German-Croatian Friendship Award

German-Croatian Friendship Award from the German Embassy in Zagreb: You can only be awarded a Friendship Award if you have friends. So it is this network of friends as a whole that has earned the award, not just the part of it that is sometimes visible. We therefore feel extremely honoured to have received this [...]

Why literature, of all things? Why poetic verse? Is poetry difficult – or does language here simply resonate in “a rhythm you have to go along with”? How is a poem created? How do you translate it into different languages, into “bird-texts” and “pigeon-texts”? And what is the daily life of a successful, internationally active [...]

Pippi Langstrumpf in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ – 30.03.2026: „Sie hat ein Haus, ein Äffchen und ein Pferd“, und in Slowenien seit 1990 jährlich bis zu 100.000 begeisterte Gäste. Pippi Langstrumpfs Festival in Mestna občina Velenje / Municipality of Velenje ist die größte Veranstaltung für Kinder und Jugendliche in der internationalen Region. Eine Reportage über Geschichte [...]

Pippi Longstocking in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ – 30.03.2026: „“She has a house, a little monkey and a horse”, and in Slovenia, up to 100,000 enthusiastic visitors every year since 1990. The Pippi Longstocking Festival in the municipality of Velenje is the largest event for children and youths in the region. A reportage about the history [...]

How long is honey edible, and how long could humanity survive without bees? What did Albert Einstein say about this? Why is International Bee Day celebrated every year on 20 May? Which UNESCO World Heritage Site protects ‘beekeeping as a way of life’? Where can you find a cultural history – ‘from the beginning of [...]

Award ceremony for the 5th Slovenian National Robotics Championship in German (CLILiG Robotics) at Narodni Dom, Celje; Topic: ‘Artificial intelligence/AI – chances, challenges, risks – examples from our perspective’. The award ceremony began with the European anthem, sung in Slovenian and German. David Preložnik and Neža Slapšak provided the musical accompaniment. City Director Gregor Deleja [...]

‘Artificial intelligence/AI – opportunities, challenges, risks – examples from our perspective’ – Award ceremony for the 7th Croatian National Robotics Championship in German (CLILiG Robotics) at Trnsko Primary School in Zagreb. The award ceremony is opened with the Croatian and European anthems, performed by school choirs. Headmaster Josip Petrović welcomes the successful primary and secondary [...]

„Talking, talking and acting, that's the goal ...“ – A look at acting and directing courses at the Academy of Theatre, Radio, Film and Television at the University of Ljubljana/UL AGRFT. In conversation with lecturer and actress Barbara Cerar, professor of dramaturgy Blaž Lukan, and student Doroteja Drevenšek, who completed a guest semester in Berlin, [...]

The Pokači from Haloze – About a Slovenian carnival tradition southeast of Maribor, about costumes, equipment and techniques used by the Pokači/whip crackers, about three generations of a family working together, about how a 13-year-old Pokač breaks the sound barrier with wood, hemp and palm products, delighting neighbours within a 10-kilometre radius with his historical [...]

‘We all need to read this!’ - Renia Spiegel, the ‘Polish Anne Frank,’ and her diary.An interview with Łukasz Paprotny, counsellor at the Polish Embassy in Slovenia, and expert Bogumiła Płachtej: about Renia Spiegel, her story, her diary and the travelling exhibition organised by the embassy.A visit to the exhibition at the primary school in [...]