With its commitment to research excellence and the creation of a stimulating environment for the achievement of high quality research, the University of Novo mesto competes and cooperates with Slovenian and international research institutions in scientific research projects and carries out activities aimed at solving local and global challenges together with local, national and international economic and non-economic organisations.
The researchers and research groups of the University of Novo mesto conduct scientific research within the framework of four scientific fields (engineering, medicine, social sciences and interdisciplinary research).
The research and development activities of individual faculties and institutes are presented below: