve časovnih razlik med časom proizvodnje in časom uporabe različnih proizvodov. Ima velik vpliv na stroške podjetja in po več mednarodnih raziskavah skladiščni stroški predstavljajo drugo kategorijo največjih logističnih stroškov, takoj za transportnimi. Z izdelavo sistemske metodologije se lahko izboljša odločitveni proces skladiščenja v podjetjih in nadgradi obstoječe znanstvene študije.

 

Interdisciplinarni doktorski študijski program Varstvo okolja

 

Naslov teme: Metodologija uvedbe trajnostne embalaže v poslovnem procesu podjetja/Methodology of introducing sustainable packaging in the company's business process

Kratka vsebina: Učinkovita uporaba trajnostne embalaže pripomore k zmanjšanju odpadkov, stroškov in morebitne škode na prevozu. Podjetja in družba kot celota lahko z embalažo za večkratno uporabo dosežejo ekonomske koristi in tudi bistveno vplivajo k varstvu okolja. Cilj doktorske raziskave je izdelava metodologije, ki omogoča primerjavo uporabe in uvedbe različnih sistemov trajnostne embalaže (nevračljive embalaže, vračljive embalaže in vračljive zložljive embalaže) v poslovnem procesu podjetja. Metodologija mora smiselno upoštevati tako ekonomske kot tudi okoljske vplive izbire posameznih embalažnih sistemov in kot taka nadgraditi obstoječe znanstvene študije. Predstavljati mora tudi praktično odločitveno orodje za proizvodna podjetja in logistično industrijo pri zagotavljanju učinkovitega sistema trajnostnega upravljanja z embalažo.

 

7) doc. dr. Danijela TULJAK – SUBAN

 

Doktorski študijski program Pomorstvo in promet

 

Naslov teme: Zmanjšanje emisij v pomorskem prometu z uporabo numerične optimizacije

Kratka vsebina: V nalogi bo izdelan in testiran model, ki omogoča planiranje pomorskih operacij. Pri tem je cilj modela zmanjšanje emisij. Natančna vsebina bo določena ob upoštevanju potrebe kandidata in trendov na področju operacijskih raziskav, prometu in logistiki.

 

8) prof. dr. Peter VIDMAR

 

Doktorski študijski program Pomorstvo in promet

 

Naslov teme: Ocen tveganja pomorsko prometnih sistemov

Kratka vsebina: Naloga zajema ugotavljanje oprimelnih metod za analizo tveganja pomorsko prometnih sistemov kot so plovne poti, sidrišča, luški terminali. Specifika pristanišč, ki se nahajajo v neposredni bližini naseljenih območij in analiza čezmejnih vplivov.

 

Interdisciplinarni doktorski študijski program Varstvo okolja

 

Naslov teme: Trajnostni model pomorskega transporta

Kratka vsebina: Raziskave na področju učinkovitega pomorskega transporta z zmanjšanjem ogljičnega odtisa ter učinkovito rabo energije.

 

9) izr. prof. dr. Patrick VLAČIČ

 

Doktorski študijski program Pomorstvo in promet

 

Naslov teme: Odgovornost za škodo, ki jo povzročijo avtonomne ladje

Kratka vsebina: Avtonomne ladje niso več zgolj fikcija v znanstvenofantastičnih filmih, temveč prve že uspešno plujejo. Poleg številnih zanimivih tehnoloških vidikov popolne avtomatizacije plovbe je treba imeti v mislih možnost, da pri rabi take ladje lahko pride do škode in sicer tako do poškodb ali smrti oseb kot tudi za škodo na premoženju (na tovoru, drugih ladjah ali infrastrukturi). Doktorska disertacija bi morala iskati odgovor na pravne izzive rabe avtonomnih ladij.

 

Interdisciplinarni doktorski študijski program Varstvo okolja

 

Naslov teme: Zaustavitev ladje za dosego poplačila terjatev za gorivo

Kratka vsebina: Zaustavitev ladje (arrest of ship) je instrument, s katerim upniki dosežejo zavarovanje za plačilo morebitnega sodno prisojenega zneska za neplačano terjatev za gorivo. Značilnosti naročanja goriva, kjer imamo posrednike pri naročilu, dejanske izpolnitelje dobave goriva na eni strani in naročnike za gorivo, ki včasih tudi niso ladjarji (npr. naročniki iz ladjarske pogodbe za čas) in ladjarje na drugi strani, povzroča kar nekaj zmede. Doktorska disertacija bi morala odgovoriti, kaj bi bil pravi način naročila, zavarovanja za prodajalca in drugih odprtih vprašanj med prodajalci in kupci goriva ter ladjarji, ki s v skladu s konvencijama iz 1952 ali 1999 lahko doživijo, da bo njihova ladja zaustavljena. Ob enotni pravni ureditvi je praksa na svetu glede tega vprašanja precej različna.

