School groups visits, lectures and workshops for schools, teacher training events

The university’s regional involvement is also reflected in its collaboration with educational institutions at all levels, particularly with secondary and primary schools as well as youth organizations in the Goriška region and across the border. Through this engagement, the university contributes to a collective effort for a better future for young people.

Opportunities for Cooperation with Secondary and Primary Schools

Activities for Students:

Visits of School Groups to UNG Schools and Research Units

School visits can be arranged during the annual UNG Week (usually in the first week of October) or on other occasions. By prior arrangement, the university can prepare suitable content for school science or technical days and similar activities.

List of UNG Schools
List of UNG Research Units

Delivery of Selected Content (Lectures, Workshops, etc.) at Schools

University lecturers, researchers, and students can visit schools, offering lectures, workshops, and presentations of student projects on topics relevant to various school subjects.

Topics may include:

• Humanities (cultural history, history, language and linguistics, Slovene language and literature, migrations, intercultural relations, cross-border studies, cultural and creative industries etc.) - see also Catalogue of the School of Humanities for secondary schools (publication in Slovene);
• Natural Sciences and Biotechnology (environmental sciences – pollution, protection, and environmental management; viticulture and winemaking, physics and astrophysics, materials science, etc.);
• Technical and Business Sciences (manufacturing technologies, business and administrative sciences);
• Arts (digital and media arts and practices – animation, video film, photography, new media, etc.).

List of UNG Schools
List of UNG Research Units

(Co-)Mentorship for Students in School Research Projects and Inclusion in University Projects

Lecturers and researchers from the university can be (co-)mentors for your students in preparing school research projects and assignments. By arrangement, measurements and experiments necessary for the execution of the school project/assignment can be conducted in the university's research laboratories and centers.

The university also carries out educational projects. An example is the first Slovenian telescope in Chile, GoChile, a project of the University of Nova Gorica and the astronomy magazine Spika. It provides students and pupils with free access to the remotely operated GoChile telescope, allowing them to conduct astronomical observations from school or home.

List of UNG Schools
List of UNG Research Units

Activities for Teachers:

Teacher Training

The university's faculties and research units offer professional training for teachers (e.g., training teachers to use the GoChile robotic telescope).

See also:

Catalogue of Equipment and Expertise for External Users at UNG

List of UNG Schools
List of UNG Research Units

List of latest events:

• Steps towards multilingual upbringing, 26. 2. 2025, Gorizia

Get in touch with us:

Student recruitment, science and education outreach, cooperation with schools:
Veronika Piccinini, Student Recruitment Advisor
veronika.piccinini@ung.si
Tel. No.: + 386 (0)5 33 15 260