Saturday, 29 September 2018 Orientation days 2018 in progress
First students are already moving to the Slovenian coastline. To our foreign students, who will start their studies on 1 October, we offered Orientation days 2018. 165 students (of which more than a third are coming from UP FAMNIT) joined the programme.
During the orientation days, new students learn about the environment, the university, its faculties and other relevant organisations, especially Student Organisation of the University of Primorska. The programme was packed with different presentations, visits, tours, workshops and events. In cooperation with the Administrative Unit Koper we took care of the documentation for the temporary residence permits, while students also met their programme study coordinators, researchers and other university staff. On Saturday they started to learn Slovene in an introductory course to the language courses starting in October. Part of the programme was also intended for the students to get to know each other and tutors better. Thus, on Thursday they were presenting the culinary tradition of their home countries, while 8 authors of best photos from the first day got a special chance to dive to the Underwater archaeology park in Strunjan!
Orientation days are finishing on Monday, when they will be combined with the event Welcome, freshmen.
We wish all new arrivals a pleasant stay at UP, the Coast and Slovenia!
Wednesday, 26 September 2018 The last application term for undergraduate and postgraduate studies - until 27 September 2018
Today starts the last application term for undergraduate and postgraduate studies at UP FAMNIT 2018/2019 and lasts until tomorrow 27 September 2018.
The application is possible for all study programmes that are included in the call for enrolment, except for undergraduate study programme Biopsychology.
All information about the application procedure are available here.
For more information please contact the Student Services (e-mail: referat@famnit.upr.si, tel. + 386 5 611 75 75).
Monday, 24 September 2018 UP Scholarship Fund - Call for applications
The call for scholarship applications of the Scholarship Fund of the University of Primorska has been published on Monday, 24 September 2018.
Students who would like to apply must submit the requested documentation by Wednesday 10 October 2018.
The Scholarship Found of the University of Primorska is managed by the University, while it is supported by national, municipal, private and other financial sources. Special emphasis is given on linking students with prospective employers, who invest in the scholarship fund and also have an option to choose which students they will support with their funds.
You can read more about this year invitation here (find the documents in English), for more information please contact the Career Centre of the University of Primorska (05/61 17 636, kariernicenter@upr.si).
Friday, 21 September 2018 Course schedules for the autumn semester 2018/2019
We would like to inform you that the course schedules for the undergraduate and Master's study programmes for the autumn semester 2018/2019 are published on our website. The lectures start on Monday, 1 October 2018 and last until Friday, 18 January 2019.
Students are divided into groups for laboratory work in some courses in undergraduate study programmes (Computer Science – Slovene (1st year, 2nd year), Computer Science – English (1st year), Biodiversity / Conservation Biology (1st year, 2nd year) and Biopsychology (1st year, 2nd year, 3rd year)). The list of students will be published no later than Saturday, 29 September 2018.
Please check the schedule every week, because weekly schedules can differ.
The schedule might change until Friday, 28 September 2018. Please check the schedule again before the beginning of the academic year.
Changes after that will be published in the notices of Student Services. You will be able to find them here: https://www.famnit.upr.si/sl/obvestila (for each study programme separately). We advice all students to register for the news, as they will also receive e-mails with the news and will be notified immediately of any change.
Student Services UP FAMNIT
Friday, 21 September 2018 MASTER'S STUDIES: Begining of courses and meetings with programme coordinators
Dear students,
courses of all Master's programmes will start on Monday, 1st October, as follows:
- Mathematical Sciences (in English): Cryptographic Hash Functions and Block Chains at 8.00 in Famnit-MP7.
Meeting with the programme coordinator: Monday, 1st October at 11.00 in Famnit-MP7; - Computer Science – Selected Topics in Theoretical Computer Science on Tuesday, 2nd October at 9.00 in Famnit-Muzejski3.
Meeting with the programme coordinator: Tuesday, 2nd October at 17.30 in Famnit-Muzejski3; - Nature Conservation – Environmental Microbiology, Monday, 1st October at 9.00 in Famnit-MP6.
Meeting with the programme coordinator: Monday, 1st October at 12.00 in classroom Famnit-MP6.
For any additional questions or information please contact Student Services office (05/611 75 75, referat@famnit.upr.si).
We wish you a lot of academic success in the academic year 2018/2019!
Student Sevices UP FAMNIT
Friday, 21 September 2018 UNIVERSITY RECEPTION OF FRESHMEN – MONDAY, 1st OCTOBER
Dear freshmen!
Your first Academic year is about to start and we are warmly inviting you to take part of the activities and events of the first day!
