The title obtained by the graduate: diplomirani krizni menedžer (VS), diplomirana krizna menedžerka (VS)

Crisis management is an inevitable component of all business processes in organizations both in state-owned and private enter­prises. Due to social, economic and cultural changes faced in Slovenia and abroad the short term goal is to develop a study program in Slovenia covering the field of crisis management. In public administration, in the field of protection, rescue and critical infrastructure, there is a pressing need for an effective response to crisis situations. The need for skills in the field of crisis management is permanently present in the management of organizations. Furthermore, the field of crisis management is associated with the organization and preparation of comprehensive plans needed for risk situations and crisis in organizations and society. Graduate of the Crisis Management degree program is trained in the application of methodological knowledge (analytics, simulation and modelling) in solving practical problems of crisis management, further he is trained to manage operational crisis management in different organizations, of performing operational work in the field of crisis management and coordination, and furthermore to plan and organize work with human resources, to resolve uncertainties and establishes basic mechanisms of stress management in organizations in case of crisis.

The objective of the Crisis management program is to educate students for:

• facing uncertainty and comprehensive risk management;
• the ability to mediate and solve crisis situations in the area of internal risk management in organizations, external risk management associated with organizations and external risk management that extend beyond the framework of organizations;
• crisis prevention at the organizational level and in the environment; and
• acquiring managerial competencies (strategy design, goal setting, operation management, information management, management of people and other resources) and personal competencies (professional development, psychology, social skills, self-management).

Current in the field of the study program:

• Interview with the Dean, Full Professor PhD Iztok Podbregar on Maribor RTV
• Interview with the Dean, Full Professor PhD Iztok Podbregar in the newspaper DELO
• Opinion of Full Professor PhD PhD Teodora Ivanuš on current developments in the field of crisis management

Areas mastered by a graduate of undergraduate studies: