Discover Slovenian Folk in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ: How do young people get into Slovenian folklore? How do they learn to play the harmonica? How much training does it take to reach the highest level? How much does a customised harmonica cost? What does it mean to win a harmonica world championship? What role does a [...]

Barbara of Cilli, Roman-German, Hungarian and Bohemian queen, reads the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ at the castle in Celje on 13 March 2025 … … at least her alter ego, the city guide Metka Krajnc Sevšek. What connects the past and present? What role did Barbara, a strong woman who spoke seven languages, play in her [...]

16 seconds to the Olympics ... ...and 3 years to do it. Slovenian high school student Tia Tanja Živko from Celje won a bronze medal at the 2023 European Youth Olympics in the 1,500 metre race and is preparing for Los Angeles. Medium distance, marathon and A-levels - how does a teenager manage this workload? [...]

Very big cinema in Slovenia! Before the film starts, a conversation in the Union cinema in Celje: with Samo Seničar, cinema manager in the Municipality of Celje, with director Sonja Prosenc and actor Marko Mandić. About the Slovenian film landscape, how to successfully produce and act in films, about the Slovenian Film Festival, about Oscars, [...]

Award ceremony of the IV Slovenian CLILiG Robotics Championship (SCRM) in Narodni dom, Celje. ‘Why should robots be used in language education (DaF)?’ was the task set in the fourth round of the Slovenian robotics project in German, designed and organised by INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB. After the anthem of EUROPE, performed by pupils of the [...]

Slovenia's Hidden Gems in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ: Where and how are traditional, high-quality shoes still made? Who can still do it? Where does the material come from? What machines and tools are needed? Which manufacturing steps are necessary? How long does it take to make a pair of shoes? And who still manages to successfully [...]

Primož Roglič and the Goldene Circle: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ, 17.02.2025: About the Slovenian world star Primož Roglič in the German cycling team Red Bull-Bora-hansgrohe, about his social commitment, the ‘Zlati Krog’ (Golden circle), the role of his family, and how he acts as a role model for the youngest and young cyclists. For example, Sven [...]

Discover Slovenia in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ - 3.2.2025: - About Nika Kovač: "A Global Voice from a Small Country". How commitment begins and what challenges and opportunities are associated with it. - And about Radio SI/RTV Slovenija and its German voice Tatjana Dolanc, who won the Frankfurt and Hessian reading competitions as a child of [...]

‘Once upon a time in Slovenia’ - How do you actually make shoes? What do you do when your shoe pinches? What tools do you use? And who (still) knows how to use them? The shoemaking trade has also become a case for history and museums. So it's a good thing that the Museum of [...]

European champion, world champion and Olympic champion all at the same time: Tina Trstenjak, the most successful Slovenian judoka and one of the most successful in the world. A meeting at Marjan Fabjan's judo centre in Celje/Lopata, with student journalists Anja Oblak and Zoja Štancar and an interview: On the history and success of judo [...]