Maribor High School of Economics and Gymnasium has about 450 students and 40 teachers. It is located in the center of Maribor, near the railway station. Students come from Maribor and its surroundings.
SES-MB is a vocational school and high school focused on entrepreneurship, as well as preparing students for further education at the university. 25 years ago, they were the first school in Slovenia to launch a virtual company, which is now the standard for all economic schools in the country. Another focus of the school is the development of active (and digital) civic competences among students and teachers.
CONTRIBUTION OF THE PARTNERS TO THE ALTIA PROJECT:
SES-MB is a school very well equipped with modern technology. The school uses the BYOD model of using technology in the classroom. They are part of the national project "Innovative learning environment supported by ICT" (Innovative learning environment supported by ICT), where possibilities for introducing new methods and approaches to learning are explored in order to increase students' motivation, develop their competences, interest in lifelong learning and how students would deepen their learning. Teachers attend monthly trainings on the development of their own digital skills and competencies.
Maja Vičič Krabonja, project manager at SES_MB, was involved in most of the national projects for the introduction of ICT in schools in the last decade. She is an experienced teacher trainer on the subject of modern didactics and the introduction of ICT in the teaching and learning process. She is involved in various phases of teacher training at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Maribor, the Institute of Education of the Republic of Slovenia (National Institute of Education of Slovenia), the International School for Social and Business Studies ) and many others. Since he also teaches history and geography in SES-MB, he has a lot of practical knowledge and experience about the use of ICT in school.
PARTICIPATION IN EU PROJECTS IN THE LAST THREE YEARS:
| EU PROGRAME | Year | Project Identification of Contract Number | Applicant Beneficiary Name |
| Erasmus+KA2 | 2018 | 2018-1-IS01-KA201-038797 | Verzlunarskoli Islands |
| Erasmus+KA2 | 2017 | 2018-102-045786 | Celje School of Economics |
| Erasmus+KA2 | 2017 | 2017-102-034380 | Celje School of Economics |
| Erasmus+KA2 | 2017 | 2016-201-021452 | Celje School of Economics |
