Interest in Maritime Studies at higher education levels in the Republic of Slovenia

Future navigating and engineering officers in Slovenia are educated at a higher education level at the Faculty of Maritime Studies and Transportation, Portoroz in two separate courses: Navigation and Mechanical Engineering. The first-year students in both courses, who were registered for the first time, were analyzed for two selected periods of time. For the selected generation of students, the qualities that were important for their success were determined. The final results of the selected generation of final-year students were analyzed and on the basis of this analysis the maritime-programme teachers' work was assessed and, in addition, recommendations for its improvement were made.