Development of Educational Activity at the University of Maribor

Andrej Sotlar is a Full Professor of Criminal Justice and Security at the Faculty of Criminal Justice and Security, University of Maribor. He served as Dean from 2015 to 2023 and is currently Vice-Dean for Quality and Development as well as Head of the Chair of Policing and Security Studies. His research, teaching, and professional work focuses on national security, security and safety in local communities, plural policing, extremism and terrorism, private security, detective activity, and municipal policing. He leads the central national conference pertaining to Criminal Justice and Security – Days of Criminal Justice and Security and co-organizes the annual conference Days of National Security. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the journal Varstvoslovje.

Maribor, Slovenia. E-mail: andrej.sotlar@um.si

Sebastijan Frumen, Professor of Slovene, is the Head of the Department for Education and Study at the University of Maribor that is monitoring and assuring the quality of study programs in accordance with ESG standards. A special focus is placed on creating an inclusive educational environment that will contribute to improving the quality of education and enable students to develop their diverse potential in a comprehensive and balanced way. The department also addresses the needs of society in acquiring knowledge necessary for sustainable development, both during studies and through lifelong learning, including the implementation of micro-credentials. As a doctoral student in the field of higher education didactics, his research focuses on introducing flexible learning pathways and future learning environments in higher education.

Maribor, Slovenia. E-mail: sebastijan.frumen@um.si