General information
Code: V5-2551 AR Gerdina
Period: 1.9.2025 - 28.2.2027
Project leader at FDV: doc.dr. Otto Gerdina
Research activity: Social sciences
Abstract
Housing is a basic human need that plays an important role in the lives of individuals, especially students, who experience major life changes when they enter higher education. Students' living conditions affect their well-being and create the conditions for their successful studies. Nevertheless, the availability and accessibility of housing is becoming an increasingly important social and political challenge. The lack of affordable, quality housing in suitable locations is an obstacle for many students who find it difficult to afford adequate accommodation. In Slovenia, student residences are occupied to a greater extent than the number of places available. Research shows that only a small proportion of students live in student dormitories, while many live with their parents or in private rented accommodation, which is often too expensive, creating financial difficulties, especially for students from socially disadvantaged families. The lack of student accommodation is consequently becoming an increasingly serious problem in larger higher education centres such as Ljubljana, Maribor and Koper. Problems with the availability of student accommodation are likely to increase in the future, as current capacities are insufficient to meet the needs of students. Landlords are also taking advantage of the housing shortage and raising prices, which further complicates the situation for students, especially those from lower-income families, as well as for other people looking for rental housing on the housing market. Student accommodation in Slovenian higher education centers is therefore a pressing problem that has been recognized, but so far no research has been conducted on how this affects the accessibility and effectiveness of completing studies and the housing market, as pointed out by the latest studies conducted in other countries. The purpose of the research project is to analyze the accommodation of the student population in higher education centers in Slovenia and the impact of students' accommodation on the accessibility and successful studies and on the housing market.
The phases of the project and their realization
The research project will last 18 months and is divided into five work packages.
Research Organisation
https://cris.cobiss.net/ecris/si/en/project/23439
Researchers
https://cris.cobiss.net/ecris/si/en/project/23439
Citations for bibliographic records
https://cris.cobiss.net/ecris/si/en/project/23439
Key words
housing conditons, student academic achievement, students, survey
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG4 | Quality education
SDG11 | Sustainable cities and communities
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