Still under the motto ‘Discover Slovenia in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ, the opening ceremony of the exhibition with Slovenian contributions to the project “Youth writes” (2020 – 2024) took place on 20 January 2025 at the ZRS Koper. The exhibition was officially opened by the Director of the ZRS, Rado Pišot, the Head of the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Lenart Skof, and the German Ambassador to Slovenia, Sylvia Groneick.
Among the guests: Louis Mourier, Head of the Cultural Department of the German Embassy, Gregor Deleja, Director of MO Celje, the author Lila Prap, the cartoonist Dalibor Zupančič, the former director of the STO in Vienna, Jan Cigelečki, as well as school headmasters, teachers and students from project schools in Celje and Koper. A detailed introduction to the project, its history and results will be given by the coordinating INSTITUTE DISCIMUS LAB, Dr Gerald Hühner & Dr. Monica Hühner, together with former and current project participants Sara Gutschi, Tjaša Pavc, Dina Skamagkouli, Urh Štrakl and Ema Holešek.
The ‘Team Slovenia’ with the working groups from Celje and Videm pri Ptuju was joined for the new project year by six pupils from Gymnasium Koper, so that the project is now also dedicated to topics from the region on the Slovenian Adriatic coast.
We would like to thank the ZRS Koper, its project team, the Slovenian Tourist Board/STO and all those involved for making the exhibition possible and for their overall support of the project. Special thanks to the Municipality of Celje / Mestna Občina Celje for making it possible for the project group from Celje to participate in the event in Koper.
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Exhibition opening at ZRS Koper
Discover Slovenian Arts and Artists in FAZ such as Oto Rimele
Discover Slovenian Arts and Artists in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ such as Oto Rimele – ‘Laibach’ guitarist – Miles Davis interpreter – visual artist with light installations – professor of art history at the University of Maribor and more; – a life with and for art.
Research and interview in the artist’s studio in Maribor, 30. 11. 2024, as part of the project ‘Jugend schreibt’ (Youth writes) with FAZ. Author: Sara Vidovič/Videm pri Ptuju; coordination/photos: INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB, Dr Gerald Hühner/Monica Hühner, PhD
Koper is now also taking part
Discover Slovenia in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ – Now also from Koper and the region.
Under the auspices of the Science and Research Center Koper/ZRS Koper six students from Gimnazija Koper will also be researching topics from their region as part of ‘Jugend schreibt’ (Youth writes) in 2025 and preparing reports for publication in the FAZ.
For the first time, a ‘FAZ Team Slovenia’ with pupils from the north-east to the south-west of Slovenia will present their country in the FAZ, which is read worldwide. Under the patronage of the Municipality of Celje / Mestna Občina Celje and Občina Videm, a total of 32 students across the country are now taking part in the journalism project.
The project kicked off in Koper on 27 November 2024 with an introductory workshop to plan the next project steps, including an exhibition of FAZ publications from the Slovenian project, which is due to open on 20 January 2025 at ZRS Koper.
We would like to thank the ZRS for its support and also for the invitation to the celebration of its 30th anniversary on 27 November 2024 in Koper, during which President Dr. Nataša Pirc Musar presented the Order of Merit of the Republic of Slovenia to Director Prof. Dr. Rado Pišot. We congratulate ZRS warmly and look forward to the next steps together.
All a question of techinques
Discover Slovenia in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ and this time it’s all a question of techniques.
On 28.10.2024 about Tehno park Celje, its educational and entertaining programme, also for enthusiastic visitors from Rhineland-Palatinate; and about Špela Strašek and her handcraft, which became national Slovenian cultural heritage in July 2024 and has already been seen at the Royal Ascot horse race and Buckingham Palace.
Two reports by Urh Štrakl, Janez Petriček (Celje) and Jure Skrbinšek (Ptuj); and by Larisa Špur und Loti Lajevec (Celje).
Produced and published within the framework of ‘Jugend schreibt’(Youth writes), under the auspices of the Municipality of Celje / Mestna Občina Celje; coordination/management: INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB.
Kick-off for the “Jugend schreibt” (Youth Writes) 2025 project year
Kick-off for the project year ‘Youth Writes’ 2025, still under the motto ‘Discover Slovenia in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ’.
