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Prof Dr Grega Strban is Full Professor of Labour and Social Security Law and Head of the Labour and Social Law Department at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, where he previously served as Dean (2018-2022) and Vice-Dean for Economic Affairs (2010-2018). He maintains a dual academic affiliation as Senior Research Associate at the Department of Public Law, University of Johannesburg. His institutional leadership extends to heading the Faculty of Law's research program group since 2014 and coordinating the EU MoveS project on workers' mobility and social security coordination.
Strban's research focuses on Labour Law, Social Security Law, and European Union Law with particular expertise in cross-border social security coordination, healthcare rights, and the impact of digitalization on social systems. His scholarly approach integrates comparative legal analysis with practical policy development, examining how social security systems adapt to demographic shifts, labor mobility, and technological disruption. Recent work explores the tension between solidarity principles and individual responsibility in welfare systems, alongside the legal challenges of long-term care provision in aging societies.
His publication record demonstrates consistent engagement with evolving social law paradigms, particularly evident in his 15 most recent articles spanning 2021-2024. These works reveal three dominant thematic clusters: (1) cross-border healthcare coordination and reverse discrimination issues in EU law; (2) adaptation of social security systems to digital labor markets and mobility patterns; and (3) conceptual evolution of social rights frameworks toward universal dignity-based protection. The publications strategically bridge theoretical legal analysis with concrete policy recommendations for national and supranational institutions.
- Scientific Recognition
- Alexander von Humboldt Fellow (continuous since 2010)
- Three-time recipient of Faculty of Law's Most Echoed Researcher Award (2020, 2021, 2023)
- Roger Dillemans Award for Excellence in Social Security (KU Leuven, 2004)
- Best Young Lawyer of the Year 2000 in Slovenia
Strban's advisory impact extends through multiple high-level appointments including membership on the European Committee of Social Rights (Council of Europe), presidency of the Slovenian Association for Labour Law and Social Security, and vice-presidency roles in both the International Society for Labour and Social Security Law (Geneva) and the European Institute of Social Security (Leuven). His practical influence manifests in national policy through leadership of the Permanent Arbitration Court for collective labor disputes at Triglav Insurance and membership on Slovenia's Strategic Council for Health. Current research infrastructure includes coordination of the EU MoveS project and ongoing collaboration with the Max-Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy where he serves as external expert following his Humboldt Fellowship.
