UP Faculty of Tourism Studies - Turistica has been training HR in the field of tourism and related activities since 1995. In accordance with the Bologna Declaration, it offers study programs at all three levels of study and thus covering the entire educational vertical. The Faculty is a member of several scientific and professional networks at the national and international level, such as the UNESCO Unitwin university network, which brings together faculties teaching cultural tourism, and the AEHT professional network, the largest European Association of Hotel and Tourism Schools. In addition, the Faculty is part of a large international network of educational institutions around the world, which allows it to engage in a wide range of international activities.
UP FTŠ Turistica remains the first higher education institution in Slovenia to study and teach tourism in a multidisciplinary way. The knowledge we develop and deliver provides highly qualified staff for work in tourism and tourism-related activities. With this in mind, we have been implementing the European vision of modern education in tourism for 25 years. Knowledge from various fields, but especially from sociology, economics and management, is used to guide tourism as a specific social phenomenon in its sustainable development. Thus, we contribute to the knowledge society, to innovative solutions in tourism, to the natural development of tourism destinations and businesses, and to cultural harmony.
The Faculty is a founding member of the University of Primorska, constantly seeking pedagogical, scientific-research, and project-based interdisciplinary links with the University and its members. It is located in a distinctly touristic place, Portorož, and is striving to strengthen its presence in other promising touristic areas, such as Ljubljana and Maribor. This enables both students and employees to have direct contact with the business environment. At the same time, in line with the multidisciplinary and international orientation of tourism, the Faculty strives to maintain constant links with its immediate and wider environment, both with academic institutions at the international level and with professional organizations at the local, regional and international level.