At the invitation of the host, the Municipality of Celje / Mestna Občina Celje, represented by Gregor Deleja, a kick-off for the new project with the FAZ took place in Celjska Koča from 21-22 October 2024. The working group from Celje was part of ‘Team Slovenia’ with a total of 21 students, supported by teachers from five primary and secondary schools/grammar schools.
The programme included team building as well as an introduction to journalistic work, the history of the project in Slovenia, practical tips for concrete implementation and initial steps for future work.
The two-day workshop also included an appearance by ‘Elvis from Celje at a press conference’, followed by an initial interview with the student journalists.
We would like to thank everyone involved for their interest, their committed and motivating participation, the Celje actor Renato Jenček for his inspiring and informative contribution to the programme, and above all the MO Celje, which made this event possible and will continue to offer the project under its patronage in Celje. Coordination/management: INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB
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Primož Roglič and the Golden Circle
400 cyclists, 200 volunteers and spectators along the entire route between Nova Gorica and Ajdovščina: The charity event organised by one of the world’s best professional cyclists to support young cyclists was also a great success on 13 October 2024. Also present: Nika Rezman, Matic Krašovec and Anže Štukovnik. The student journalists from Celje researched along the route, talking to cyclists, spectators, organisers and supporters for a story about the family man Primož Roglič and his social commitment.
Project „Jugend schreibt“ (Youth writes) with Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ. With the support of the Municipality of Celje / Mestna Občina Celje, Gregor Deleja, the Slovenian Tourist Board/STO, Rebeka K Bizjak and Vesna Verlak. Coordination/photos: INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB
Slovenian authors in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ
Slovenian authors in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ. The two reportages from the ‘Jugend schreibt’ project have finally been published. After interviews and research with Jerneja Jezernik about Alma Karlin by Ela Falež (Maribor), Julija Adamič and Viktoria Navodnik (Celje), and after meetings and conversations with Lila Prap by Julija Kunej, Dina Skamagkouli, Mija Šterk (Celje).
Under the auspices of the Municipality of Celje / Mestna Občina Celje, Coordination/Photos: INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB, Dr. Gerald Hühner and Dr. Monica Hühner
4th Slovenian CLIL Robotics Championship
IV Slovenian Robotics Championship for primary and secondary schools is already underway. The robotics project for ‘Content and Language Integrated Learning/CLIL’ in German will be carried out in 2024/25 with a new concept.
Planning workshops at Vipava Grammar School and Celje I Primary School (24 – 27 September 2024) provide an introduction to the structure and implementation. Teachers from Rhineland-Palatinate are also involved in order to discuss prospects for implementing the project in their federal state. Supporters include the German Embassy in Ljubljana, the Goethe-Institut Ljubljana, the German-Slovene Chamber of Commerce and Industry (AHK Slovenia), the SDUNJ, the University of Maribor, the Municipality of Celje / Mestna Občina Celje, Mladinska knjiga and Hueber Verlag.
The top three primary and secondary schools qualify with the national winners
The whisper of a butterfly
“A film project of the same name from the city’s secondary school for mechanical engineering, mechatronics and media shows the impact that the ‘whisper of a butterfly’ can have in Celje, Slovenia. ‘Šepet Metulja’, as the original Slovenian title goes, was released in cinemas in 2023.”
A reportage by Tjaša Pavc and Zoja Iršič; as part of ‘Jugend schreibt’ with the FAZ under the motto “Discover Slovenia in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ, supported by Municipality of Celje / Mestna Občina Celje. Coordination/photos: INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB, Gerald Hühner and Monica Hühner, PhD.
Online edition: https://lnkd.in/dSqaxmZC
Youth writes for FAZ
On 26 August 2024, two reports were published under the motto ‘Discover Slovenia in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ”: – about Jan Fonda – 18 years old, musician, sportsman, and after suffering from cancer, motivator and role model; – and on on the road with Lenart Skof – with a steady breath and in a philosophical landscape. Reports by Vanesa Stanko/Celje as well as Doroteja Drevenšek, Nuša Drevenšek, Mateja Petek and Jure Fekonja/Maribor. Project “Jugend schreibt” (Youth writes) in Slovenia, under the auspices of Municipality of Celje / Mestna Občina Celje, with the support of II. gimnazija Maribor. Coordination/Management/Photos: INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB, Gerald und Monica Hühner, PhD
