ISSBS is a dynamic private HEI located in Celje, Slovenia, founded in 2006, with approximately 500 students, delivering study programmes in the fields of economics, business and administrative sciences at all three levels of study (bachelor, masters and doctoral). Programmes are nationally and internationally accredited by the Slovenian, Austrian and Croatian Agencies for Quality Assurance and Accreditation.

The ISSBS’ internationalisation policy has consolidated and initiated relations with more than 40 HEI and research centres abroad encouraging professors and students to be more involved in European and international exchange programmes. Internationalization is not implemented only by the incoming and outgoing mobility programmes such as Erasmus+KA1, KA107, Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs but also through inclusion of foreign experts and visiting professors in the delivery of study programmes, organization of LLL events in Slovenia or abroad (e.g. International Conference on quality and e- learning in education in Prishtina, Kosovo), promotional programmes of Slovenian research (with study visits in Thailand, Morocco, etc.) as well as involvement in the delivery and coordination of many domestic and international R&D and LLL projects such as 7th Framework Programme, the EACEA Tempus IV, EACEA Lifelong Learning Programme (e.g. EQF, Leonardo da Vinci), Fostering Knowledge Triangle Forum organized by Academy of Economic Studies of Moldova, Chisinau; Learning Forum for Inspiration Economy organized by International Institut of Inspiration Economy, Kingdom of Bahrain, etc. In recent years, ISSBS has carried out three Jean Monnet projects: two Jean Monnet projects (KA1 Learning EU at School) which objectives of promoting education and LLL on the topics of European integration in schools, teachers’ training and raising public awareness on the issues related to the EU; and Jean Monnet Module “EU LAJF (Learning, Action, Job, Fun)” delivered as an elective course titled “Living in the EU: Unity in Diversity” for three consecutive academic years (2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16). Also, ISSBS is a member of many international and regional organisations such as EAIE, UNAI, Danube Excellence Consortium, etc. It has also been awarded the international HR Excellence in Research recognition and became one of national Euraxess contact points as well.

Institution annually organises international scientific conference MakeLearn with participants from over 40 countries, with editors’ panels with over 25 distinguished editors of international scientific journals, as well as research and publishing seminars delivered by respected international professors, etc. Together with partners from Poland and Thailand ISSBS established international publisher ToKnowPress focusing on the publishing of scientific monographs and series of scientific journals (e.g. IJMKL, IJSR). In recent years, ISSBS’s professors have taken over editorship of many international journals such as IJMIE, IJVCM, etc.

In the last few years, ISSBS has intensified cooperation with the University of Bari as well. In 2015, the University of Bari was the local co-ordonator of the Make Learn & TIIM “Managing Intellectual Capital and Innovation for Sustainable and Inclusive Society”. Also, University of Bari established a new international scientific journal “International Journal of Law and Tax” in the context of ToKnowPress.