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 impact based on bilateral in basic projects. Finally, the joint articles published so far have a great international impact. Researchers: Prof. Dr. Štefan Bojnec, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Violeta Šugar, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Iva Slivar, Assoc. Prof. Dr., Dr. Sc. (Republic of Croatia) Sergej Gričar and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Roberta Kontošić Pamić.