20 September 2021 at 10 a.m.  

The young are the greatest potential for the future generation of researchers and scientists. What it means to be a researcher and everything this profession makes possible will be presented in the online workshop with the title: Opportunities to start and develop a career. 

In the beginning, dr. Štefko Miklavič, Full Professor and Vice-Rector for scientific research and development, will greet all participants, followed by dr. Stojan Sorčan from the Science Directorate of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, who will present the European Commission’s projects aimed at involving especially young people in the instruments for the development of a career in research, both in the academic as well as the non-academic world. He will highlight some cases of researchers who developed successful careers and achieved outstanding scientific results.  

The postdoctoral student from the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies of the University of Primorska, dr. Alenka Baruca Arbeiter, will present her career as a researcher, talk about why she has decided to take this career path and where are the opportunities for advancement and further research.  

The online workshop is organised as part of the annual European Researchers’ Night project which takes place on the initiative of the European Commission. In 2021 it is funded under the framework programme for research and technological development – Horizon 2020, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie programme and with the support of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. This year, the European Researchers’ Night 2021 (ENR2021) project will be implemented under the slogan ZnAnosT za vsE (acronym: ZATE) (engl. Science for All).  

For further information please contact: vesna.grahovac@upr.si 

Link to the online workshop.  

15 June 2021 – 15 July 2021 

Researchers of the UM Faculty of Law: dr. Tjaša Ivanc, Assoc. Prof.; dr. Aleš Ferčič, Assoc. Prof.; dr. Miha Šepec, Assist. Prof.; Assist. Jan Stajnko, Assist. Denis Baghrizabehi, Assist. Kristjan Zahrastnik, dr. Cocou Marius Mensah, Assist. Katja Drnovšek. 

The quiz will bring together knowledge from various EU projects: 1. Diversity of Enforcement Titles in cross-border Debt Collection in EU – EU-EN4s, EU program JUSTICE, No. of the Contract with the EU 831628, 2. Train to Enforce – Train 2 EN4CE, EU program JUSTICE, No. of the Contract with the EU 854038, 3. European Investigation Order – legal analysis and practical dilemmas of international cooperation – EIO-LAPD, No. of the Contract with the EU 831623 

Related websites: 

https://www.eu-energylaw.com/, https://www.pf.um.si/acj/, https://eio-lapd.eu/. 

Participate in quiz: link

9 June 2021, 9:00 – 13:00 in MS Teams 

The University of Maribor is organising, together with the Slovenian Research Agency and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, an online event entitled Opportunities to start and develop a research career, which will take place on Wednesday, 9 June 2021, at 9:00 a.m. in MS Teams via this link.  

The event is intended primarily for young people who would like to learn more about how to start a professional researcher career, which conditions have to be met, what are the procedures leading to employment and with which actions the EU takes care of further career development. If you have any questions before the event, please e-mail them to the following address: ern@um.si. 

Presenters: Mrs. Mateja Ahčin, keeper of the Young researchers programme, ARRS and dr. Stojan Sorčan, national contact person for the MSCA programme, MIZŠ. 

Youtube: link

3 June 2021 at 10:30 a.m. 

The event will take place in the Secondary Medical and Cosmetic School Maribor (all places for the live event are already taken) and in form of a parallel hybrid execution in MS Teams, where you can join by clicking the following link. The main topics of the presentation: 

• Why is it necessary to conduct research in health care and how is this helpful in our everyday work with patients (mag. Barbara Donik, Sen. Lect.) 

• Research can be “playful” – presenting gamification in the field of learning and research (assist. Nino Fijačko) 
• The work of a researcher in health care in a clinical environment – the course of conducting research and research methods in health care (mag. Anton Koželj, Sen. Lect.) 

3 June 2021 at 9:00 a.m. 

The University of Maribor is organising, together with the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport’s national contact person for Horizon 2020 legal and financial matters, mag. Darija Valančič, an online meeting entitled Financial management of projects in Horizon Europe, which will take place on Thursday, 3 June 2021, at 9.00 a.m. in MS Teams via this link.   

The online meeting is intended for financiers, accountants, personnel officers, legal experts and all who come across with Horizon Europe projects. 

Presenter: mag. Darija Valenčič, national contact person for Horizon 2020 – legal and financial matters 

Employees of the University of Maribor can register for the event via this link. 

The online workshop on preparing a successful application to the ERC-2021-AdG Call is organised by the University of Maribor in cooperation with the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. The event is aimed at applicants to the MSCA PF public call, which is expected to open between 20 May 2021 and 31 August 2021.  

