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Student tutors

Tutoring is an organized help for students based on a personal approach.

Student tutors guide their protégés (students) and advise them on how to solve their problems. The tutor can also advise students on their choice of study fields, elective courses, further studies, etc. The purpose of tutoring is  to strengthen the contacts between students by exchanging useful information and experiences in the field of studies and student affairs.

Tutors from Master's study programs can offer undergraduate students information from their personal study experience.

Who are student tutors at UP FAMNIT?

In the academic year 2023/2024, UP FAMNIT students can turn to the following student tutors:

Name and surname

Study programme

Andrej Natev

Computer Science (BSc)

Danilo Lazić

Computer Science (BSc)

Dunja Kostić

Computer Science (BSc)

Ekaterina Bochvaroska

Computer Science (BSc)

Hasib Kolaković

Computer Science (BSc)

Marija Ćetković

Computer Science (BSc)

Nikola Kovačević

Computer Science (BSc)
Currently student of  Data Science (MSc) 

Pavel Jolakoski

Computer Science (BSc)

Teodor Veskovski

Computer Science (BSc)

Zhivko Stoimchev

Computer Science (BSc)

Martin Skok

Mathematics (BSc)

Nevena Stojnić

Mathematics (BSc)

Diar Gashi

Mathematics (BSc)

Dmytro Tupkalenko

Matematika, 1. stopnja

Dren Neziri

Matematika, 1. stopnja

Sibora Canhasi

Mathematics (BSc)

Yllkë Jashari

Mathematics (BSc)

Teodora Ilić

Mathematics in Economics and Finance (BSc)

Anastasija Anteljevic

Bioinformatics (BSc)

Igor Heslenji

Bioinformatics (BSc)

Jelena Pašagić

Bioinformatics (BSc)

Saša Krajnović

Bioinformatics (BSc)

Evgenija Gagaleska

Bioinformatics (BSc)

Miha Rupar

Bioinformatics (BSc)

Andjela Končar

Biopsychology (BSc)

Anuška Dinić Nemanič

Biopsychology (BSc)

Eva Krebl

Biopsychology (BSc)
Currently student of Psychology (MSc) 

UP FAMNIT STUDENT TUTORS COORDINATOR

Lana Gorinjac

Biopsychology (BSc)

Nika Varlamova

Biopsychology (BSc)

Nuša Šijanec

Biopsychology (BSc)
Currently student of Psychology (MSc) 

Jovana Lukić

Biopsychology (BSc)

Ajda Oražem

Biopsychology (BSc)

Lea Sodnikar

Conservation Biology (BSc)

Sara Ogrizek

Conservation Biology (BSc)

Eva Špec

Conservation Biology (BSc)

Adele Tamburin

Conservation Biology (BSc)

Erazem Derenčin

Mediterranean Agriculture (BSc)

Milan Milivojčević

Computer Science (MSc)

Teodora Kitanovska

Psychology (MSc)

Student tutors for students with special needs: Saša Krajnović, Evgenija Gagaleska, Andjela Končar, Anuška Dinić Nemanič, Eva Krebl, Lana Gorinjac, Nuša Šijanec, Ajda Oražem, Diar Gashi, Dmytro Tupkalenko, Dren Neziri, Sibora Canhasi, Teodora Ilić, Teodora Kitanovska, Hasib Kolaković, Teodor Veskovski, Milan Milivojčević, Pavel Jolakoski, Lea Sodnikar, Eva Špec, Adele Tamburin.

More information about the tutoring system is available HERE.
It is recommended that students make initial contact with the tutor by e-mail and agree on the next step as soon as possible.

ABOUT TUTORING

Tutoring at FAMNIT is crucial for students' success, providing individual support and mentorship often unavailable during regular lectures.

Additionally, we actively collaborate with professors and academic staff to ensure that tutoring effectively aligns with the curriculum and subject goals. We regularly communicate with professors to understand students' needs and coordinate our activities with the schedule of lectures and exam dates.

Special attention is given to assisting foreign students facing linguistic, cultural, and academic challenges. We strive in various ways to provide equal opportunities for success to both foreign and domestic students, fostering open dialogue, exploration, and trust.

