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The Guild: A sustainable and just transition must remain a priority amid emerging global crises
On 1 April 2025, The Guild – an international network of European research-intensive universities – published a new policy document reaffirming the universities' commitment to addressing the challenges of the sustainability transition with recommendations for policymakers. The University of Ljubljana (UL), a member of The Guild, actively contributed to the preparation of this key publication.
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University of Ljubljana adopts its first comprehensive sustainability strategy for 2025–2030, with a vision up to 2040
At its 36th regular session on Tuesday, 25 March 2025, the Senate of the University of Ljubljana (UL) adopted the UL Sustainability Strategy 2025–2030 (including its vision up to 2040). The Strategy aims to strengthen the UL’s contribution and commitment to co-creating a sustainable transformation of society and a shared sustainable future – through its research, development and artistic work, as well as its daily operational processes. With this step, the UL joins other higher education institutions that have already outlined their commitments and goals relating to the sustainable transformation of higher education and the broader natural and social environment through strategic documents of this kind.
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DGNB Gold pre-certificate for the Faculty of Medicine
We are proud to report that we have been awarded the DGNB Gold pre-certificate for sustainable building, which will enable the UL Faculty of Medicine to create modern research and teaching premises. The Faculty of Medicine thus becomes the first university building and first public building in Slovenia (and in this part of Europe) to hold this certificate, and one of only five buildings in Slovenia so far to have obtained a certificate that is making a significant contribution to the development of sustainable building in this country.
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Veterinary Faculty project in the process of obtaining DGNB certification
In accordance with University of Ljubljana (UL) guidelines regarding the principles of sustainable development in planning and construction processes, we have begun the process of pre-certification of the Veterinary Faculty project within the sustainable building assessment system promoted by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB).
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Ceremony to mark the establishment of the UNESCO Chair on Teacher Education for Sustainable Development
A gala ceremony was held at the Assembly Hall of the Rector’s Office to mark the official founding of the UNESCO Chair on Teacher Education for Sustainable Development at the University of Ljubljana, which will be headquartered at the Faculty of Education. The Chair will facilitate cooperation between international researchers and teaching staff at the university and those based in other institutions within the country and around the world.
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Food for thought: discussing the menu of the future with scientists
The University of Ljubljana invites you to the Food for thought Festival, a series of interdisciplinary events organised by the University in collaboration with the "Jožef Stefan" Institute and the Institute of Chemistry. The festival menu has a sustainable theme and brings together researchers, UL alumni and students around a common table to discuss current societal issues and the challenges of creating sustainable food systems. The events, which will take place between 23 and 25 April, are free of charge,intended for the broader public and (most of them) can also be attended online.
