Busy summer at the FELU
Summer months are a good time to think and write about our research. Faculty of Economics of Ljubljana University’s (FELU) researchers, devote their aspirations, abilities and ambitions to bringing changes to the fields of business and economics. More specifically, with a view to promoting multidisciplinary research and cooperation in international research teams they focus on four thematic headings:
• competitiveness, innovativeness and sustainability,
• leadership, knowledge management and work organization,
• business process management, supply chains management, as well as
• globalization, trade and international financial markets.
Vesna Zabkar, PhD, Professor of marketing Vice-dean of research and doctoral studies
Encouraging multidisciplinary and international research excellence remains among their key strategic activities for the period 2015-2020.
Take the Best from East and West “Ljubljana Summer School”
FELU hosted the 16th generation of the “Take the Best from East and West“ Ljubljana Summer School. The Summer School is the meeting point of many cultures and international perspectives and participants describe it as a unique personal experience. This year’s Ljubljana Summer School was held between 6th and 24th July. More than thirty Slovenian and foreign lecturers were teaching 25 undergraduate and graduate courses. Specifically, 499 students from 39 countries (57 different nationalities) coming from 101 institutions, which ranks the Ljubljana Summer School among the largest summer schools in the field of economics and business.
At the same time, FELU organized the Ljubljana Doctoral Summer School and the Ljubljana Executive Summer School, which hosted 66 students.
Balkan Express Summer School 2015
The official opening of the Balkan Express Summer School 2015 took place on Sunday, 28th June. The Academic Director of the Balkan Express Summer School Prof. Janez Prašnikar, PhD, welcomed all the participating students, which was followed by the opening lecture held by prof. Maja Makovec Brenčič, PhD. When the formal part came to an end, some time was spent for getting to know each other during which the Dean of the Faculty of Economics prof. Metka Tekavčič, PhD, joined.
The Balkan Express Summer School 2015 officially ended on Saturday, 18th July, when the students returned back to Ljubljana.
Summer School on cultural management 2015
From 13 to 15 July 2015 the University of Ljubljana organised its first Summer School on cultural management. The Summer School is the fruit of the Art Council, which was founded by the University of Ljubljana (UL) last year. Organisation of the event was entrusted to the Faculty of Economics of the UL. The purpose of the Summer School is to present managerial tools in culture and to share UL member skills and knowledge with an emphasis on interdisciplinary work. The idea behind establishing the Art Council was to connect the various academies and faculties of the UL and to promote art both within and outside the University, so that it can better penetrate and participate in a diverse range of activities, including those in the business sector. The Summer School brought together the knowledge of the Faculty of Economics and the Faculty of Social Sciences with that of the art academies of the UL. The Summer School was attended by 41 students, most of them from the UL.
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