Editing University of Maribor (section)

==History==
The university's roots reach back to 1859 when a theological seminary was established with the encouragement of Maribor bishop and patriot [[Anton Martin Slomšek]]. More faculties were established during the late 1950s and early 1960s; the faculties of economics, business, and technology in 1959, agronomy and law in 1960, and pedagogy in 1961. The university's opening ceremony occurred on 19 September 1975. The 1970s was a decade of exponential rise in the number of higher education institutions in the former Yugoslavia when alongside Maribor universities in [[University of Osijek|Osijek]], [[University of Rijeka|Rijeka]], [[University of Split|Split]], [[University of Mostar|Mostar]], [[University of Montenegro|Podgorica]], [[St. Clement of Ohrid University of Bitola|Bitola]], [[University of Banja Luka|Banja Luka]], [[University of Kragujevac|Kragujevac]] and [[University of Tuzla|Tuzla]] all opened their doors.

Rectors of the University of Maribor were Dali Džonlagić, Alojz Križman, [[Ludvik Toplak]], Ivan Rozman and Igor Tičar. In late 2017 and early 2018, Jan Žan Oplotnik was acting rector for almost one year. In 2018 Zdravko Kačič was elected rector.