 

10) izr. prof. dr. Marina ZANNE

 

Doktorski študijski program Pomorstvo in promet

 

Naslov teme: Družbeni, ekonomski in okoljski učinki vključevanja avtonomnih vozil na mestne prometne sisteme

Kratka vsebina: Namen naloge je raziskati večplastne učinke vključevanja avtonomnih vozil (AV) v sisteme mestnega prometa. Poudarek bo na ekonomskih učinkih vključevanja AV (npr. znižanje stroškov za posameznike in podjetja, povečana produktivnost  zaposlenih,…), vendar ne bodo zanemarjeni niti družbeni učinki (npr. zastoji) in okoljski učinki (npr. izboljšanje kakovosti zraka). Naloga bo vključevala kombinacijo kvantitativnih in kvalitativnih metod raziskovanja (ter morebiti tudi študije primerov na mestih, kjer bodo avtonomna vozila v času pisanja že v uporabi).

 

 

Based on evidence of prior education (degree certificate, exam certificate, syllabuses of completed courses in prior education), the body competent for the recognition of first-year study requirements of 20 ECTS previously acquired within organised forms of study is the Commssion for Research and Development of the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport.

• 5 ECTS from organised study activities in the first year of study (Research Work Presentation),
• 25 ECTS from individual research work in the first year of study,
• 10 ECTS from individual research work in the second year of study.

 

In order to enroll in a higher year, students must have a confirmed previous year with completed teaching and research assignments, which are provided for in the program for that year, and must acquire the following number of ECTS to enroll in an individual year:

• for enrollment in the 2nd year, at least 50 ECTS have been achieved, of which at least 20 ECTS are organized outside of the 1st year form of study,
• for advancement in the 3rd year:
  • completed all study obligations of organized forms of lessons from the 1st and 2nd year,
  • completed a doctoral seminar with a successful presentation of the topic of the doctoral dissertation,
  • confirmation of the positive assessment of the Doctoral Student Monitoring Commission on the appropriateness of the topic of the doctoral dissertation at the FPP Senate.
• To advance in the 4th year:
  • approval of the topic of the doctoral dissertation by the UL Senate.

Transferring between study programmes

Transfer to the second year of the third-cycle doctoral degree study programme of Maritime and Transport Science is open to doctoral students that have completed a pre-Bologna master’s degree study programme. Recognition of a maximum of 60 ECTS may be granted:

• 30 ECTS for organised forms of study of the first year (the core elective course and both discipline-specific elective courses),
• 10 ECTS from organised forms of study of the second year (one elective course offered by other faculties of the University of Ljubljana),
• 5 ECTS from organised forms of study of the first year (Research Work Presentation),
• 15 ECTS from individual research work in the first year of study.

Transfer is also open to doctoral students that have completed other pre-Bologna master’s degree study programmes. In this case, 20 ECTS may be recognised for organised forms of study of the first year (the core elective course and one discipline-specific elective course, or two discipline-specific elective courses).

Part-time study. 

In order to graduate from this study programme and obtain a doctorate of science, the doctoral student must complete all study requirements and defend their doctoral dissertation, thus earning a total of 240 ECTS. An additional condition is the publication or acceptance for publication of at least one research paper in a relevant national or foreign journal with the doctoral candidate as the lead author not later than before the submission of the doctoral dissertation.  

Publication of the research paper

Not later than before the submission of the doctoral dissertation, the doctoral student must publish at least one research paper in an SCI national or international journal, approved by the Research and Development Committee of the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport. The Research and Development Committee may accept a decision that the research paper may be published as a national or international scientific monograph or a chapter thereof. Evidence of the acceptance of the research paper for publication is a certificate of acceptance for publication issued by the publisher. The body competent for the evaluation of the publication and lead or equivalent authorship of the doctoral student is the Research and Development Committee of the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport.

