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As part of the CEEPUS exchange program, mag. Klaudia Tomasik from the Krakow University of Economics visited UP FM

At UP FM in Koper, mag. Klaudia Tomasik from the Krakow University of Economics (Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie) in Kraków, Poland, is on an exchange program within the CEEPUS framework, where she is preparing her doctoral dissertation.

Mag. Klaudia Tomasik is currently spending three weeks at the University of Primorska in Koper, where she is intensively working on her doctoral thesis. Under the watchful eye of Prof. Štefan Bojnec, she is developing her research and gaining new perspectives in an...

Guest Lecturers Share Entrepreneurial Insights with Students

On March 25, students attending the Principles of Entrepreneurship lecture had the opportunity to learn from three distinguished guest lecturers: mag. Tina Jančar Matekovič from the Regional Development Center Koper and entrepreneurial couple Eva and Alexander Vasilyev from Russia. The lecture provided valuable insights into business development, networking, and entrepreneurship

22nd UP Solemn Academy

The University of Primorska celebrates its anniversary every year in the week around March 17, as it was entered in the court register on March 17, 2003. Thus, the UP Week is held every year, and within the framework of this week there is always a Solemn Academy, at which the UP recognizes all those who have contributed to the reputation, development and success of the University through their work or activities. This year’s awardees also include our Head of the Department of Management, Prof. Dr. Mirko...

Prof. Dr. Štefan Bojnec participated in the Third Annual Meeting of KRPAN Consortium Partners in Maribor

The third annual meeting of KRPAN Consortium partners with the exchange of good practices took place on 20 March 2025 at the Rectorate of the University of Maribor. Prof. Dr. Štefan Bojnec participated in the event, namely in a panel discussion entitled: Gender equality and inclusion, challenges and opportunities in the Horizon Europe programme.

"Research article on empowering women in sustainable agriculture among the 100 most downloaded in Scientific Reports"

The world-renowned publisher Nature has sent a message to Scientific Reports stating that the research article by Imre Fertő and Štefan Bojnec, titled "Empowering women in sustainable agriculture", received 3893 article downloads in 2024, placing it among the 100 most downloaded documents on sustainability published in Scientific Reports, which published over 1190 articles on sustainability in 2024.

We are proud of this outstanding achievement, as research and contribution to sustainable development hold...

The course Business Law within the T4EU Bachelor track

In the spring semester, the course Business Law will be taught in English at UP FM, also as part of the T4EU Bachelor track. The hybrid delivery of the course allows an additional 24 students, mostly from the University of Alicante, to participate, which will provide an opportunity for UP FM to present this course within T4EU, highlighting its pedagogical excellence. The course will be delivered by Assis. Prof. Dr. Mitja Grbec and Assistant Nikola Jovanović.

Lecture by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Larisa Gaiser at the Faculty of Management: Economic Intelligence Activity and Case Studies from Practice

Prof. Dr. Žiga Čepar hosted a lecture Assoc. Prof. Dr. Larisa Gaiser on February 26, 2025, as part of the first-year course "Economic Environment of the Company" in the Bachelor's degree program in Management.

Dr. Larisa Gaiser is an associate professor of macroeconomics and a lecturer in the fields of geopolitics and security studies at Slovenian and foreign universities. From 2012 to 2014, she was the vice president and acting president of the Mediterranean University EMUNI. As a consultant, she...

Symposium and Academic Assembly of UP FM Employees

On Thursday, February 20th, a Symposium and Academic Assembly for employees took place at the Faculty of Management. The event was an excellent opportunity for exchanging opinions among employees and enabled a deeper discussion on key topics affecting research and teaching activities at the faculty. Additionally, it provided an opportunity to learn about the latest developments in open science and ethical guidelines that are essential for the further development of research.

ErasMeeting

On Thursday, February 19, 2025, the ErasMeeting event took place at the INNolab of the Faculty of Management, organized by student tutors in collaboration with the student tutor coordinator, Narajan Mehmedović, and the teacher tutor coordinator, Assoc. Prof. Suzana Laporšek.

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