ISSBS offers foreign exchange students a possibility to get their own Slovenian buddy. Study buddy is a person, a friend, who studies at ISSBS and helps Erasmus students to get used to the new environment. At their arrival they wait for them at a previously agreed location, show them around town and help them with different documentation and application procedures. A study buddy also shows them around the faculty and gives them advice on where to eat well for low prices and which student parties to attend. They introduce them to their lecturers, help them find literature and also help them with their studies. They tell them how to get cheaper tickets for public transport and which mobile operator to choose.

Study buddy is a person who will spend quite some time with you and help you whenever you need them. The international coordinator will send you their contact information (phone numbers and e-mail addresses) before the start of your studies at ISSBS, which will enable you to get in touch with them before arriving to Slovenia. We recommend you to ask your study buddy everything you want to know about your studies and living in Celje (Slovenia), for example about your schedule, shops' opening times, public transport, weather, culture, prices, the cost of living etc. We also recommend you to check up your study agreement with your study buddy to avoid any complications due to your language barrier, such as attending a wrong course etc.