Following the successful first round of BIKE-HEI trainings, which enhanced the knowledge and competences of more than 380 students and over 100 university staff members, we are pleased to announce the launch of the second training cycle. This edition places a strong focus on connecting sustainability, digital transformation, and innovation within both pedagogical and institutional environments. Particular emphasis will be given to the practical application of knowledge in academic and professional contexts,...

Gender equality has become one of the guiding principles of numerous institutions, which have adopted internal plans on how best to achieve it. In Germany, this inequality is most evident in the pay gap, where women still earn on average 16% less than men. This difference is highlighted annually by Equal Pay Day, which marks how many days of the year women work for free.

A successful working meeting within the Bridging Gaps Erasmus+ project took place on 21 and 22 January in Częstochowa, Poland.

Today and tomorrow (21 and 22 January), partners of the Bridging Gap project are meeting in Częstochowa with 14 participants attending in person at the JDU institution and 10 joining online. The meeting was also attended by senior lecturer mag. Suzana Sedmak and associate professor dr. Ana Arzenšek.

As the leaders of Work Package 2, we are thrilled to share our latest findings from our collaborative research efforts. We have synthesized our insights into a joint report that highlights both the strengths and gaps in existing educational resources for second-hand ventures.

Between 26 and 28 November 2025, the University of Primorska, Faculty of Management (UP FM), was visited by Dr. Bojan Pejović from the Faculty of Economics, University of Montenegro (FE UM) in Podgorica as part of a bilateral project between Slovenia (UP FM and University of Novo Mesto) and Montenegro (FE UM). The title of the bilateral project is The Impact of External Shocks on Tourism and Inflation. The researcher from Montenegro was hosted by Prof. Dr. Štefan Bojnec from UP FM. The discussion focused...

The research project AFRaiD “Artificial Intelligence and Future of Economic Growth and Development”, led by Prof. Dr. Sc. Sanja Blažević Burić from Juraj Dobrila University of Pula, Faculty of Economics and Tourism “Dr. Mijo Mirković”, has been officially approved for funding under the call for institutional research projects.

Dr. Barbara Švagan attended the 8th Conference of the International Network on Digital Labor (INDL-8), held at the University of Bologna from September 10 to 12, 2025. At the conference, she presented a poster titled The Role of Income Dependence on the Health and Safety of Food Delivery Couriers, prepared in collaboration with Dr. Suzana Laporšek.

After visiting Novo Mesto in June and Koper in September 2025 by Croatian researchers, we met again in Pula, Croatian Istria, in the last week of September, as part of a bilateral project between the Juraj Dobrila University in Pula, FET, the University of Primorska FM and the University of Novo Mesto FPUV. Before the start of the academic year, we reviewed the achievements to date and the challenges for the future. We agreed on a close and lasting cooperation between institutions with intensive research...

The Horizon AGRIGEP project Annual Meeting was held on 23rd and 24th September 2025 at the Czech University of Life Sciences (CZU) in Prague, and the Horizon AGRIGEP project Final Conference was held on 25th September 2025 at the CZU in Prague. These two hybrid events – in live and online – brought together researchers, institutional leaders, policymakers, and gender equality practitioners to share knowledge and experiences related to the design and implementation of Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) in the...