Mandatory interview for candidates from countries with higher migration risk
Based on the Higher Education Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 56/25; Article 13) Higher education institutions must conduct a direct interview, prior to any further academic and administrative processing of the application, with a foreign national who has submitted an application for enrolment in higher education studies in the Republic of Slovenia and who comes from one of the countries with higher migration risk, as defined by the list of countries whose citizens are required to hold visas when crossing the external borders of the European Union, in accordance with the law governing the conditions and methods of entry, exit, and residence of foreigners in the Republic of Slovenia. The purpose of the interview is to assess the suitability of such a candidate with regard to the enrolment requirements of the study programme.
Interview invitation and procedure
The candidate for enrolment at the University of Primorska (UP) will receive an invitation to the interview at the email address provided in the enrolment application submitted via the eVŠ information system.
The interview will be conducted in English by an appointed committee via the ZOOM information platform.
At the scheduled time (date and time according to CET) specified in the interview invitation, the candidate joins the interview via the ZOOM link provided in the invitation.
Obligation to pay the interview fee
Within five (5) days after submitting the enrolment application, the candidate is required to pay 200.00€ to the UP to cover the costs of conducting the interview, in accordance with the Price List for conducting interviews pursuant to the provisions of the Higher Education Act (ZViS-1) for candidates – citizens of countries with higher migration risk applying for enrolment in study programmes of the University of Primorska in the academic year 2026/2027 (link slo).(link eng)
The payment must be made by payment card via the payment link: interview payment.
The interview fee is non-refundable regardless of the interview result. The fee will also not be refunded in the case the candidate does not attend the interview.
Interview result
The candidate will be informed of the interview result within three (3) working days after the interview has been conducted.
A candidate who successfully completes the interview will receive an email notification, sent to the email address provided in the enrolment application, confirming that the interview has been completed and that their application will proceed to further processing. In the subsequent procedure, it will be verified whether the candidate has submitted all required supporting documents in accordance with the Call for enrolment and whether they meet the enrolment requirements for the study programme(s) stated in the application. If the application is complete and the candidate meets the enrolment requirements, the application will be included in the ranking procedure. If the candidate achieves the required number of points for admission, a decision will be issued confirming their admission to the relevant study programme. Otherwise, a rejection decision will be issued, regardless of the fact that the interview was successfully completed.
A candidate who does not pass the interview because UP has justified grounds to suspect that the candidate does not demonstrate the knowledge in accordance with the documents submitted within the application will receive a rejection decision, by which all procedures related to their enrolment application are fully terminated. No appeal is permitted against this decision.
If a candidate fails to pay the interview fee within the prescribed deadline or does not attend the interview, UP will issue a decision rejecting the application. By such rejection decision, all procedures related to the candidate’s enrolment application are fully terminated. No appeal is permitted against this decision.
Interview Protocol
More information regarding interviews is provided in: Interview Protocol
Attention: This Interview Protocol does not apply to candidates who, at the time of submitting their application for enrolment in the eVŠ information system, hold a permanent or temporary residence permit in the Republic of Slovenia. These candidates should contact VPIS UP for more information.