Important positions of colleagues

Prof. Dr. Martina Bergant Marušič

(directress of third level study programme Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology of the Graduate School)

Member of the Commission for GMO management, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Republic of Slovenia 2020-

Prof. Mag. Prof. Janez Burger

(member of the School of Arts)

Member of the European Film Academy, 2012-

Prof. Dr. Saša Dobričić

(directress of third level study programme Cultural Heritage Studies of the Graduate School)

President of European Network of Universities for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention, 2024-
Executive board member of European Network of Universities for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention, 2021-2024
Vice president of European Network of Universities for the implementation of the European Landscape Convention, 2012-2021

Prof. Dr. Mladen Franko

(member of the Laboratory for Environmental and Life Sciences, 2010-2022 vice-rector for education of the University of Nova Gorica)

Vice president of Higher Education Council of the Republic of Slovenia, 2014-2018
Vice president of Slovenia Chemical Society, 2004-2017

Prof. Dr. Giorgio Gianighian

(member of the Graduate School)

Vice director of the International Research Center for Architectural Heritage Conservation, 2013-

Prof. Dr. Henrik Gjerkeš

(member of the School of Engineering and Management, the School of Environmental Sciences, the School of Science and the Center for Information Technologies nad Applied Mathematics)

Minister of Local Self-Government and Regional Policy, 2009-2010

Prof. Dr. Boštjan Golob

(rector of the University of Nova Gorica)

Member of the governing board of the ZRC SAZU, 2023-
Member of the Large Hadron Collider Committee, CERN, 2023-
Member of the European Physical Society, High Energy Particle Physics Board, 2020-
President of Institutional Board Belle II, 2020-2021
Vice Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics (University of Ljubljana), Head of Physics Department, 2015-2017
Representative of the Republic of Slovenia in European Strategy Group for preparation of European strategy in Particle Physics, 2020

Prof. Dr. Andreja Gomboc

(member of the Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology and School of Science)

Member of the governing board of the the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS), 2023-
President of Science and Technology Council of the Republic of Slovenia, 2019-2021

Mihael Kelemina

(member of the School of Arts)

Adviser at Ministry of Culture, 2022-

Prof. Dr. Marko Komac

(member of the School of Environmental Sciences)

President of European Federation of Geologists, 2018-

Prof. dr. Franc Marušič

(member of the Center for Cognitive Science of Language)

Member of UNESCO's Ad-Hoc Expert Committee overseeing the curation and management of the World Atlas of Languages dataset, 2023-
Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Slavic Linguistics, the official journal of the Slavic Linguistics Society, 2018-

Prof. Dr. Griša Močnik

(dean of the School of Environmental Sciences and head of the Center for Atmospheric Research)

Member of Climate Council of the Republic of Slovenia, 2023-
National representative – Slovenia, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe ad-hoc expert group on Black Carbon, Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, 2010-2011

Prof. Dr. Tanja Pipan

(member of the School of Environmental Sciences)

Slovenian representative in the Strategic Working Group ESFRI for the environment (ENV SWG), 2015-
Member of Societéte Internationale de Biospéologie (SIBIOS), 2017

Prof. Dr. Peter Purg

(dean of the School of Humanities)

President of the NAKVIS Agency Council, 2019-2022
Member of the Council of Higher Education of the Republic of Slovenia, 2019-2022

Prof. Dr. Maja Ravnikar

(member of the Governing Board, 2009-2019 member of the Senate of the University of
Nova Gorica)

Director of National Institute of Biology, 2021-

Jožko Rutar

(member of the School of Arts)

Member of the European Film Academy, 2011-

Assoc. Prof. Kolja Saksida

(member of the School of Arts)

Member of the European Film Academy, 2020-
Member of Council of the Slovenian Film Centre, 2021-

Prof. Mag. Tina Smrekar

(member of the School of Arts)

Member of the European Film Academy, 2020-

Prof. Dr. Samo Stanič

(head of the Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology)

Coordinator of the Slovenian National Supercomputing Network (SLING), 2022-2025
Member of the governing board of the Academic and Research Network of Slovenia (ARNES), 2023-2024
Member of Governing Board of the Institute of Information Science (IZUM), 2015-2021

Dr. Kaja Širok

(member of the School of Humanities)

Member of the Academic Committee of the House of European History, 2023-
Member of the executive board of ICOM (International Council of Museums), 2023-
State Secretary for Culture in the Cabinet of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, 2022-
Director of Javni zavod GO! 2025 - Evropska prestolnica kulture Nova Gorica, 2022-2022
Director of National Museum of Contemporary History, 2011-2021

Prof. Dr. Matjaž Valant

(vice-rector for sustainable development and technology and head of the Materials Research Laboratory)

Director of the Centre for Green Technologies, 2022-
Member of State Commision for Zois and Puh Awards, 2012-2016 and 2020-2024
Vice president of Slovenia Chemical Society, 2018-2021

Prof. Dr. Aleš Vaupotič

(member of the Research Centre for Humanities, 2012-2021 member of the School of Humanities)

Director of Moderna galerija / Museum of Modern Art, 2021-2023
Executive Committee member of the European Society of Comparative Literature (ESCL/SELC), 2019-2021

Prof. Dr. Danilo Zavrtanik

(member of the Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology, 1995-2010 provost of the University of Nova Gorica, 2010-2022 rector of the University of Nova Gorica)

Member of the CERN Council, CERN, Switzerland, 2017-
Member of Science and Technology Council of the Republic of Slovenia, 2008-2021
Member of the Board of Governors of University of Luxembourg, 2009-2018
Member of the Council of Higher Education of the Republic of Slovenia, 2010-2022
President of Slovenian Rectors’ Conference, 2010-2011 and 2018-2019
Member of the Finance Board of the Pierre Auger Collaboration, 2011

Prof. Dr. Rok Žaucer

(head of the Center for Cognitive Science of Language)

Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Slavic Linguistics, the official journal of the Slavic Linguistics Society, 2018-

Acad. Prof. Dr. Boštjan Žekš

(1995-2008 provost of the University of Nova Gorica, member of the University of Nova Gorica International advisory council and recipient of the Golden plate of the University of Nova Gorica and professor emeritus of the University of Nova Gorica)

Senior Adviser to the President of the Republic of Slovenija Borut Pahor, 2013-2022
President of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts, 2002-2008
Minister for Slovenes Abroad, 2008-2012