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Tuesday, 4 April 2023 UP ALUMNI WEEK PROGRAMME

17–21 April 2023

GREEN, DIGITAL & INCLUSIVE UP: TO ENCOURAGE, EXPAND, AND ENGAGE IN THE UP ALUMNI COMMUNITY

Join us for the UP Alumni Week 2023 and start co-creating stories of new knowledge, success, friendships, and opportunities to share, connect, and exchange – both on a personal and professional level.

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MONDAY, 17 APRIL 2023

  • 10.00    Workshop: CREATIVE SUPERVISION: SUPPORT IN FACING THE CHALLENGES OF THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Assist. Prof. Aleksandra Schuller, PhD (UP FHŠ premises, Titov Trg 5, 6000 Koper)
  • 10.00    Lecture: MY BOSS THE ALGORITHM – CHALLENGES OF ALGORITHMIC MANAGEMENT FOR THE FUTURE OF WORK, Assoc. Prof. Suzana Laporšek, PhD, and Assist. Barbara Švagan (Zoom)
  • 15.00    Workshop: FAKE NEWS AND INFORMATION LITERACY, Prof. Vlado Kotnik, PhD (UP FHŠ premises, Titov Trg 5, 6000 Koper)
  • 17.00    ALUMNI UP FAMNIT POINT AT EGMO – European Girls’ Mathematical Olympiad (Histrion Hotel lobby, Obala 2, 6320 Portorož)

TUESDAY, 18 APRIL 2023

  • 9.00       UPgrade – Expand Your Knowledge! Fair of Master's and Doctoral Study Programmes of UP (premises of the Rectorate of UP, Armerija UP lobby, Titov Trg 4, 6000 Koper)
  • 10.00    Lecture: DIGITAL TRENDS IN COMMUNICATION WITH DIFFERENT GENERATIONS OF CONSUMERS, Prof. Tina Vukasović, PhD (Zoom)
  • 10.00    Lecture: CRYPTOGRAPHY AFTER QUANTUM COMPUTERS, Assist. Prof. Nastja Cepak, PhD (UP FAMNIT premises, Glagoljaška ulica 8, Koper)
  • 13.30    Lecture: INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO BIODIVERSITY MONITORING, Assist. Aja Bončina (Livade 1.0, Livade 6, 6310 Izola)
  • 15.00    Workshop: BODY COMPOSITION MEASUREMENT IN A NUTRITION COUNSELING OFFICE, Assist. Špela Bužinel and Luka Trapara (UP FVZ premises, Polje 42, 6310 Izola)
  • 15.00    Lecture:✌️VIBEE: NEW GENERATION SOCIAL NETWORK, Tine Flis (UP FTŠ Turistica, Obala 11a, 6320 Portorož)
  • 16.30   Lecture: RESTORATIVE ENVIRONMENTS – ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH PEOPLE FEEL AND FUNCTION BETTER, Assist. Dean Lipovac, PhD (UP FAMNIT premises, Glagoljaška ulica 8, 6000 Koper)

WEDNESDAY, 19 APRIL 2023

  • 10.00    CITY WALK: LAYERS OF KOPER, Assist. Prof. Boštjan Bugarič, PhD (starting point: Titov Trg, 6000 Koper)
  • 15.00    Lecture: HOW WE MANIPULATE OUR INTERLOCUTORS IN COMMUNICATION, Assoc. Prof. Janez Mekinc, PhD (UP FTŠ Turistica premises, Obala 11a, 6320 Portorož)
  • 16.00    Lecture: RUBIK'S CUBE: FROM GROUP THEORY THROUGH ALGORITHMS TO SPEED SOLVING, Assist. Prof. Branko Kavšek, PhD (UP FAMNIT premises, Glagoljaška ulica 8, 6000 Koper)
  • 18.00    Lecture: HOW WE KNOW WHAT WE KNOW, Assist. Katja Berčič, PhD (UP Famnit premises, Glagoljaška ulica 8, Koper)
  • 19.00    Lecture: FRIENDS OR FOES – ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO PLANTS, Assist. Katarina Šoln, PhD (UP FAMNIT premises, Glagoljaška ulica 8, Koper)
  • 19.00    23th FVZ’S EVENING (»FVZvečer«), Department of Applied Kinesiology (Zoom)

THURSDAY, 20 APRIL 2023 – MEETUP

       

JOIN US FOR THE MAIN EVENT OF THE UP ALUMNI WEEK!

Avla UP FAMNIT (Glagoljaška ulica 8, 6000 Koper)

  • 17.00     Osminka Quintet
  • 17.10     Career Stories of UP Alumni (video)
  • 17.20     Welcome Speech from the Rector of the University of Primorska, Prof. Klavdija Kutnar, PhD, and the President of Alumni UP, Assoc. Prof. Mirko Prosen, PhD
  • 17.30     Osminka Quintet
  • 17.35     »Per Aspera Ad Astra«: a Talk with the President of the National Council of the Republic of Slovenia, Mr. Marko Lotrič
  • 17.50     Stand-up Performance, Perica Jerković
  • 18.10     Mingling with refreshments and music

FRIDAY, 21 APRIL 2023

  • 10.00    Workshop: KINESIOLOGISTS – FROM THE UNIVERSITY TO (SELF)EMPLOYMENT, Assoc. Prof. Klemen Širok, PhD (UP FVZ premises, Polje 42, 6310 Izola)
  • 11.00    Lecture: COMPUTATIONAL TECHNIQUES FOR BINOMIAL DIVISIBILITY BY TWO PRIMES, Assoc. Prof. Russ Woodroofe, PhD (UP FAMNIT premises, Glagoljaška ulica 8, 6000 Koper)
  • 15.00    Lecture: DIMENSIONS OF DIVERSITY AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING Assist. Metka Malčič (UP FHŠ premises, Titov Trg 5, 6000 Koper)

The project is co-financed by the Republic of Slovenia, the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation and the European Union – NextGenerationEU. The project is implemented in accordance with the Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) under the development area Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth, component Strengthening competencies, in particular digital competencies and those required by the new professions and the green transition (C3 K5), for the investment measure Investment F. Implementation of pilot projects, the results of which will serve as a basis for the preparation of a roadmap for the reform of higher education for a green and resilient transition to a Society 5.0: project Pilot Projects for the Reform of Higher Education for a Green and Resilient Transition.