Upon an invitation by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Slovenia, the Faculty of Sport, University of Ljubljana, was visited by a delegation of the Chinese Ministry of Education. The purpose of the visit, led by the Chinese Deputy Minister of Education Prof. Dr. Liu Limin, was to learn about and exchange experiences in the education and training of sports staff.
A Unique Design/Glass student at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design, University of Ljubljana, Kristina Drnovšek became one of the finalists in one of the largest international competitions in glass design for the Stanislav Libensky Glass Award 2016 with her diploma thesis The Unbearable Lightness of Being in Glass Shoes. The diploma thesis, produced under the mentorship of Prof. Mag. Tanja Pak in the 2015/2016 academic year, comprises two pairs of glass shoes. The first pair is part of an artistic spatial installation while the other pair features wearable leather shoes with a glass heel.
The Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering, University of Ljubljana, held the 17th Waste Management ‘GzO’16 – green urban mining’ conference. It was attended by 34 domestic and foreign experts on urban waste management. The articles published in the electronic GzO’16 conference proceedings were presented by six domestic and seven foreign lecturers. Within the scope of the event a field trip was made to the new Hazardous Waste Management Centre in Kidričevo, managed by Saubermacher Slovenia.
