The Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering at the University of Ljubljana is home to the Department of Textiles, Graphic Arts and Design, which includes the Chair of Information and Graphic Arts Technology. The premises are located at Snežniška 5 in Ljubljana. The professors, teaching assistants and technical staff are involved in a number of research and teaching activities. These include – but are not limited to – prepress, press and postpress operations, graphic materials, printed electronics, packaging, image processing, information-communication technologies, photography, 3D modelling, colorimetry, typography, graphic design and ecology.

Chair members are lecturers and assistants in the basic and optional courses that are part of the following Bologna study programs:

• Graphic and Interactive Communications (undergraduate level; university study program)
• Graphic and Media Technology (undergraduate level; higher education professional study program)
• Graphic and Interactive Communications (postgraduate level; master’s study programm)
• Textile Engineering, Graphic Communication and Textile Design (doctoral study program)

As part of the study courses, the faculty – together with the students – organizes various exhibitions, presentations and other events. They also perform research work and host national and international conferences and symposia.

Facilities and Equipment

Pedagogical and research work takes place in several laboratories and rooms. In addition to the five computer labs and the photographic studio, There are laboratories for colour management, printing, postpress, chemical experiments and interactive systems at disposal. The goal is to perform high-quality research work and education in the fields of graphic and interactive communications that will provide students with the fundamental theoretical and practical knowledge they will need when working in graphic arts, packaging and papermaking industry, design and advertising agencies, media, educational and research organisations.