Saturday, 19 October 2024 UP FAMNIT researchers among award recipients on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute

The Slovenian National Building and Civil Engineering Institute (ZAG) is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. To mark this occasion, a formal event was held yesterday at the Union Hotel in the heart of Ljubljana.

Numerous distinguished guests gathered at the event. Among them was the keynote speaker, Assist. Prof. Dr. Aleš Žnidarič, Director of ZAG, along with Prof. Dr. José Torero from University College London and Dr. Vanja Samec. The guest of honor was Prof. Dr. Igor Papič, Minister for Higher Education, Science, and Innovation.

Prof. Dr. Klavdija Kutnar, rector of UP, and Prof. Dr. Andreja Kutnar, InnoRenew CoE director, attended the event. UP and InnoRenew CoE have been successfully collaborating with ZAG for several years on various research projects and other activities. ZAG is also one of the founders of the InnoRenew CoE and was a key partner in the InnoRenew project, led by UP.

In addition to the mentioned guests, many representatives from domestic and international companies, as well as research institutes, participated at the event.

Several awards were also presented. Among the award recipients were Assist. Prof. Dr. Andrea Lucherini, who received the Turnšek award, and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Andraž Legat (also a member of the InnoRenew CoE Executive Board), who received the award for lifetime achievement. Both awardees are members of the Department of Applied Natural Sciences at UP FAMNIT.

On this significant anniversary, we sincerely congratulate ZAG and all awardees and look forward to continuing our successful cooperation in the future.