BECOME MANAGING ACCOUNTANT

What is a VŠR College student like?

He or she is full of desire for new knowledge and is aware that the mere recording of invoices received is not a real mission of a good accountant. He or she wants to influence the company’s decisions. He or she wants to become the head of the financial or accounting department or a consultant to the company’s management, thus making decisions about the future of the company cooperatively.

Managing Accountants are also excellent directors, because they understand the business and finance structure and know how to require the right and meaningful reports from the accounting and financial services.

Since accounting is the language of businessmen, a managing accountant is sovereign in communicating with directors, managers, banks, company owners, etc.

After completion of the three-year study programme you will obtain an academic title Diplomirani ekonomist (VS) – Bachelor of Arts, which corresponds to the educational level VI/2 in Slovenia.

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THREE FIELDS OF STUDY

The undergraduate study program in Accounting and Finance at VŠR consists of three fields of study: Accounting, Finance, and Accounting and Finance in the Public Sector.

Why study at VŠR College?

>> You will become a managing accountant,
>> You will understand the company’s business structure from the managerial point of view,
>> You will gain practical knowledge in accounting and finance,
>> You will understand why a company can face a crisis and how you can help it,
>> You will become an indispensable expert in the decision-making process,
>> You can pursue your studies in Ljubljana or Maribor

You will gain the latest knowledge in accounting and finance

The VŠR College is collaborating with experts from theory and practice. As theoreticians, they are constantly following the latest trends and are implementing them into their practice. They gladly transfer this knowledge to our students, with whom they remain in contact even after students’ graduation.

You will learn from practical examples

Examples from practice are a key component of our study programmes. Students can also carry out their Practical Training at one of our partner companies.

Broad knowledge provides for easier employability

Our graduates have diverse and extensive knowledge, which makes them employable (as accountants) in accounting firms or in accounting and financial departments of companies, and (as consultants to management) in companies’ management.

Managing accountant is indispensable in the decision-making process

You will become a managing accountant – someone, who is indispensable in the company’s decision-making processes as he or she is able to assist with wide range of knowledge when  important business decisions are to be made.

INFOMATIONS ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE

1st Year:

Anyone, who has passed any of the following final examinations can enrol in the 1st year of studies:

  • Final examination of any four-year secondary school study programme,
  • Vocational Matura;
  • Matura.

In case of enrolment restriction, the candidates will be selected on the basis of the following criteria:

  • Overall achievement in the final examination, vocational matura or matura: 60%
  • GPA during the 3rd and 4th year: 40%

 2nd Year:

Anyone, who has graduated at post-secondary study programme adopted after 1994 (Vocational and Professional Education Act), can enrol in the 2nd year of studies, provided that he or she meets the requirements for the enrolment in the undergraduate higher education study programme.

He or she must pass the following bridging exams, with respect to previous studies:
a) Graduates from related fields of study (Business Secretary, Sales Specialist, Accountant, Tourism, Hospitality Industry, Postal Traffic) have to pass the following bridging exams before enrolment in the 3rd year:

  • Business Economics and
  • Introduction to Accounting;

thus obtaining 18 ECTS.

b) Graduates from non-related study areas, have to pass the following bridging exams before enrolment in the 3rd year:

  • Business Economics,
  • Introduction to Accounting
  • Management Accounting I;

thus obtaining 27 ECTS.

3rd Year:

Enrolment in the 3rd year of our higher education study programme of the first cycle is also possible for graduates of post-secondary study programmes adopted before 1994. They have to pass the following bridging exams, with respect to their previous studies:

a) Graduates of related fields of study, adopted before 1994 (Social Sciences (i.e. Economics), Business and Administrative Sciences (i. e. Administration, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Finance, Banking, Accounting)) have to pass the following bridging exams during their studies:  

  • Cost Accounting and
  • Introduction to Accounting;

thus obtaining 15 ECTS.

Students with a minimum of three years work experience are eligible for the recognition of Practical Training.

b) Graduates of other fields of expertise, adopted prior to 1994, have to pass the following bridging exams during their studies: 

  • Business Economics,
  • Introduction to Accounting and
  • Management Accounting I,

thus obtaining  27 ECTS.

