Using a method for the automatic analysis of magnetic resonance images of brains, which was developed at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, it is possible to monitor the development of brain diseases and the course of their treatment very accurately. The method for the snapshot volumetric analysis of multi-sequence MR images was presented by Assist. Prof. Dr. Žiga Špiclin with associates in an article published in NeuroImage, which was then upgraded in Neuroinformatics for monitoring longitudinal changes in atrophy and lesions.
The Ljubljana Exhibition and Convention Centre held the 8th pan- Slovenian education and career fair entitled Informativa, where more than two hundred study programmes were presented to secondary school and university students and adults. Visitors could also meet with representatives of University of Ljubljana Members and receive all information about studies at the University, extra-curricular activities and other services offered to students at the largest university in Slovenia. After the closure of the fair, visitors assessed the University of Ljubljana as the best exhibitor.
The General Assembly of AUF (L'Agence universitaire de la Francophonie) of the Francophone University Association admitted the University of Ljubljana as its member. This opened up numerous new opportunities at the University for cooperation, particularly in the Balkans and central Europe, where several universities and faculties have already become AUF members (Zagreb, Belgrade, Novi Sad, Skopje, Budapest, Bratislava, Prague).
The Rector of the University of Ljubljana Prof. Dr. Ivan Svetlik, the Chairman of the Board of Hram Holding financial company Jaroslav Žontar and a Member of the Board of Hram Holding Sašo Tanko formally signed a sales contract for the purchase of a land plot on the northern side of the Kazina facility in Ljubljana. The University of Ljubljana will thus gain a multi-purpose concert hall along with classrooms and practice rooms that will be used by the Academy of Music of the University of Ljubljana.
The Faculty of Education, University of Ljubljana, organised a one-day international conference entitled Reading literacy – responsibility of all professional workers in education in cooperation with educational institutions. The conference hosted some hundred participants and domestic and foreign experts in literacy who answered various questions relating to the topic.
