The University of Ljubljana organised the 4th University goes on the market festival, the largest event intended to integrate and network students and employers, held in Kongresni trg in front of the Rectorate. At the event University of Ljubljana students made connections with representatives of 46 companies operating on the Slovenian market. They learned about quick date forms, rehearsed a job interview, made new networks and acquaintances, and discussed ideas and possibilities of potential cooperation.
The Faculty of Civil and Geodetic Engineering, University of Ljubljana, co-organised the conference Wood – material in harmony with nature within the scope of the ‘Beauty of the Wooden Ambient’ event. Participants were acquainted with the advantages of using wood in terms of establishing a positive attitude to this natural resource.
Researchers from the Veterinary Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Katja Kozinc and Prof. Dr. Gregor Majdič and their Italian colleagues researched molecular mechanisms of spleen development and disorders leading to underdeveloped spleen disease in humans, which are still largely unknown. They assessed the impact of Tlx1 gene in spleen development. The achievement was published in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. The results of the research are important for understanding the normal course of spleen development and particularly for understanding the occurrence of inborn defects in its development.
A team from the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, won the international competition in understanding asylum law, the International Asylum Law Moot Court Competition, which took place in Trnava in Slovakia. The team confirmed the quality work, particularly by the Legal Clinic for Refugees and Foreigners at the Faculty of Law, University of Ljubljana, as this was not the first time our competitors won top spots.
The Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, organised an international event entitled Green infrastructure – new challenges for urban landscape planning. More than 180 participants from Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Serbia, Slovenia and the USA listened to 13 lecturers from Croatia, Germany, Great Britain, Portugal, Serbia and Slovenia. The event highlighted the urgency of strategic and comprehensive planning of green surfaces and noted the importance and role of green surfaces for the quality of living environment, mitigation of climate change impacts and enhanced resilience of towns against their consequences. It also highlighted the role of green surfaces in the generation of social, cultural and economic value of the urban environment.