The doctoral student registers for the Research Work Presentation by completing and submitting the Research Work Presentation Application (Application Form). The attachments to the Research Work Presentation Application include a written report on their research work (a maximum of two pages). The Application is examined by the Research and Development Committee, who appoints a three-member Research Work Presentation Committee. One of the members of this Committee is the doctoral student's mentor. The date and time for the Research Work Presentation are defined in agreement with the other two members of the Committee and the doctoral student.

The Research Work Presentation consists of the presentation and defence of the scientific findings of the narrow field of the doctoral student's research work. The aim of the Research Work Presentation is for the doctoral student to display the relevant knowledge in the field under examination and their ability to use appropriate scientific research methodology and processes. The Research Work Presentation may be graded as successful or unsuccessful.

Upon successful completion of the Research Work Presentation, the doctoral student is granted 25 ECTS for their individual research work, a study requirement in the first year of study.

Mentor (ter somentor/- ji) s pisno izjavo potrdi, da je njegov doktorski študent raziskovalno delo opravil.

 

Opravljeno raziskovalno delo študenta doktorskega študija vodi njegov mentor. S pisno izjavo doktorskemu študentu potrdi obseg opravljenega raziskovalnega dela, in sicer za:

 

• Research work 1st year __ECTS out of 25 KT ECTS
• Research work 2nd year __ECTS 30 KT ECTS
• Research work 3rd year __ECTS 60 KT ECTS
• Research thesis 4th year __ECTS 55 KT ECTS

RULES ON DOCTORAL STUDIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION FOR THE TOPIC OF THE DOCTORAL DISSERTATION PRIJAVA TEME DOKTORSKE DISERTACIJE

Research data management

 

Registration and approval of the doctoral dissertation proposal

Article 35

In agreement with the supervisor and potential co-supervisor the doctoral candidate shall register the doctoral dissertation proposal in accordance with the rules and regulations of the UL member leading the procedure for obtaining a PhD.
A doctoral candidate may register the proposal of their doctoral dissertation proposal no more than twice in the same field of the doctoral study programme prior to submitting their doctoral dissertation for assessment. On the second registration, the doctoral candidate may register either a new proposal of the dissertation or an updated proposal of the dissertation which was already considered by the senate of the UL member. A second registration of a rejected dissertation proposal shall not be permitted. If the senate of a UL member or the UL Senate rejects the doctoral dissertation proposal which the doctoral candidate is registering for the second time, the candidate may no longer complete the doctoral programme in that field.

Article 36

A doctoral candidate shall submit an application for approval of the doctoral dissertation proposal to the responsible body in accordance with the rules and regulations of the UL member.
The application shall contain information on the doctoral candidate and:
1. the doctoral dissertation proposal (3 to 7 pages of text and a list of the main references and sources), comprising:
• the title of the dissertation in Slovenian and English, or in another foreign language in the case of the study of a foreign language and literature;
• the research field of the doctoral dissertation;
• a research description, including:
- a brief overview of the specific research field and a presentation of the research done to date in the field of the dissertation, and the purpose of the research;
- clearly presented hypotheses or research questions or objectives with a brief explanation;
- the research concept and a description of the research methods;
- the definition of expected results and the original contribution to science;
- a list of relevant references from the field of the dissertation;
• a draft of the research data management plan in accordance with Article 50 of these Rules;
2. the proposal for supervision and potential co-supervision, the consent of the supervisor and potential co-supervisor and an indication of their 3 to 5 scientific references in the broader field of the doctoral dissertation;
3. the CV of the doctoral candidate and bibliography (list of main scientific, professional, project and other publications and works);
4. the approval of the Medical Ethics Committee of the Republic of Slovenia or another ethics committee or the permission of the Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Safe Food, Veterinary Medicine and Plant Protection to conduct tests on animals, where the nature of the proposed doctoral dissertation proposal requires it;
5. a possible request for approval of writing the doctoral dissertation in English, or in another language in the case of studying foreign languages in accordance with Article 44 of these Rules.
Upon registering the application for approval of the doctoral dissertation proposal the doctoral candidate shall also attach other required documents in accordance with the instructions of the UL member.
The application for approval of the doctoral dissertation proposal shall be written in Slovenian. If a candidate requests approval of writing the doctoral dissertation in English, they must also submit the proposal of the dissertation and their CV in English, in accordance with Article 44 of these Rules. If the doctoral candidate is a foreign national, the dissertation proposal and CV may be written only in English.
If the registration documentation is incomplete, the responsible body of the UL member shall call on the doctoral candidate to supplement it by a specific deadline that shall not exceed one year. If within this deadline the documentation is not supplemented, the application for approval of the dissertation proposal shall be discarded by a decision.

