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A Visit of the Minister for Economic Development of the Guernsey island

Today, the University of Nova Gorica received a visit by the Minister for Economic Development of the Guernsey island, Deputy Charles Parkinson.

Prof. Dr. Petra Svoljšak received the Grand Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit

Recently, Prof. Dr. Petra Svoljšak, the Head of the Cultural History study program at the School of Humanities (University of Nova Gorica) and the Head of the Milko Kos Historical Institute at ZRC SAZU received the Grand Cross of the Hungarian Order of Merit.

An Awarded Student of the School of Arts

On Sunday, the Slovenian Animated Film Association joined in the celebration of the international animated film day by giving out awards for animated films.

Gala Opening of the New Academic Year

The main event at the opening of the 24th academic year took place on Thursday, 18 October at the Lanthieri Mansion in Vipava.

The death of a massive star and the birth of a compact neutron star binary

A Caltech-led team of researchers that included a researcher from the Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology of the University of Nova Gorica Dr. Tanja Petrushevska, has observed the peculiar death of a massive star that exploded in a surprisingly faint and rapidly fading supernova.

Professor Oskar Kogoj become an honorary citizen of the Miren-Kostanjevica Municipality

A faculty member of the University of Nova Gorica and a golden donor to the University of Nova Gorica’s Foundation Professor Oskar Kogoj became an honorary citizen of the Miren-Kostanjevica municipality.

The University of Nova Gorica’s Publishing House published a new book titled “War Diary: Šempeter pri Gorici, 1915; Kriegstagebuch: St. Peter bei Görz, 1915«.

The University of Nova Gorica’s Publishing House published a new book by Austrian physicist and Nobel Prize winner Erwin Schrödinger titled “War Diary: Šempeter pri Gorici, 1915; Kriegstagebuch: St. Peter bei Görz, 1915«

A student at the UNG’s School of Arts received an award at a film festival in the United States

A Master’s program student at the School of Arts Sandra Jovanovska received an award for the best experimental film for her film “Animals are special effects” at the "Progeny Film Festival"in Virginia, USA.

“Vesna” Award for a faculty member from the University of Nova Gorica’s School of Arts

Among the awardees at the 21st Slovene Film Festival was also a faculty member of the UNG’s School of Arts.

The heads of the University of Nova Gorica visited the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University

In the past days, the Rector of the University of Nova Gorica, Prof. Dr. Danilo Zavrtanik and the Vice-Rector for Education, Prof. Dr. Mladen Franko paid a formal visit to the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University in the Ukraine.

NASA’s Fermi Mission Identifies Black Hole that Launched a Cosmic Neutrino

About 4 billion years ago, a super-massive black hole in the heart of a distant galaxy erupted a stream of extremely energetic particles in the direction of Earth. Now, an international team of researchers, including also a researcher from University of Nova Gorica, has revealed how one of these particles, elusive neutrinos, was detected and, with the help of NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, linked back to its likely source.

Course in Open Education Design

Today, a five-day course on open learning started at the University of Nova Gorica’s premises at the Lanthieri Mansion. It will take place until Friday, July 6th.

The Signing of Collaboration Agreement between the University of Nova Gorica and the University of Bihać

Yesterday, the University of Nova Gorica and the University of Bihać (Bosnia and Herzegovina) signed an agreement on the dual bachelor’s degree of Environment Program (First Level) that is carried out by the School of Environmental Sciences (UNG).

The European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations (EMMIR) has been selected as a "success story"

The European Master in Migration and Intercultural Relations (EMMIR), the international study programme of seven universities including the University of Nova Gorica, has been selected as a "success story" by a panel of experts from the Directorate-General for Education, Youth, Sport and Culture of the European Commission.

Prof. Dr. Gvido Bratina – the Recipient of the Pregl Award for Exceptional Academic Achievements

Today, the National Institute of Chemistry awarded the Pregl awards for exceptional achievements in the field of basic and applied research in chemistry and related sciences.

Graduation Ceremony for Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral Students

On Thursday, 31 May, 2018, the graduation ceremony for Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral students of the University of Nova Gorica was held at the Lanthieri Mansion in Vipava.

A Student of the UNG’s Graduate School Receives the “Lirikonov zlát” award

The Velenje Literary Foundation has been organizing the International Lirikonfest Velenje for 17 years now. This festival of lyric and travel narratives will take place this year between May 30th and June 1st in Velenje. The main event of the festival is the Lirikon Academy of Poetic Slovenia, where on May 31st, as it is traditionally done, literary awards will be given out.

University of Nova Gorica best ranked Slovene university, in 353th place in international Round University Ranking (RUR)

The latest international Round University Ranking considers the University of Nova Gorica best university in Slovenia and ranks it among the leading world universities.

The European Space Agency selected the proposals for new space missions

The European Space Agency selected the proposals for new space missions; among them is there also the Theseus mission, which includes the participation of the University of Nova Gorica

MIKI MUSTER (Nov. 22, 1925 - May 7, 2018)