Pomorstvo in promet

The evaluated doctoral study of the 3rd level of "Maritime and Transport Science" is undoubtedly necessary in the region. In Slovenia, it is carried out in this form only at the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transport, especially when it comes to topics related to maritime affairs. Nevertheless, the program does not comprehensively cover the field of maritime affairs and even more the very broad field of transport, as this is simply not possible due to the small size of the faculty with limited human resources. The faculty also involves pedagogical staff from other faculties of the University of Ljubljana in the study program, mainly in the role of co-mentors. Likewise, it would be useful to invite experts from the wider community, including from abroad, as holders and performers of subjects in areas that are important for maritime affairs and transport but cannot be handled by the faculty's own staff. Perhaps in this way the faculty could attract a larger number of students, including those from abroad, to the program. Currently, the number of students is very low, although the conditions for running the program are good and the program is currently following the trends in the field it covers. The small number of students allows the study process to be carried out completely individually, mostly in the form of consultations, which is appropriate for the third level of the study program, but students would also like to see more interaction, sharing of opinions, experiences, ideas, etc. Also, the supervision of students and information about their duties related to the preparation of a dissertation should be better coordinated and less dependent on who supervises a particular student.