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The international conference “Growth Mindset Teaching in (Higher) Education” is aimed at higher education, primary and secondary school teachers, school counsellors and all providers of adult education. This event is an excellent opportunity to learn about different methods, tools and good practices in teaching students of different majors, as well as participate in various substantive […]

The conference will provide a forum to explore renewable materials and their use for creating healthy, sustainable buildings during five thematic sessions:  Environmentally friendly and energy-efficient materials and practices to improve the built environment Material processing and product design improvements for all stages of a building’s lifecycle to reduce harm and increase efficiency.  Sustainability in the […]

Orientation Days are an excellent opportunity for international students to get to know both their new surroundings and the people who will be part of their study life. This is how they get all the key information about the University of Primorska. An important part of the reception is also the assistance provided with the […]

The panel Education and Innovation for Skills Development: Empowering the next generation, which took place on 29 September 2022, was also attended by the Rector of the University of Primorska, Dr. Klavdija Kutnar, alongside the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Mariya Gabriel, who leads the European Network of Innovative Higher Education Institutions, of which the […]

The leaders of the newly acquired basic projects at UP Famnit are Prof. Dr. Dušanka Janežič, Prof. Dr. Martin Milanič, Prof. Dr. Enes Pasalic, Prof. Dr. Vladimir Batagelj and Dr. Tina Podlogar with her newly acquired postdoctoral project. Assoc. Prof. Sabina Ličen from the Faculty of Health Sciences (UP FVZ) also obtained a new ARRS […]

UP IAM and the Slovene Centre for Suicide Research already joined the “Cycle Around the Globe” campaign and started cycling the length of the Earth, or 40,075 kilometres, joined by cyclists from all over the world. The campaign aims to raise awareness for suicide prevention efforts around the world in order to reduce the incidence […]

The exhibition, in the form of a comic strip by illustrator Lucie Seifert, presents the life of Gregor Johann Mendel from his birth through his years of study in the Czech Republic and Vienna, his entry into a monastery, and his teaching practice. The focus is on his research activities, in particular his experiments in pea cross-breeding and his subsequent discovery […]

“It is my honour to address you as the President of the Republic of Slovenia and the honorary patron of the 4th Woodrise International Conference, the globally recognised conference in the field of contemporary sustainable construction,” said Borut Pahor, Slovenian’s president, in his opening remarks, and added: “I am pleased that Slovenia is hosting the […]

The first part of the programme was moderated by Dr. Vita Poštuvan, who introduced Dr. Klavdija Kutnar, Rector of UP.  She welcomed the participants and emphasised that such large international events are proof of the University’s excellent involvement in the international environment. Dr. Rory O’Connor, President of IASP, congratulated the organisers. Dr. Diego De Leo, Head of the Slovene Centre for […]

The 29th Central-European Olympiad in Informatics CEOI 2022 took place in Varaždin, Croatia, from 24 to 30 July 2022, hosted by Prva gimnazija v Varaždinu and organised by the Croatian Association of Informatics (Hrvatski savez informatičara). 52 high school students from 12 countries took part in the competition, Slovenia was represented by Benjamin Bajd (Gimnazija Kranj; ZRI), Matija Likar (II. Gimnazija Maribor), Jošt […]

At UP IAM, the application deadline has been extended to 29 August 2022 for positions with mentors: Prof. Dr. Enes Pasalic – research field: Mathematics; research programme: P1-0404 Mathematical Modelling and Encryption: from Theoretical Concepts to Real-Life Applications, UP Andrej Marušič Institute Prof. Dr. Dragan Marušič – research field: Mathematics; research programme: P1-0285 Algebra, discrete mathematics, […]

The visit took place in the framework of the project ‘Widths and coloring of graphs’, co-financed on the Slovenian side by the Slovenian Research Agency (ARRS). This is a bilateral research project between the Republic of Slovenia and the French Republic, led by Dr. Riste Škrekovski at UP Famnit for the period 1.1.2022 – 31.12.2023. […]