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The University of Nova Gorica is a member of the ACROSS Cross-Border University Alliance.

The University of Nova Gorica (UNG) is a private, research oriented university, founded by two Slovene research institutes (Jožef Stefan Institute and the Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts) and two Slovene municipalities. UNG’s activity includes higher education at the undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as scientific research and expert activity. UNG started its operations in 1995. Its former name, Nova Gorica Polytechnic, was changed together with its formal status in 2006, when it became the University of Nova Gorica. Today it comprises seven schools and 12 research units. In 2025 the University of Nova Gorica was ranked 801–1000th in World University Rankings 2025 and 601-800th in Physical Sciences.

Education

• Faculty of Environmental Sciences
• Faculty of Engineering and Management
• Faculty of Science
• Faculty of Humanities
• Faculty for Viticulture and Enology
• Faculty of Arts
• Faculty of Postgraduate Studies

Research

• Laboratory for Environmental and Life Sciences
• Laboratory of Organic Matter Physics
• Materials Research Laboratory
• Laboratory of Quantum Optics
• Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology
• Center for Atmospheric Research
• Centre for Information Technologies and Applied Mathematics
• Research Centre for Humanities
• Wine Research Centre
• Center for Cognitive Science of Language