Students with a minimum of five years work experience are eligible for the recognition of Practical Training.

c) Students of professional post-secondary study programmes  from the fields of Economics and Business or related fields of Social Sciences (before Higher Education Act 2004), who have completed the obligations of the first two years of studies and have gained 120 ECTS can enrol in 3rd year.

Transition between Study Programmes:

1. Transitions between Professional Higher Education Study Programmes (first cycle)

Students of other professional higher education study programmes and related professional higher education programmes of first cycle (Social Sciences (i.e. Economics), Business and Administrative Sciences (i. e. Administration, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Finance, Banking, Accounting)) have to complete the missing obligations, determined upon their enrolment, if they wish to graduate at the new programme.  

2. Transitions between the University Study Programmes and Higher Education Study Programmes of the first cycle

Students of other University study programmes and related University study programmes of the first cycle (Social Sciences (i.e. Economics), Business and Administrative Sciences (i. e. Administration, Entrepreneurship, Management, Marketing, Finance, Banking, Accounting)) have to complete the missing obligations, determined upon their enrolment, if they wish to graduate at the new programme.

 

Full-time study:

Advancement to a higher year of the study programme is possible when a student has completed all study obligations (seminars, assignments, exams) and thus collected 40 ECTS of the current year and at least 52 ECTS of the previous year.

Part-time study:

Advancement to a higher year of the study programme is possible when a student has completed all study obligations (seminars, assignments, exams) and thus collected at least 30 ECTS (to advance from 1st  to 2nd year) or at least 75 ECTS (to advance from 2nd to 3rd year).

Student can re-take a year once during his or her studies. He or she remains registered as a student and preserves his or her rights provided by law.

Conditional advancement:

A conditional advancement can be approved by the Study Affairs Committee  on the basis of an individual application. The Cimmettee will consider the legitimacy of indicated reasons for conditional advancement and determine the deadlines by which the student must fulfill the missing obligations.

Retaking a year:

A student who has not fulfilled the conditions of advancement may re-take a year. In the course of the entire study programme, the student can re-take a year without paying the tuition fee (but paying the registration fee) only once. Subsequent re-takings are paid in accordance with the VŠR College price list.

Extending the Student Status:

A student can apply for the extension of his or her official status of the student for the maximum of one year if he or she:

  • does not enroll in the higher year on justifiable grounds;
  •  does not graduate within 12 months after the end of the last semester on justifiable grounds.

Student mothers can apply for the student status extension for 12 months for each live-born child during their studies.

 

 

Students successfully complete the undergraduate study programme of Accounting and Finance after finishing all of their compulsory and elective subjects, practical training and publicly defending their thesis. Student thus obtains 180 ECTS and the title »diplomirani ekonomist« (VS) – Bachelor of Arts.

If the student enrolls in the second year of the Accounting and Finance programme after having completed  the post-secondary study programme adopted after 1. 1. 1994, he or she has to pass all the required bridging exams and complete all regular study obligations of the second and third year, thus obtaining minimum 120 ECTS.

If the student enrolls in the third year of the Accounting and Finance programme after having completed the post-secondary study programme adopted prior to 1. 1. 1994, he or she has to pass all the required bridging exams and complete all regular study obligations of the third year, thus obtaining minimum 60 ECTS.

Studies are completed with the preparation and defence of the undergraduate thesis.

The purpose of practical training in the company is to familiarize students with the practical implementation of various accounting and financial operations in a company. It will cover all accounting and financial activities (in accounting, finance, accounting supervision, accounting planning and accounting and financial examination). It will be carried out under mentorship of a higher education teacher and an expert from practical field (i. e. from the audit firms, major companies, financial institutions, companies’ accounting departments).

Student is obliged to carry out the practical training and submit a training report to the Student Affairs Office before graduation. Practical training is compulsory for full-time and part-time students. Only students who have been, at the time of the study (or previously), regularly employed in the relevant work position(s) for a minimum of one year or who have their own (operational) company, can be fully exempted from carrying out their training. In such cases the student shall fill in an appropriate application and provide a proof of conditions fulfilment. The application will be considered by the Study Affairs Committee.

