From 14 to 18 April, Alumni Week is dedicated to all who have completed their studies at UP and who remain connected to the university through collaboration, mentoring, feedback, and acquiring additional skills, increasingly focused on micro-proofing. Thursday, 17 April 2025, was a celebratory day - at the UP Alumni Gala, for the second consecutive year, awards and prizes were presented to those who, through their efforts, support the work of UP Alumni and promote the positive reputation of the University. This year, three awards and three prizes were given, which are described below. We congratulate the recipients and thank all alumni for their active participation in the University's development.

We are proud to present this year’s Alumni UP Award, "Young UP" recipient: Dr. Nina Krohne, Alumni of UP FAMNIT.  

Nina Krohne became the first PhD student of the Suicidology and Mental Health programme at UP FAMNIT in 2024. She won the second prize at the 32nd World Congress of the International Association for Suicide Prevention for the presentation of the results of her PhD thesis. She has participated in several projects of the Slovenian Centre for Suicide Research, including as a content leader of the E-knowledge for Mental Health project, and was selected as a mentor of the international Junior Researcher Programme. For her active involvement in this field, she has been awarded the UP Alumni "Young UP" Award.

Other award recipients are listed HERE.