Jožef Stefan Institute

The Jožef Stefan Institute is the largest research institute in Slovenia. The main research areas are physics, chemistry, molecular biology, biotechnology, information technologies, reactor physics, energy and environment. Out of 800 employees, 400 are Ph.D scientists.

The mission of the Jožef Stefan Institute is the accumulation - and dissemination - of knowledge at the frontiers of natural science and technology to the benefit of society at large through the pursuit of education, learning, research, and development of high technology at the highest international levels of excellence.

The Institute was founded in 1949 at a time when scientific research was expanding rapidly throughout the world. Initially established as an institute for Physics within the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, it is today involved in a wide variety of fields of both scientific and economic interest. After close to 60 years of scientific achievement, the Institute has become part of the image of Slovenia.

Over the last 60 years it has created a number of important institutions, such as the University of Nova Gorica, the Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School and the Ljubljana Technology park

List of departments

 * Physics
 * F1 Theoretical Physics
 * F2 Low and Medium Energy Physics
 * F3 Thin Films and Surfaces
 * F4 Surface Engineering and Optoelectronics
 * F5 Condensed Matter Physics
 * F7 Complex Matter
 * F8 Reactor Physics
 * F9 Experimental Particle Physics


 * Chemistry and Biochemistry
 * B Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
 * K1 Inorganic Chemistry and Technology
 * K3 Physical and Organic Chemistry
 * K5 Electronic Ceramics
 * K6 Engineering Ceramics
 * K7 Nanostructured Materials
 * K9 Advanced Materials
 * O2 Environmental Sciences


 * Electronics and Information Technologies
 * E1 Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics
 * E2 Systems and Control
 * E5 Open Computer Systems and Networks
 * E6 Communication Systems
 * E7 Computer Systems
 * E8 Knowledge Technologies
 * E9 Intelligent Systems


 * Reactor Engineering and Energetics
 * R4 Reactor Engineering

Selection of online services from the Institute

 * IST-World Portal for analysis of European research
 * VideoLectures.Net Collection of videos of scientific events