The VŠR College has concluded written arrangements on the provision of places for practical training with:

  1. The consultancy ABECEDA svetovanje, d.o.o. –. – 10 places
  2. The consultancy SVETOVANJE IN IZOBRAŽEVANJE MAYR, d.o.o. – 5 places;
  3. Vizija računovodstvo d.d., Tržaška cesta 297, Ljubljana – 3 places.

A. Regular form of study

Annual fee: 2,850.00 EUR The tuition fee includes:
  • Enrolment fee
  • Lectures, practical exercises, and consultations
  • Recordings of lectures and materials in the online classroom until the third exam period
  • Access to the journal Management Accounting
  • Exams taken in person (3 exam periods included)
  • Membership in the VŠR library for the academic year.

B. Combined study

Annual fee: 3,050.00 EUR
The tuition fee includes:
  • Enrolment fee
  • Lectures, practical exercises, and consultations
  • Recordings of lectures and materials in the online classroom until the third exam period
  • Access to the journal Management Accounting
  • Exams taken in person (3 exam periods included)
  • Membership in the VŠR library for the academic year
  • Communication with the course instructor via the forum in the online classroom
  • Remote exam administration
Payment options: Tuition fees can be paid in a single amount at the time of enrolment or in a maximum of 10 instalments per year. In the case of payment in one instalment a 50 EUR discount is applied.

Call for enrolment 2024/2025

 

We will answer all your questions in order that you find a study programme that suits you the best.

Način prijave:
The application for enrolment is submitted via an electronic application on the portal eVŠ :  https://portal.evs.gov.si/prijava/.

andidates may submit the application for enrolment on the web site eVŠ in three ways:

1.) With a qualified digital certificate: the application in eVŠ is submitted with an electronic signature by the end of the application deadline. A printed application form doesn’t have to be sent. The candidate must send to the higher education institution the attachments to the application required by the tender for enrolment by post (as registered mail; in the attachment, the reference number of the application for enrolment must be stated).

2.) Without a digital certificate: (with the user name and password), the candidate sends the application for enrolment electronically to eVŠ. The completed application form must then be printed, signed and sent by post (as registered mail) together with the attachments by the end of the application deadline to the address of the higher education institution.

3) with the account of Authentication and Authorization Infrastructure (hereafter:AAI-account): a printed application form doesn’t have to be sent.  The applications filled in with the AAI-account and sent to eVŠ by the deadline specified in the tender will be considered.

The application will be considered if
1) it has been completed and submitted (with electronic signature) in eVŠ until the end of the application period or
2) it has been filled in through the eVŠ, printed in the same text as the last submitted text in eVŠ form, signed and sent by post (as registered mail) to the higher education institution until the date of the application.

Enrolment deadlines:
14.2.2020– 15.7.2020
14.8.2020 – 30.9.2020

 Contacts for technical assistance:

  • For problems with entering in the electronic form with a digital certificate and for problems with electronic signature: SIGEN-CA: podpora-ca@gov.si, 00 386 (0)1 4788 590
  • For other technical questions while fulfilling the electronic form: evs-prijava.mvzt@gov.si

 

COMPULSORY SUBJECTS AND LECTURERS IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR

Curriculum
The study programme Accounting and Finance is carried out in three years or six semesters. After its completion a student earns 180 ECTS. The Programme offers two specialisations: Accounting and Finance. Students choose their specialisation after completing of the 1st year of studies. For the completion of the study programme a student must pass the exams in 28 subjects, do the practical training in a company (which can also be recognised on the basis of existing work experience) and finally, write and successfully defended his or her thesis.