- 10.00 – 11.00: University of Primorska reception of freshmen on Tito square
- 11.00 – 11.30: UP FAMNIT reception of freshmen – in Slovene, classroom Tramontana (UP FHŠ, Titov trg 5, ground floor)
- 12.00 – 12.30: UP FAMNIT reception of freshmen – in English, classroom Tramontana (UP FHŠ, Titov trg 5, ground floor)
- 11.30 – 13.00: informal socializing in Galeb study room (Kettejeva 1, ground floor)
Meetings with study programmes coordinators:
- Mathematics (Slovene) and Mathematics in Economics and Finance: 13.00 – 13.45 in classroom Famnit-MP6 (Glagoljaška 8, 2nd floor),
- Mathematics (English): 13.45 – 14.30 in classroom Famnit-MP6 (Glagoljaška 8, 2nd floor),
- Computer Science (Slovene): 13.00 – 14.00 in classroom Famnit-VP2 (Glagoljaška 8, 1st floor),
- Computer Science (English): 13.00 – 14.00 in classroom Famnit-VP1 (Glagoljaška 8, 1st floor),
- Conservation Biology: 13.00 – 14.00 in classroom Famnit-Muzejski3 (Muzejski 7, ground floor),
- Bioinformatics (Slovene): 13.00 – 13.45 in classroom Famnit-Muzejski1 (Muzejski 7, ground floor),
- Bioinformatics (English): 13.45 – 14.30 in classroom Famnit-Muzejski1 (Muzejski 7, ground floor),
- Biopsychology: 13.00 – 14.00 in classroom Tramontana (UP FHŠ, Titov trg 5, ground floor).
All courses will start on Tuesday, 2nd October – please check the schedule here (https://www.famnit.upr.si//en/student-pages/timetables). Time and classroom changes will be regularly published on the website (https://www.famnit.upr.si/sl/obvestila), but we advise you to register for the news and notices for your programme, as you will be immediately notified of any change.
See you soon!
UP FAMNIT professors and staff
Wednesday, 19 September 2018 Orientation days 2018
All freshmen from abroad are warmly invited to participate to this year ORIENTATION DAYS where they will get to know the environment and the university.
The program is presented below. You can also download the programme here.
For the registration click here: https://www.upr.si/en/study/orientation-days
UNIVERSITY OF PRIMORSKA ORIENTATION DAYS 2018
Thursday, 27 October 2018
- 9.30 am – 10.15 am: Welcome! Meet the people (Faculty of Humanities, Koper)
- 10.15 am – 11.15 am: About the University of Primorska, Coastline and Slovenia (Faculty of Humanities, Koper)
- 11.15 am – 1 pm: Preparing documents for residence permits / distribution and registration of SIM cards (Faculty of Humanities, Koper)
- 1 pm – 3 pm: Lunch break – own organization
- 3 pm – 4.45 pm: Walking tour of Koper (Start at Tito square, Koper)
- 4.45 pm: Buses depart to Portorož
- 5.30 – 7.30 pm: Who are my fellow students - Country fair & Typical local dish (Faculty of Tourism Studies, Portorož)
- 7.30 pm – 9 pm: Peer in(to) Portorož (Portorož)
- 9 pm: Buses depart to Koper
Friday, 28 September 2018
- 9 am – 12 noon*: Visiting Administrative Unit, Visiting SOUP – arranging subsidised food, sport (Meeting at Tito square, Koper)
- 12 noon – 1 pm: Lunch break – own organization
- 1 pm – 2.30 pm*: Meeting with faculty members and departments (Meeting at Tito square)
- 2.30 pm – 7 pm: SAWE – Safe with science – Researchers’ night (Meeting at Tito square)
* Students of UP FTŠ – Turistica have a separate programme in Portorož
Saturday, 29 September 2018
- 10 am – 10.15 am: Presentation about language courses (Faculty of Humanities, Koper)
- 10.15 am – 1 pm: Crash Slovenian language course (Faculty of Humanities, Koper)
- 1 pm – 2 pm: Lunch break – own organization
- 2 pm: Sport and socialising activities
Sunday, 30 September 2018
- Free day – enjoy the new area!
Monday, 1 October 2018
- from 9 am: Reception of freshmen (Tito square, Koper)
- 10 am – 11 am: Opening of new academic year (Tito square, Koper)
- 11 am / 12 noon: Faculty receptions (UP Faculties)
- 1 pm – 3 pm: Visit to the Administrative Unit (UE Koper)
Tuesday, 2 October 2018 - Start your studies!
- 8 am – 12 noon: Visit to the Administrative Unit (UE Koper)
- 1 pm – 3 pm: Visit to the Administrative Unit (UE Koper)
Monday, 17 September 2018 Jean Monnet Module at UP FAMNIT
We are glad to announce that the European Commission’s Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) has selected, among more than 900 Jean Monnet Module applications, an UP Famnit proposal entitled "European Union Economic Trends".
A Jean Monnet Module is a teaching programme or course in the field of European Union studies. The aim of the modules is to promote research and teaching experience among young researchers, scholars and practitioners in EU issues, foster the publication and dissemination of academic research, create interest in the EU, foster the introduction of an EU angle mainly into non EU related studies and deliver tailor-made courses on specific EU issues relevant for graduates in their professional life.
Therefore, the “European Union Economic Trends” project is yet a new elective course at UP Famnit – a Jean Monnet course – offered to students at their third year of bachelor studies. It is a EU-tailored course that focuses on a set of critical factors that shape the growth and strength of the EU in the years to come. Lately, the resilience of the EU has been challenged by multifaceted crises: the sovereign debt crisis, governance and political turbulences, and - lastly, the migrant/refugee crisis and Brexit. All of the key trends in relation to these problems are shaping the future of the EU and its socio-economic environment.