Of course, we also encounter various challenges, primarily time limitations, as tutors are usually students involved in many extracurricular activities. We must be attentive to individual student needs and, most importantly, offer guidance and direction towards independent work.

Tutors are dedicated to creating a supportive environment where students feel encouraged and motivated to learn.

As the coordinator of tutors, I play a crucial role in informing, guiding, and supporting tutors in their workI aim to encourage collaboration among students, tutors, and professors, creating an environment that fosters open dialogue, exploration, and learning. 

Tutoring satisfies me because it allows me to directly impact the student's experience and assist students in their academic and personal growth.  It also allows me to develop organisational and communication skills and collaborate on various projects. Through tutoring, I am constantly learning and growing, where every day brings new challenges and encounters opportunities to improve study environment.  

The tutor role is important and valuable because we can directly contribute with our efforts and encouragement to students' well-being and help them tackle everyday academic challenges. Every success, every moment when we see how a student develops their abilities and pushes their limits, reminded us why we choose to become tutors. The biggest accomplishment of our work is the satisfaction and fulfilment that we feel in the gratitude of the students. Therefore, we are happy that the faculty allows us to be part of this and that we insist and continuing our mission with passion and optimism because every smile, step, and encouragement from us can make someone's day brighter.   -EVA KREBL, UP FAMNIT STUDENT TUTORS COORDINATOR- 

How do I become student tutor?

It's easy! Student tutor can be any student who successfully completed their first year and is enrolled as a BSc, MSc or PhD student at UP FAMNIT. Tutor candidate should fill in the application form and deliver it to the Office of Student Services. Applicants who meet the conditions of the call for applications and are selected will receive a formal decision on their appointment as student tutors. The term of office of a student tutor is one academic year.

The Senate of the University of Primorska at its 26th regular session on 23. 3. 2022 adopted the new Rules on the tutoring system at the University of Primorska, which came into force on 9 May 2022.

The Rules stipulate that the Open Call for tutors is published at least once a year, no later than 1 March.

Tutor work report

Student tutor is required to submit a report on their work as tutor for each academic year, no later than 30 June. Standardized form is available here. The tutor must ensure that the report is co-signed by the coordinator of student tutors, who confirms the content of the report.

Tutor must submit the report to the Office of Student Services which then forwards the report to the teacher tutor coordinator for review.

Based on the approved report and the coordinator of teacher tutor’s recommendation, the competent commission decides on the recognition of the tutoring work. Tutor receives a certificate of their work and an entry in their diploma supplement.

Useful information

The tutors have some useful materials available to help them with their work.

You can read everything about the tutoring system in the Priročniku za tutorje Univerze na Primorskem.Tutoring guides for students with special needs and for foreign students are also available.

Training of student tutors

Tutors have the opportunity for education and training in various workshops and sessions. These are conducted within the framework of Continuing Education for tutors.

Here you can watch a short video about the training of tutors during past academic years.

Teacher tutors

Teacher tutors advise mainly individually. They help students with their studies with the aim of improving their academic achievements in individual fields of study, advise on the choice of elective courses and answer questions about progression to a higher year, completion of studies, and the choice of mentor in the final work. In particular, teacher tutors are available to students with the status of a student with special needs and together they create an individualized study plan.

In the academic year 2023/2024, UP FAMNIT students can turn to the following teacher tutors:

Matjaž Hladnik Bioinformatics (BSc)
Vesna Jug Biopsychology (BSc)
Dunja Bandelj Mediterranean Agriculture (BSc)
Marko Orel Mathematics (BSc)
Rado Pezdir Mathematics in Economics and Finance (BSc)
Branko Kavšek Computer Science (BSc)
Martina Lužnik Conservation Biology (BSc)
Vesna Jug Biopsychology (MSc)
Vlasta Zabukovec Psychology (MSc)
Marko Tkalčič Data Science (MSc)
Vito Vitrih Mathematical Sciences (MSc)
Matjaž Kljun Computer Science (MSc)
Mihael Perman Mathematics with Financial Engineering (MSc)
Andreja Kutnar Sustainable Built Environments (MSc)
Matthew Schwarzkopf Sustainable Built Environments (MSc)
Živa Fišer Nature conservation (MSc)