The obligations according to study years are:

1.st YEAR  (by Subject and Lecturer in the academic year)

For all specializations:

  • for Accounting
  • for Finance 
  • for Finance and accounting in public sector

FUNDAMENTALS OF ECONOMICS | ECTS: 6 | Description of the Subject
INTRODUCTION TO ACCOUNTING | ECTS: 9 | Description of the Subject
FUNDAMENTALS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
MATHEMATICS | ECTS: 6 | Description of the Subject
ENGLISH 1/GERMAN 1 | ECTS: 4 | Description of the Subject
BUSINESS FINANCE 1 | ECTS: 8 | Description of the Subject
THEORY OF ORGANISATION | ECTS: 4 | Description of the Subject
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING 1 | ECTS: 9 | Description of the Subject
BUSINESS ECONOMICS | ECTS: 9 | Description of the Subject

TOTAL: 60

2. YEAR (by Subject and Lecturer in the academic year)
for specialisation ACCOUNTING 

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | ECTS: 6 | Description of the Subject
BUSINESS FINANCE 2 | ECTS: 7 | Description of the Subject
TAXATION 1 | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS LAW 1 | ECTS: 4 | Description of the Subject
FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS ANALYSIS | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
MATHEMATICS IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE | ECTS: 4 | Description of the Subject
ENGLISH 2 / GERMAN 2 | ECTS: 4 | Description of the Subject
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING 2 | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
PRACTICAL TRAINING | ECTS: 20 

TOTAL: 60

2nd YEAR (by Subject and Lecturer in the academic year)
for specialisation FINANCE

 

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | ECTS: 6 | Description of the Subject
BUSINESS FINANCE 2 | ECTS: 7 | Description of the Subject
TAXATION 1 | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS LAW 1 | ECTS: 4 | Description of the Subject
PERSONAL FINANCE | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS ANALYSIS | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
MATHEMATICS IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE | ECTS: 4 | Description of the Subject
ENGLISH 2/GERMAN 2 | ECTS: 4 | Description of the Subject
PRACTICAL TRAINING | ECTS: 20

TOTAL: 60

2nd YEAR (by Subject and Lecturer in the academic year)
for specialisation ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE IN PUBLIC SECTOR

TAXATION 1 | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS ANALYSIS | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
MATHEMATICS IN ECONOMICS AND FINANCE | ECTS: 4 | Description of the Subject

ENGLISH 2/GERMAN 2 | ECTS: 4 | Description of the Subject
PRACTICAL TRAINING | ECTS: 20
PUBLIC SECTOR ACCOUNTING | ECTS: 9 | Description of the Subject
PUBLIC SECTOR | ECTS: 7 | Description of the Subject
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE | ECTS: 6 | Description of the Subject

TOTAL: 60

3rd YEAR (by compulsory Subject and Lecturer in the academic year)
Specialisation: ACCOUNTING

REGULAR SUBJECTS

FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS LAW 2 | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
TAXATION 2 | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
ADVANCED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | ECTS: 6 | Description of the Subject
ORGANISATION OF ACCOUNTANCY AND TREASURY FUNCTION | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
COST ACCOUNTING | ECTS: 6 | Description of the Subject
FINANCIAL REPORTING | ECTS: 7 | Description of the Subject

ELECTIVE SUBJECT 1 | ECTS: 5
ELECTIVE SUBJECT 2 | ECTS: 5
ELECTIVE SUBJECT 3 | ECTS: 5
ELECTIVE SUBJECT 4 | ECTS: 5

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ELECTIVE SUBJECTS: Student selects 1 Subject in each set

ELECTIVE SUBJECT 1

PROCESSES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
MANAGING COMPANY IN CRISIS | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
USING INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
EUROPEAN FUNDS IN SLOVENIA | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
USING EXCEL FOR ACCOUNTING | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject

 

ELECTIVE SUBJECT 2

BUSINESS VALUATION| ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
PLANNING AND ORGANISATION OF BOOKKEEPING SYSTEMS IN MANUFACTURING | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
MANAGEMENT IN ACCOUNTING | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject

ELECTIVE SUBJECT 3

INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC ACCOUNTING | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
INTERNAL AUDIT | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
EXTERNAL AUDIT | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
OPERATIONS OF BUDGET USERS | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
CONTROL OVER PUBLIC FINANCES | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject

 

