Institut Discimus Lab Tržec

“Let there be light!” – Discover Slovenian Art and Artists in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ:
22.04.2025: 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.
A reportage in the context of the project “Jugend schreibt” (Youth writes) with the FAZ. Author: Sara Vidovic/Videm pri Ptuju. After research/interviews in the artist’s studio in Maribor, among other places. Under the patronage of Občina Videm; Coordination/Photos: INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB.

I. International CLIL-Robotics Championship – Robotics in German under the auspices of the German Embassy Ljubljana and the German Embassy Zagreb and under the leadership of the organising INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB/DISCL Tržec/Videm pri Ptuju, the first International CLIL Robotics Championship will be held on 24.04.2025 in Tehno park Celje with the host Mestna Občina Celje and othe supporters. From an international perspective, the project is dedicated to the promotion of so-called 21st century skills: the application of robotics/AI in the simulation of concrete everyday situations, and at the same time the strengthening of communicative competences, multilingualism and cooperation in Europe.
The top three primary and secondary schools in the Slovenian and Croatian CLIL Robotics National Championships 2024/25 will take part.
Originating from a private initiative, CLIL robotics championships have been held annually nationwide in Croatia since 2018 and in Slovenia since 2020 (organisation/management: DISCL). So far, 32 schools in Croatia and 20 schools in Slovenia have taken part nationwide.
We would like to thank all participating schools, students, teachers and supporters, especially the German embassies, the city and Tehnopark Celje, and look forward to an exciting competition that will be followed by others with schools from the international region. In the long term, we are planning a European CLIL Robotics Champions League. We look forward to your interest and support.

Teachers from Slovenia in Rhineland-Palatinate, 01. – 03. 04. 2025 – Expert visit as part of Erasmus+; Topic: “Education in the digital world, STEM at schools in Rhineland-Palatinate”.
The programme organised by the State Pedagogical Institute, Kristina Fischer, and the Digital Competence Centre, Christian Hennicke, took the guests from Slovenia to the State Institute in Bad Kreuznach for talks, to gain insights into school concepts and teaching processes at the Albert-Schweitzer Primary School in Alzey (‘Medienkompetenz macht Schule’), to the IGS Rockenhausen with Heiko Baumann‘s robotics team and to the IGS an den Rheinauen/Oppenheim (‘oLe!/Schulen der Zukunft’).
The delegation from Slovenia presents its own school concepts and robotics projects with Marjana Turnšek (Gimn.Celje Center): Žan Močivnik (I.OŠ Celje) on the First Lego League/FLL and Gerald Hühner and Monica Hühner, (INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB/DISCL) on the institute’s national and international CLIL robotics projects in Slovenia and the region. The supporting programme includes explorations in Bad Münster am Stein and at the Loreley.

The cooperation, which began in December 2023, will continue with joint workshops in Celje in September 2025.

Discover Slovenia´s  “Teacher of the Year” in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ:
O 26.03.2025 in a completely different way: Pupils ask – a teacher answers. Simona Šarlah was voted „Teacher of the Year“ in Slovenia in 2024. How and why is one nominated and appointed? What role do the pupils play in this process? What were the school days of the honoured teacher like? What were her own teachers like? What tips does she have for schools, young people and teachers today? And how does the Slovenian student parliament work and what is its significance?
An interview conducted by young journalists Lucian Lovrenčič, Anja Oblak, Dina Skamagkouli and Lan Jerič. In the context of „Jugend schreibt“ (Youth writes). Under the patronage of the Municipality of Celje / Mestna Občina Celje; Coordination/Photos: INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB.

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 tattoo play? And how does someone manage to play the harmonica for 53 hours, 53 minutes and 53 seconds without a single break?
Tjaša Lesjak, Slovenian world champion (2022) and winner of the Avsenik Prize 2024 with the harmonica, answers questions and presents her music at the Hotel Evropa, Celje. Urh Štrakl, Amaya Kragolnik, Evita Kranjec and Julija Pungeršek conduct the discussion as part of ‘Jugend schreibt’(Youth writes) with the FAZ. A project under the auspices of the Municipality of Celje / Mestna Občina Celje; Coordination/Photos: INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB.

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 time? How do tourists react to her story, how well known is she in Germany today? And what does it mean for a teacher from Celje to slip into the historical role of the medieval queen?
A talk in the context of „Jugend schreibt“ (Youth writes) with FAZ; conducted by Blaž Klinar and Zoja Klara Hrup. A project under the auspices of the Municipality of Celje / Mestna Občina Celje; Coordination/Photos: INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB.

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? And several national records in one season? What role do parents, friends and teachers play? What role do talent, discipline and sacrifice play? What role does competition play?
A talk in the framework of ‘Jugend schreibt’ (Youth writes) with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ; with Tjaša Pavc, Amaya Kragolnik, Evita Kranjec and Julija Pungeršek at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Media in Celje. A project under the patronage of the Municipality of Celje / Mestna Občina Celje, Coordination/Photos: INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB.

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, the future of cinema and what role Gold, Naked Among Wolves and Alarm for Cobra 11 play in it. And also about the best way to pass the time while watching less exciting films.
A project within the framework of ‘Jugend schreibt’ (Youth writes) with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung/FAZ, with the student journalists Ema Holešek, Maša Pušnik, Milenca Obrul and Zoja Klara Hrup from Celje. Coordination/photos: INSTITUT DISCIMUS LAB.