Midwifery department

In 2026 the Department of midwifery has joined the MiMo (Midwives Moving On) strategic partnership network. The network connects higher education institutions providing midwifery education across Europe and Australia, with the aim of strengthening sustainable international cooperation in education, research, and professional development.

The partnership is coordinated through an international steering committee elected every three years. Participating institutions actively contribute to collaborative initiatives, curriculum development, mobility activities, and research projects.

International Cooperation and Mobility

The MiMo network promotes:

  • International exchange of students and academic staff
  • Short-term clinical placements for midwifery students
  • Joint workshops and academic activities
  • Sharing of best practices in midwifery education and clinical training

Each year, selected students (who are selected through an application process) have the opportunity to participate in short-term clinical mobility placements with partner institutions during designated mobility weeks (2 weeks in autumn and 2 weeks in the spring semester). Academic staff also contribute to annual international workshops and educational activities organized within the network.

Joint Educational and Research Activities

Within the MiMo partnership, several collaborative educational initiatives and research activities is beeing developed.

The network additionally supports:

  • Curriculum benchmarking and harmonization
  • Joint research and scientific projects
  • Development of innovative teaching methodologies
  • International research collaboration in midwifery
  • Knowledge transfer between academia and clinical practice

Strategic Focus Areas at the University of Ljubljana

The participation of the University of Ljubljana in the MiMo network contributes to:

  • Strengthening international midwifery education
  • Enhancing evidence-based maternal and newborn care and families
  • Expanding interdisciplinary research opportunities
  • Supporting professional mobility and lifelong learning
  • Building long-term strategic partnerships in healthcare education and research

Project Team at Faculty od Health Sciences

  1. Tita Stanek Zidarič, BSc, MSc, RM, IBCLC, Senior Lecturer, Erasmus + Departmental Coordinator
  2. Metka Skubic, BSc, MSc, PhD, RM assist. prof.
  3. Lucija Trojer, BSc, MSc, RM, assist.

Partner Institutions

The MiMo strategic partnership includes the following institutions:

  1. Haute École de Namur Liège Luxembourg, Belgium
  2. University of Brighton, United Kingdom
  3. Mälardalen University, Sweden
  4. Karel de Grote University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Belgium
  5. Tallinn Health University of Applied Sciences, Estonia
  6. International Hellenic University, Greece
  7. Oulu University of Applied Sciences, Finland
  8. Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences, Finland
  9. Edith Cowan University, Australia
  10. University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

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