A research team from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, was the first in the world to publish the results of a research on the efficiency of a universal screening programme for familial hypercholesterolemia in children in the leading cardiology journal Journal of American College of Cardiology. Familial hypercholesterolemia was confirmed at genetic level in 57 percent of the children referred to a clinic for increased cholesterol levels. Early detection and treatment of this disease is vital for the reduction of risks in the development of premature cardiovascular diseases.
At the Faculty of Computer and Information Science, University of Ljubljana, we hosted the prestige international ISSEP conference (International Conference on Informatics in Schools: Situation, Evaluation and Perspectives) and a conference for Slovenian teachers entitled Up-bringing and education in an information society (VIVID), which featured in-depth discussions and successful international examples of teaching computer and information science. The purpose of both conferences is to train the youth to create information and communication technologies.The conferences, which were attended by over two hundred domestic and foreign researchers and practitioners in computer science education, took place within the scope of the Information Societymulti-conference.
At the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, we organised the first World Congress on Electroporation in biology and medicine, which included the topic of food and environmental technologies, with presentations by researchers from 42 countries. The honorary patron of the Congress was the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor.
At the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ljubljana, we organised the International Conference on Engineering Vibration ICoEV 2015, which was attended by two hundred participants from 31 countries across the world. The conference held a comprehensive debate on new developments in engineering vibration, with emphasis placed on non-linear fluctuations.
