PLAN YOUR ERASMUS

GOSPOSVETSKA 89, dorm number 16

The rooms are double and single. In the apartments, we also have double and single rooms. A kitchen is shared by 16 students, while the bathroom is located on each side of the hallway and is shared by 8 students. In the apartments, 7 students share a kitchen and two bathrooms.

In the apartments, students are fully responsible for cleaning all spaces themselves. In other dormitories, the common areas (bathrooms, toilets, hallways) are cleaned by cleaning staff, while students must take care of their own rooms and clean up after themselves in the kitchen and dining area.

There are no dishes in the dormitory kitchen. Each room is equipped with a blanket, pillow, and bedsheets. Dorm 16 has only Wi-Fi — no cable connection is required.

The price of a student room in Dorm 16 on the Gosposvetska campus is as follows:

• Double room: €865 + €6.00 (move-in fee) per person

• Single room: €1246 + €6.00 (move-in fee) per person

• Double room in apartments: €1018 + €6.00 (move-in fee) per person

• Single room in apartments: €1396 + €6.00 (move-in fee) per person

These prices are for the entire semester and include all costs, except for laundry. The cost of one laundry token is €3.60 for washing and €1.81 for drying.

We reserve the right to change any prices on the price list.

Photogalery of student dormitory is available here!

QUADRO, Gorkega 45, 2000 Maribor

This dormitory is located approximately 15 minutes on foot from the city center. The rooms are double.
Two rooms (4 students) share a bathroom and toilet, while a kitchen is shared by 8–12 students.
There are no dishes provided in the kitchen.
Each room includes blankets, pillows, and bedsheets.
All rooms have internet access, but you will need your own UTP cable.

The dorm is calm and quiet, and students are expected to respect the inventory and maintain cleanliness.
Students must clean their own rooms, as well as the bathroom, toilet, and kitchen after each use.
If students neglect hygiene responsibilities despite warnings, they will be required to cover the cost of cleaning.

Near campus Gorkega (QUADRO) is Dvorana Tabor (a sports hall), basketball and tennis courts, football field, skating hall called Ledna dvorana Tabor, Planet Tuš with cinema halls and bowling.

Double room in Dorm 14 (Quadro):
€1246.00 + €6.00 (one-time move-in fee) per person for the entire semester.
The price includes all costs except for laundry.

We reserve the right to change any prices on the price list.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

1. Erasmus students will recieve an appeal for application for student dormitory with the official acceptance letter. Before that students should read the rules for accomodation at Student dormitories.

2. You must pay a security deposit (300 €) and it will be refunded to you after your departure, if there is no damage done in your room, etc.

3. The rent for the whole semester (you have to pay in one single instalment) you can pay either, together with the deposit, through the bank, or when you arrive in dorm. If you decide to pay the rent at your arrival, you will receive a bill for a rent and 6,00 € for costs of moving in, which you will have to pay in one single instalment.

In case of prolonging the study at the University of Maribor, this contract can be prolonged with an Annex. In this case student pays for the second semester at the beginning of the semester, in one single instalment.

A bit more expensive way of staying in Maribor is renting a private room or flat. You are advised to book accommodation before your arrival. Changing accommodation between your Erasmus exchange is not wished due to the resident permit which is bound to one address in Slovenia. In private dormitories prices may vary, you can choose between double or single room.

OTHER

Here you can find the list of contacts for private dormitories:

TABLE OF PRIVATE DORMITORIES

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APARTMENTS

There is also an option to live in a private apartment. Prices and capacities may vary from location to location. Therefore, it is the best to contact the owner of accommodation and ask about the details. Below, you can find the list of websites where you can check your accommodation and list of the owners who offered accommodation for Erasmus students in past years. If you seek for further help, you can also ask your Erasmus buddy.

HOW TO AVOID POTENCIONAL SCAMS

Lately we have been witnessing an increasing amount of online frauds regarding accommodation, especially those connected to social media platforms. Because Facebook is amongst the most widely used approaches for locating victims, we prepared a short guide on how to detect a fraud. We’ve prepared some key steps on how to check that an apartment offer might be a scam:

• First rule, do not seek accommodation in Facebook groups, such as Facebook group Erasmus accommodation in Maribor. Lately, we closed the group and enabled entrance to the group. However, if you make a successful post in a group you will most likely be contacted from a stranger who will offer you accommodation.

Profiles of these people are usually content empty, with tons of profile pictures that don’t meet in terms of identity. Usually people are not residents of Slovenia but rather other countries. They are also likely to be new to Facebook. If profile is locked, ask for friendship and thoroughly examine the profile.

Example of inconsistent FB profile

– check content ( no real life photos are given)

– person frequently changes name or/ and his/her photos

– check friendships and personal posts and compare it with your profile ( is a manner of

posts similar to something you would be posting or your firiends)

– overall impression of the profile

As seen in a facebook post, there is ALWAYS a third party. Third party

is either given as “my friend, my landlord or my attorney”. These three

characters sooner or later appear in the conversation.

The person giving the ad will never directly be the owner or the landlord.

She or he will always direct you to a third party.

The given example contains all the necessary alert giving points, from

form and content of the ad to turned off commenting and fake profile.

However the email is given. Read on what will happen once the contact

is made by email.

Once communication is established, the person who made FB post will

appoint you to his/her friend or landlord who owns the accomodation and

you will continue to chat with the “owner”. The “owner”/”landlord” is

usually non-Slovenian resident who is employed in another country and

absence the main reason is for renting the apartment. He/she will want

to know more about you and how serious you are at intention of renting

and will immediately propose a tenancy “contract” which will imply a

rather high amount of deposit up front to a new person involved, usually

an attorney from another country. This way you have at least three

people in a scam chain :

Person who posts on FB and appoints you further to a “friend landlord”

“Landlord” from anorher country who owns the appartment

“Attorney” whom you deposit money to

Please see the example of such correspondence bellow.

Students who are not sure about signing a contract with a private owner can always reach incoming office at University of Maribor to: incoming@erasmus.um.si or call us on +38622355238. We will Immidiately contact the owner of the flat in order to check if its valid.

If you don’t manage to find an accommodation before arrival you can choose temporary stay in one of the hostels.

LIST OF HOSTELS

Students that are studying in one of University of Maribor’s disclocates units should consult the faculty coordinator about their accommodation.

The disloacated units are:

• Faculty for Criminal Justice and Security in Ljubljana,
• Faculty of Organizational Sciences in Kranj,
• Faculty of Logistics in Celje,
• Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences in Hoče,
• The Faculty of Energy Technology in Krško and in Velenje
• Faculty of Tourism in Brežice.