Faculty of Organisation Studies in Novo Mesto

The Institute of Organisational Studies (IOS), which is part of FOS, has set itself the goal of promoting excellent research activities and has established individual centres for this purpose: • Centre of Excellence • ITRC LEAD Centre • Centre for the Study of Contemporary Social Challenges • Centre for Development and European Studies • Centre for Innovative Tourism. FOS thus offers knowledge in the field of higher education teaching, research, counselling and education, covering the following areas: • Assessment of Business Excellence - EFQM & TQM model • Quality assurance • Quality in education • Pedagogical-dragogical skills • Open and distance learning, e-learning, AI tools • HRM processes, well-being, communication, emotional intelligence, coaching • Social research, anthropological organisational research, research, measurement, analysis • Management skills, models, business practises, organisational behaviour • Professional orientation • European research topics • It also offers training on topics such as intercultural communication, business coaching, AI tools in education, leadership, business excellence, ISO certifications, change management and conflict resolution. International cooperation is very important to FOŠ, for the development of knowledge, exchange of ideas, promotion of cultural diversity, internationalisation of organisations, and scientific research and innovation. One of the most important benefits of international cooperation at the Faculty is the possibility of student and staff mobility through the Erasmus+ programme and the implementation of various international research and educational projects. Since 2015, the faculty has organised the New Paradigm of Organisational Theories academic conference every year in collaboration with other higher education institutions. At the conference, they offer young doctors of science, doctoral students and university teachers and researchers a place to present already recognised and emerging contributions to science. Since 2012, the Faculty has been publishing the scientific journal Journal of Universal Excellence and, since 2016, the journal Challenges to the Future. The journal is indexed in databases DOAJ, EBSCO, ASCI-Database, COBISS, dLib, Google scholar, ICI World of journals, MIAR, WorldCat (OCLC), QOAM The faculty also publishes monographs by Slovenian and international authors. The Faculty of Organisation Studies in Novo Mesto is also a member of the RENET network (Researchers' Excellence network).