Friday, 22 August 2025 FAMNIT hosted an International Workshop on Graph Theory

From 18 to 22 August 2025, the Departments of Mathematics at UP FAMNIT and UP IAM, in collaboration with the Slovenian Discrete and Applied Mathematics Society (SDAMS), organized the Koper–Leipzig Workshop on Graph Theory. The event, open to participants by invitation only, brought together renowned local and international researchers as well as early-career scientists working in graph theory, with the aim of strengthening international collaboration and advancing joint research in the fields of structural, algorithmic, and extremal graph theory.

The workshop hosted 20 researchers and students from eight institutions:
UP, FIŠ Novo mesto, Leipzig University (Germany), KAIST (Korea), Institute for Basic Science (Korea), Czech Technical University in Prague (Czech Republic), University of Warwick (United Kingdom), and University of Waterloo (Canada).

The program included four survey lectures on selected topics in structural and extremal graph theory, while most of the time was dedicated to collaborative research. At the start of the workshop, participants presented open research problems and were then divided into four working groups, each focusing on different challenges within graph theory. Regular daily meetings provided opportunities to present progress, exchange ideas, and discuss new conjectures and unresolved questions.

Prof. Martin Milanič, a member of the Organizing committee, highlighted the success of the event: “We are very pleased that distinguished researchers from abroad accepted our invitation, and also our students gained a lot through establishing new contacts and working with them." Assist. Prof. Sebastian Wiederrecht (KAIST, Korea) added: "The workshop was highly successful in both bringing together a diverse group of excellent researchers and in creating an inspiring environment. Another opportunity to gather at the University of Primorska is eagerly anticipated by everyone."

The Koper–Leipzig Workshop once again demonstrated that international collaboration is essential for advancing mathematics and that joint research fosters the creation of new ideas, knowledge, and opportunities.