We are pleased to welcome you to the website of Biotechnical Educational Centre Ljubljana. Whether you are interested in the fields of natural sciences (biotechnology, microbiology, biology etc), veterinary technology, food science, nutrition, nature protection, hospitality or tourism either as your future career or as further professional development, we hope you will find the information you are looking for.

Biotechnical Educational Centre Ljubljana encompasses all of the above mentioned programmes on the level of upper secondary education and higher vocational education for students and adult learners alike from all the regions around Slovenia. General upper secondary school is also part of the educational programme.

Our long and rich tradition of education, dating back to 1848, has not been based only on our outstanding performance, but also on our future-oriented learning and teaching because our aim is to provide our students with adequate knowledge and competencies for successful further studies and a future professional career. In that way students will be well-equipped to face the challenges of our rapidly changing environment and keep pace with fast evolving professional expertise. We firmly believe that the offered educational programmes will be in higher demand in the future.

By relying on innovative and contemporary curriculum our students and adult learners will acquire quality knowledge, abilities and skills. Moreover, students are provided with superb working conditions in our lecture rooms, classrooms, laboratories, workshops and sports halls in four school buildings, located on Ižanska Cesta, in Mestni Log and Prušnikova ulica in Ljubljana.

Together with our excellent teachers and lecturers we strive to encourage our students to develop their professional expertise and successfully complete their education.

Jasna Kržin Stepišnik MSc
Director

The Biotechnical Education Center Ljubljana is today one of the ten largest school centers in Slovenia. Within 9 upper secondary and 2 higher vocational education programs, as well as more than 70 shorter training courses and programs, we offer upper secondary students, higher vocational college students and adult participants the opportunity to acquire not only general but also professional knowledge and competences in the fields of veterinary medicine, food technology and nutrition, biotechnology, nature protection and also hospitality and tourism.

We educate 3000 upper secondary students, higher vocational college students and adult participants.

There are four units within the school centre:

General Upper Secondary School and Veterinary Technician School, School of Food Processing and Nature Protection, Vocational College, and Inter-Company Training Centre.

Our educational programs

• Food Processing and Nutrition (short-cycle higher vocational education)

• Hospitality and Tourism (short-cycle higher vocational education)

• Technical Grammar School (general upper secondary school)

• Veterinary Technician (upper secondary technical education)

• Food Processing Technician (upper secondary technical education)

• Nature Protection Technician (upper secondary technical education)

• Food Processing Technician – VTE (vocational-technical education)

• Confectioner (upper secondary vocational education)

• Baker (upper secondary vocational education)

• Butcher (upper secondary vocational education)
• Food Processing Assistant (short upper secondary vocational education)

We train professional staff in companies as well as in food and hospitality establishments. We organize pastry, bakery, culinary, veterinary, and computer courses and also culinary workshops for children. Quality education and performance are our fundamental goals, so we provide our upper secondary and undergraduate students as well as adult participants with the best conditions for education and achieving high-quality learning outcomes.

We also operate successfully in the field of international mobility. We have established a career center that assists students in their steps towards further education or employment. We encourage and provide professional development opportunities for our employees, ensuring excellent working conditions. We pay great attention to employee satisfaction, utilizing certifications, such as Družini prijazno podjetje (family-friendly employer certificate), Certifikat zdravju prijazna organizacija (health-friendly organization certificate), and since 2020 also Družbeno odgovoren delodajalec (socially responsible employer certificate). We engage with the community through numerous activities, various projects, and our own initiatives. Additionally, we organize and host the international professional conference Trends and Challenges in Food Technology, Nutrition, Hospitality, Tourism, Education and Training.

• FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND NUTRITION

Short term tertiary education (2 years) Upon the successful completion of Vocational College (this programme), students are awarded the title of Food Technology and Nutrition Engineer.

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• HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM

Short term tertiary education (2 years) After successful completion of this programme, students are awarded the title of Hospitality and Tourism Manager

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• GENERAL UPPER-SECONDARY SCHOOL

General upper-secondary education (4 years) The emphasis of General Upper Secondary School is primarily on natural sciences, such as biology, chemistry, biotechnology and microbiology.

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• THE VETERINARY TECHNICIAN PROGRAMME

Technical upper-secondary education (4 years)

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• NATURE PROTECTION TECHNICIAN

Technical upper-secondary education (4 years)

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• FOOD PROCESSING AND NUTRITION TECHNICIAN 

Technical upper-secondary education (4 years)

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• FOOD PROCESSING AND NUTRITION TECHNICIAN VTE

Vocational-technical upper-secondary education (3 + 2years)

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• CONFECTIONER

Vocational upper-secondary education (3 years)

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• BAKER

Vocational upper-secondary education (3 years)

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• BUTCHER

Vocational upper-secondary education (3 years)

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• BIOTECHNOLOGY AND CARE ASSISTANT

Short-term vocational education - 2 years

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• In our KRUHarije in CUKRnije Shop, we offer pastry and bakery products to the local residents, prepared in our own bakery and confectionary.
• At BIC Ljubljana, you can enroll in confectionery, bakery, culinary and cooking courses. We also offer courses in veterinary science, children's culinary workshops, birthday celebrations and a brewing class
• Since 2014, the Biotechnical Educational Centre Ljubljana has been running the Primula teashop located in the University Botanic Gardens Ljubljana.
• In 2015, we opened the first school veterinary clinic in Slovenia.
• Since November 2014, the school centre has been a part of the project Učilna okusov, the business premises located at the Ljubljana’s central Market that offers local produce and dishes typical of a particular region of the Slovenian countryside.
• The Career Center at BIC Ljubljana is open to all students and adult participants in education at the Biotechnical Educational Center in Ljubljana. 
• In October 2015, BIC Ljubljana also opened the Culinary and Tourism Centre KULT316, which represents a unique and representative example of modern educational practice in hospitality, tourism, food technology and nutrition. The new premises enable further education and high school students to gain practical experience in a real-life learning environment, as the centre is open to the public. The Culinary and Tourism Centre KULT316 boasts a demonstration kitchen, a learning kitchen, a conference room, a wine cellar, an information point, a restaurant and a café.
• The first school microbrewery in Slovenia has been operating on our premises since 2016.
• The first school tourist agency in Slovenia has been operating on our premises since 2017.
• In 2019, we launched kulinaricna-dozivetja.eu, our new brand and website with recipes, blogs on culinary heritage and interesting facts about various regions from Pannonia to the Adriatic Sea.
• In 2020, we opened EcoHouse BIC Ljubljana, a wooden and almost zero energy school building for students in the Nature Protection Technician program. 
• In 2022, we began operating the renovated café of the Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, FGG Café.
• At BIC Ljubljana, we provide catering for various meetings, receptions, events, and other social gatherings.
• In the school vivarium, there are several species of fish (tropical aquarium, Malawi aquarium, puffer fish aquarium), several species of reptiles (turtles, lizards, snakes), and quite a few different species of insects (cockroaches, mealworms, beetles, desert locusts, isopods), as well as the American bullfrog, Giant African snail, chinchilla, and chameleon.
• At BIC Ljubljana, we have been organizing the International Professional Conference Trends and Challenges since 2010, where we present the latest trends, practices, ideas and challenges in the fields of hospitality, tourism, food technology, nutrition, education and training to the public.
• Since October 2014, BIC Ljubljana has been part of the Slovenian Network of Volunteer Organizations, which is the largest thematic network recognized in the country. 

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