The legal basis of the Ukrainian-Slovenian cultural and humanitarian cooperation: Protocol on cooperation between and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia (28 January 1994) and the Agreement between the Government of Ukraine and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on cooperation in culture, science and education (12 May 1997).

As well as the cooperation in the field of research and education is through direct contact, within individual programs of higher education.

Ukrainian community: Ukrainian diaspora in Slovenia has about 2,000 people. Ukrainians living in Slovenia work as scientists, doctors, athletes. There are 4 Ukrainian organizations in Slovenia: «Karpaty», «Ljubljana-Kyiv», «Rokavička» and «Bereginja».