The workshop will take place in MS Teams via this link. 

Presenter: dr. Andreja Umek Venturini, ERC NKO, MIZŠ. 

Youtube: link

26 May 2021, 9:00 – 13:00 in MS Teams 

The University of Maribor is organising, together with the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport’s national contact person for Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, dr. Stojan Sorčan, an online workshop entitled Preparing an application for the Doctoral Networks project, which will take place on Wednesday, 26 May 2021, at 9:00 a.m. in MS Teams. The event is aimed at applicants to the MSCA PF public call, which is expected to open on 18 May and16 November 2021.  

The workshop will take place in MS Teams via this link. 

If you have any questions before the event, please e-mail them to the following address: ern@um.si. 

Youtube: link

26 May 2021, 11:00 – 11:45 in MS Teams 

The online workshop will provide a presentation of the performed activities of the Jean Monnet Chair of Energy Law and Policy as well as relevant research results, especially in relation to the new energy legislation that combines challenges in the field of energy technology, (competitive) internal market and environmental protection. 

The workshop will take place in MS Teams via this link. 

Presenters: dr. Aleš Ferčič, Assoc. Prof.; Mrs. Jasmina Klojčnik. 

Related websites: https://www.eu-energylaw.com/ 

The pre-event will bring together knowledge from various EU projects: Jean Monnet Chair on Energy Law and Policy: Energy Market Regulation, Competition and Climate, JM Chair Grant Agreement/Decision No. 2018-1674. 

PDF: here

21 May 2021 at 9:00 in MS Teams 

The University of Maribor is organising, together with the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport’s national contact person for Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, dr. Stojan Sorčan, an online workshop in English entitled Preparing a successful project application to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie – Postdoctoral Fellowships (PF) public call, which will take place on Friday, 21 May 2021, at 9:00 a.m. via the link in MS Teams.  

The event is aimed primarily at foreign postdoctoral researchers and the applicants to the MSCA PF public call, which is expected to open on 27 May 2021. Employees and doctoral students of the University of Maribor can register for the workshop via this link. 

To attend the event, please let us know the scientific areas and keywords of the research that you plan to apply. Enter them (in English) to the following channel: MSCA PF-Scientific areas and keywords. Otherwise, it will not be possible to conduct the practical part of the workshop. In the channel of the event, the participants will find the material on which further workshop activities are based. It is our recommendation that they view it in advance. 

The online event will be recorded. By attending the event, the participants agree to its recording. If you have any questions before the event, please e-mail them to the following address: ern@um.si. 

Youtube: link

Vrbina 18, Krško

19 May 2021 at 11:30 in MS Teams 

At the event we will take a virtual walk through the premises of the Institute of Energy Technology at the Faculty of Energy Technology of the University of Maribor and present the activities carried out in the Institute’s laboratories: 

• Laboratory for Energy Management and Engineering, 
• Laboratory for alternative Aero and Hydro Energy Technology, 
• Laboratory for Thermomechanics, Applied Thermal Energy Technologies and Nanotechnologies, 
• Laboratory for Nuclear Energetics, 
• Laboratory for Virtual Engineering (CADER), 
• Laboratory for Energy Conversion, 
• Laboratory for Electric Machines and Drives, 
• Laboratory for Applied Electrical Engineering, 
• Laboratory for Dynamic Systems. 

Further information: Open day of the Institute of Energy Technology FE UM 

Researchers of the UM Faculty of Energy Technology: dr. Jurij Avsec, Full Prof.; Assist. Iztok Brinovar, dr. Brigita Ferčec, Assist. Prof.; dr. Matej Fike, Assist. Prof.; dr. Miralem Hadžiselimović, Full Prof.; dr. Gorazd Hren, Assoc. Prof., Assist. Simon Marčič, Assist. Urška Novosel, Assist. Pezdevšek Marko, dr. Franjo Pranjić, dr. Zdravko Praunseis, Assoc. Prof.; dr. Andrej Predin, Full Prof.; dr. Sebastijan Seme, Assoc. Prof.; Assist. Klemen Sredenšek, Assist. Gregor Srpčič, Bojan Stergar, dr. Bojan Štumberger, Full Prof.; dr. Peter Virtič, Assoc. Prof.; Assist. mag. Maja Žulj. 

Youtube: link

Relevant websites: https://www.fe.um.si http://fe.um.si/ie/; https://www.facebook.com/FakultetazaenergetikoUniverzavMariboru/ ; https://www.instagram.com/fakultetazaenergetiko/.