ELECTIVE SUBJECT 4

ADVANCED CHAPTERS OF BUSINESS ANALYSIS | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
FINANCING COMPANY GROWTH | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS FOR OTHER ENTITIES WITH ACCOUNTING OBLIGATIONS | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERNATIONAL TAXATION | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
FINANCIAL REPORTING ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL REPORTING STANDARDS (IFRS) | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject

Bachelor’s Thesis  | ECTS: 7

TOTAL: 60

3rd YEAR (by compulsory Subject and Lecturer in the academic year)
Specialisation: FINANCE

REGULAR SUBJECTS

ADVANCED CHAPTERS OF BUSINESS ANALYSIS | ECTS: 6 | Description of the Subject
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND ORGANISED TRADING | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS LAW 2 | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
TAXATION 2 | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
FINANCIAL RISK MANAGEMENT | ECTS: 6 | Description of the Subject
FINANCING COMPANY GROWTH | ECTS: 6 | Description of the Subject

ELECTIVE 1 | ECTS: 5
ELECTIVE 2 | ECTS: 5
ELECTIVE 3 | ECTS: 5
ELECTIVE 4 | ECTS: 5

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ELECTIVE SUBJECTS: Student selects 1 Subject in each set

ELECTIVE SUBJECT 1

PROCESSES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
MANAGING COMPANY IN CRISIS | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
USING INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
EUROPEAN FUNDS IN SLOVENIA | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
USING EXCEL FOR ACCOUNTING | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject

ELECTIVE SUBJECT 2

BUSINESS VALUATION| ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE| ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
OUTSOURCED ACCOUNTING SERVICES | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject

ELECTIVE SUBJECT 3

FORENSIC INVESTIGATION IN FINANCE  | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
INTERNAL AUDIT | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
FUNDAMENTALS OF INTERNATIONAL TAXATION | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
OPERATIONS OF BUDGET USERS | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
CONTROL OVER PUBLIC FINANCES | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject

ELECTIVE SUBJECT 4

MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING 2 | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
ORGANISATION OF ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS FINANCE | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN FINANCE | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject

Bachelor’s Thesis  | ECTS: 7

TOTAL: 60

3rd YEAR (by compulsory Subject and Lecturer in the academic year)
Specialization: ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE IN PUBLIC SECTOR

REGULAR SUBJECTS

NATIONAL BUDGET, MUNICIPAL BUDGETS AND EU BUDGET | ECTS: 8 | Description of the Subject
OPERATIONS OF BUDGET USERS | ECTS: 8| Description of the Subject
EUROPEAN FUNDS IN SLOVENIA|
ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
PUBLIC FINANCE CONTROL | ECTS: 7 | Description of the Subject 
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT | ECTS: 5 |Description of the Subject

ELECTIVE 1 | ECTS: 5
ELECTIVE 2 | ECTS: 5
ELECTIVE 3 | ECTS: 5
ELECTIVE 4 | ECTS: 5

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ELECTIVE SUBJECTS: Student selects 1 Subject in each set

ELECTIVE SUBJECT 1

PROCESSES AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
MANAGING COMPANY IN CRISIS | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
USING INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
USING EXCEL FOR ACCOUNTING | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject

ELECTIVE SUBJECT 2

BUSINESS VALUATION| ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS| ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
PLANNING AND ORGANIZING BOOKKEEPING SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
MANAGEMENT IN ACCOUNTING | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject

ELECTIVE SUBJECT 3

FORENSIC INVESTIGATION IN FINANCE  | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
INTERNAL AUDIT | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
EXTERNAL AUDIT | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject

ELECTIVE SUBJECT 4

ADVANCED CHAPTERS OF BUSINESS ANALYSIS  | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
FINANCING GROWTH COMPANY  | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
ACCOUNTING SOLUTIONS IN OTHER person in respect of accounting   | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
BASICS OF INTERNATIONAL TAXATION | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject
FINANCIAL REPORTING ACCORDING TO INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL
REPORTING STANDARDS (IFRS) | ECTS: 5 | Description of the Subject

Bachelor’s Thesis  | ECTS: 7

TOTAL: 60

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