 

The doctoral candidate uses the VIS system to submit their dissertation proposal (End of study - theme application) by UPLOADING their disposition in a Word document format. 

 

The supervising professor can access the submitted file in the 'Zaključna dela - Prijava diplomske teme' folder.

 

Procedure:

1. The doctoral candidate fills out the electronic application form.

2. The doctoral candidate uses the VIS system to submit their dissertation proposal by UPLOADING their disposition in a Word document format (the filename must not contain the following consonants: č, š, ž).

3. The doctoral candidate prints and signs the application form.

4. The supervising professor signs the application form.

5. The application form and dissertation proposal (disposition) must be sent by regular mail to the address of the Student Administration Office, email of the Student Administration Office, or delivered in person to the Student Administration Office within the Office working hours. 

 

 

The doctoral candidate applies for the Preparation and Defence of the Doctoral Dissertation using the application form. The application is considered by the Development and Research Committee, which then appoints a three-member committee for the evaluation of the preparation and defence of the doctoral dissertation (the committee for the evaluation of the suitability of the doctoral candidate, dissertation topic, and supervisor/co-supervisor). This committee tends to consist of the same members as the as the Research Work Presentation Committee. The candidate’s supervisor is a member of the appointed committee. The date and time of the preparation and public defence of the doctoral dissertation is coordinated by the supervisor with the other two members of the committee and the doctoral candidate. The doctoral candidate delivers the presentation of the preparation and defence of the doctoral dissertation. The preparation and defence of the doctoral dissertation is assessed as successful or unsuccessful.

 

The doctoral candidate submits the Application Form for the Doctoral Dissertation Proposal in a Word format (typed, without signatures) and submits the same form, signed by the doctoral candidate and supervisor (and co-supervisor), to: referat@fpp.uni-lj.si.

University	University of Ljubljana
Faculty	Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport (0000065)
Abbreviated name of faculty	UL FPP
eVŠ code of the study programme	0001379
Name of the study programme	Maritime and Transport Science
Level	Third cycle
Type	Doctoral degree
KLASIUS_SRV	17003 – Education leading to doctorate of science (third Bologna cycle)
Duration in years	3 and 4
Number of ECTS	180 or 240
KLASIUS-P main	8400
KLASIUS-P other
KLASIUS-P-16 main
KLASIUS-P-16 other	1041
ISCED	84
Academic or professional title - masculine form	Doctor of science
Academic or professional title - feminine form	Doctor of science
Academic or professional title - abbreviated	Dr
Location	Portorož - POT POMORŠČAKOV 4, PORTOROŽ, PIRAN, 6320-PORTOROŽ - PORTOROSE (0003508)
Number and date of accreditation decision	2/57-2007 (05 October 2007)
Starting date of accreditation validity	19 May 2011

 

 

 

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Qualification type	Doctorate of science
Qualification category	Education
Education type	Education leading to a doctorate of science
Number of ECTS	180 or 240 ECTS
Enrolment conditions	Enrolment is open to all candidates that completed: a post-Bologna second-cycle degree study programme, irrespective of the field of study, a single-cycle five-year master’s degree study programme if it consists of 300 ECTS providing education for occupations regulated by directives of the European Union, or another single-cycle five-year master’s degree study programme if it consists of 300 ECTS, a pre-Bologna academic degree programme, a pre-Bologna specialisation degree programme if before that they had completed a higher education professional degree programme in maritime studies-transport-traffic-transport logistics, or the natural, technical or social sciences. Before enrolment, the additional study requirements (from 30 to 60 ECTS) will be defined by the Research and Development Committee of the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, an equivalent study programmed at a foreign university. The procedure for the recognition of prior foreign education is defined by the regulations of the University of Ljubljana.
ISCED broad field	Services
ISCED narrow field	Transport services
Qualification level	SQF 10 EQF 8 Third-cycle

Ime	Pomorstvo in promet
Ime v angleščini	Transport and Maritime Sciences
Strokovni oz. znanstveni ali umetniški naslov (moški)	doktor znanosti
Strokovni oz. znanstveni ali umetniški naslov (ženski)	doktorica znanosti
Strokovni oz. znanstveni ali umetniški naslov (okrajšava)	(dr.)
Strokovni oz. znanstveni ali umetniški naslov (poimenovanje v angleškem jeziku in okrajšava)	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)