{"id":13070,"date":"2026-10-01T14:00:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2tm.eu\/?post_type=news&#038;p=13070"},"modified":"2026-10-01T14:00:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:00:18","slug":"fourth-public-university-opens-in-novo-mesto","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/2tm.eu\/en\/news\/fourth-public-university-opens-in-novo-mesto\/","title":{"rendered":"Fourth Public University Opens in Novo Mesto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A formal inauguration ceremony for <strong>Matej Makarovi\u010d, the first rector of the University of Novo Mesto<\/strong>, was held today at the renovated Narodni dom in Novo Mesto. He will officially take office <strong>on Thursday<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The establishment of the university is the result of <strong>30 years of efforts<\/strong> dating back to the mid-1990s. The first attempt to establish a public university was made <strong>in 2014<\/strong>, but failed to gain sufficient support. The breakthrough came when <strong>all eight higher education institutions in the city<\/strong> agreed to join forces. <strong>In February 2024<\/strong>, parliament approved the establishment of the university, and it was officially registered <strong>on July 1<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nearly 2,500 students<\/strong> will begin classes on Thursday. The university plans to build a campus in the Drgan\u010devje area and expand student accommodation \u2014 the current shortage of housing for students remains the main obstacle to further development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/n1info.si\/novice\/slovenija\/v-novem-mestu-slovesno-ustolicili-prvega-rektorja-univerze-mateja-makarovica\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">n1info.si<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A formal inauguration ceremony for Matej Makarovi\u010d, the first rector of the University of Novo Mesto, was held today at the renovated Narodni dom in Novo Mesto. 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