Therefore, the objective of the course is to provide students with an overview of current trends: political, economic and regulatory, and their implications for the EU economy and EU policymakers. The course focuses on the traditional ‘growth drivers’ such as monetary/fiscal policy, capital markets and other, but also on more alternative growth drivers: social business, ‘disruptive technologies’, fiscal unification, banking union, criptocurrencies, etc.
Assist. Prof. Ana Grdović Gnip, PhD is the academic coordinator and course holder of the project, while other lecturers and researchers from different European institutions will contribute to the implementation of the project in its three-year duration span.
Sunday, 16 September 2018 Prof. Vladimir Batagelj, PhD, co-author of the textbook published by Cambridge University Press
It is our great pleasure to inform that Cambridge University Press is about to publish the third edition of the successful textbook »Exploratory Social Network Analysis with Pajek« co-written by the Slovenian mathematician, Prof. Vladimir Batagelj, PhD, researcher at the University of Primorska and at the Institute of Mathematics, Physics and Mechanics .
An extensively revised and expanded third edition of the successful textbook on analysis and visualization of social networks integrating theory, applications, and professional software for performing network analysis (Pajek). The main structural concepts and their applications in social research are introduced with exercises. Pajek software and datasets are available, so readers can learn network analysis through application and case studies. In the end readers will have the knowledge, skills, and tools to apply social network analysis across different disciplines.
Cambridge University Press is the world's oldest publishing house and the second-largest university press in the world (after Oxford University Press). Its mission is to further the University's mission by disseminating knowledge in the pursuit of education, learning and research at the highest international levels of excellence.
Friday, 14 September 2018 Second application term for postgraduate studies - until 19 September 2018
Today starts the third application term for postgraduate studies at UP FAMNIT 2018/2019 and lasts until 19 September 2018.
The application is possible for all study programme that are included in the call for enrolment.
All information about the application procedure are available here.
For more information please contact the Student Services (e-mail: referat@famnit.upr.si, tel. + 386 5 611 75 75).
Tuesday, 11 September 2018 Summer Camp Math is cool: how science can be fun
At the end of August, an international group of high school pupils participated to the 8th Famnit Summer Camp Math is Cool.
21 young math-enthusiasts enjoyed the five-day long programme of educational, research and social activities in Slovenian and English language. This year they came to Koper from other parts of Slovenia (7), and from Macedonia (6), France (2), Slovakia (2), Poland (2), Hungary (1) and Serbia (1). As usually, the programme was diverse, and the topics new, as some participants have been taking part in the camp for several years in a row, and each time they are looking for new knowledge.
During the lectures, they learned about the functioning of the human brain from a mathematical point of view, they dealt with the theory of combinatorial games, the optimization and planning of transport in the GoOpti system, and the problem of consensus. In addition to the research and project work, groups had the chance to learn more about the world of finance, cryptocurrency and mathematics in biology.
For Akos from Slovakia, it was the first time in Slovenia. Before starting his Bachelor studies in Budapest, he wished to spend a few days by the sea and, of course, in company of young mathematicians: "I really like Koper. Lectures and workshops are of high quality, and I am enjoying the most all topics regarding optimization and game theory." Nina from Paris came to Koper after attending another summer camp in France. In the future, she sees herself in the field of engineering and space technology. The fields she is the most interested in are game theory and cryptology. "I like mathematics because it is precise," says the young math-enthusiast, adding that the friendly atmosphere on the Faculty contributed to the success of the camp.
Jan from Slovenia is a regular participant to the camp – this was his fourth time in Koper. "Topics are similar every year, but each time the programme offers new, diverse and interesting activities.” While studying math, he learned that big problems can be divided into small ones in a very elegant way. “I like the applicability of the game theory and graph theory - for example, when optimizing the GoOpti system."
Luka from Gornja Radgona (Slovenia) attended the camp for the first time. "My math teacher forwarded me the information about the camp and I am really pleased that I decided to come here. The atmosphere is very nice and I also like the fact that I can speak English too. Mathematical topics are presented in a different, more interesting way."
Read more about the programme on this link.
Our math students actively participated to the camp as tutors and assistants. One of them was Barbara Vesel, student of the MSc programme Mathematical Science, who decided to study at UP FAMNIT after a positive experience at the camp. "Just after high school I attended the camp and decided to study here. Mathematics is really cool, because it is logical and it is present everywhere. We use it every day, even unconsciously." Đorđe Mitrović, 1st year student of Mathematics, participated to many mathematical camps and workshops. For him, math has always represented a challenge: "Everything has its meaning, and it is also intertwined and logically connected," he says, and describes the participants of the camp as extremely curious and interested in almost everything.
The Summer Camp aims to promote science and present its use in practice. Math is introduced as a fun, interesting and, above all, useful science. The success of these activities are confirmed by the fact that some participants have been returning to Koper year after year.
