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2 GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOVA GORICA Title Annual Report of the University of Nova Gorica 2018 Edited by 5 Andreja Leban Cover design A-media d.o.o., Nova Gorica Text Iztok Arčon, Artem Badasyan, Blaž Belec, Zipporah Rini Benher, Gvido Bratina, Takwa Chouki, Irina Elena Cristea, Saim Emin, Mattia Fanetti, Katja Ferfolja, Sandra Gardonio, Luigi Giacomazzi, Andreja Leban, Uroš Luin, Mirjana Frelih, Mladen Franko, Renata Kop, Dorota Korte, Danijel Stojković Kukulin, Melita Sternad Lemut, Manel Machreki, Ario de Marco, Martina Bergant Marušič, Akansha Mehta, Griša Močnik, Vanesa Valentinčič Murovec, 29 Tea Stibilj Nemec, Giovanni De Ninno, Željko Oset, Egon Pavlica, Tanja Peric, Boštjan Potokar, Aljaž Rener, Primož Rebernik Ribič, Rene Rusjan, Alberto Simoncig, Tina Smrekar, Carlo Spezzani, Samo Stanič, Urška Lavrenčič Štangar, Nives Štefančič, Thanveer Thajudheen, Jurij Urbančič, Tanja Urbančič, Matjaž Valant, Aleš Vaupotič, Branka Mozetič Vodopivec, Danilo Zavrtanik, Sabina Zelinšček, Rok Žaucer, Urška Žvab Photos, Graphs, Schemes arhiv kolaboracije P. Auger, Arhiv Univerze v Novi Gorici, Marco Acri, Guillaume Antalick, Rajko Bizjak, Narvika Bovcon, Gvido Bratina, CasarsaGuru Photography, Irina Elena Cristea, Mattia Fanetti, Katja Ferfolja, Mladen Franko, Maja Debevec, Marija Đjorđjević, Luigi Giacomazzi, L. Giannessi, Miha Godec, Donatella Gubiani, Erika Jež, Arnela Karat, Kaja Karner, Ana Kete, Andreja Leban, Nataša Zabukovec Logar, Ario de Marco, Miguel Martin, Martina Bergant Marušič, Lanko Marušič, Meertalig.nl, Petra Mišmaš, Mojca Vrčon 51 Mihelj, Griša Močnik, NASA/Fermi and Aurore Simonnet, Tina Smrekar, Samo Stanič, Maja Stegovec, Sonoma State University, Egon Pavlica, Andreja Prah Peljhan, Ana Toroš, Jurij Urbančič, Aleš Vaupotič, Andrea Viel, Bethany Vukomanovic 67 Published by Univerza v Novi Gorici, Vipavska 13, Rožna Dolina, Nova Gorica Publication year 2020 The publication is free of charge. The publications is funded from public resources. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOVA GORICA 3 Table of contents INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................5 EDUCATION ...............................................................................51 ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE ..................................................6 School of Environmental Sciences ..........................................52 STAFF STRUCTURE .....................................................................7 School of Engineering and Management ................................54 FINANCIAL REPORT ....................................................................8 School of Science .....................................................................56 PRIZES, AWARDS AND TITLES ....................................................9 School of Humanities ...............................................................58 IMPORTANT EVENTS .................................................................10 School for Viticulture and Enology ..........................................60 IMPORTANT ACHIEVEMENTS ....................................................22 School of Arts ............................................................................62 Graduate School .......................................................................64 RESEARCH .................................................................................29 Laboratory for Environmental and Life Sciences ....................30 OTHER ACTIVITIES ....................................................................67 Laboratory of Organic Matter Physics .....................................32 University Library .....................................................................68 Materials Research Laboratory ................................................34 Publisher of UNG ......................................................................69 Laboratory of Quantum Optics ................................................36 Student Office ...........................................................................70 Center for Astrophysics and Cosmology .................................38 Project Office ............................................................................73 Center for atmospheric research .............................................40 International Office ..................................................................74 Wine Research Centre ..............................................................42 Career Center ............................................................................75 Center for Information Technologies and Applied Alumni Club ..............................................................................76 Mathematics .............................................................................44 Research Centre for Humanities ..............................................46 Center for Cognitive Science of Language ............................. 48 4 GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOVA GORICA GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY OF NOVA GORICA 5 Introduction In 2019, the University of Nova Gorica activity indicators. It outperforms not only all other of the University of Nova Gorica was awarded covered undergraduate and postgraduate Slovenian universities, but also older and larger to the international expert in the field of education, and research, artistic, and neighbouring universities. In terms of scientific conservation of the economics of culture, art developmental work. The educational activity work, the University of Nova Gorica ranks and heritage, Prof. Dr. Xavier Greffe, for his was implemented within five schools, one among the top of the elite European and world important contribution to the international professional college, and an academy of arts. universities. Last year, the University of Nova reputation and development of the University of By the end of 2019, 236 doctors of science, 410 Gorica reached an exceptional 140th place in Nova Gorica, and the exemplary performance of masters, and 897 graduates had completed their the Round University Ranking, which is the best his pedagogical and mentoring work. The title studies. The research activity took place in six result so far. of honorary member of the University of Nova centres and four laboratories. Gorica was awarded to the international expert We would also like to draw attention to our in the field of HPV virus biology and oncogenesis, The University of Nova Gorica is becoming an colleagues awarded in 2019. Vice-rector for Prof. Dr. Lawrence Banks, for his outstanding increasingly internationally oriented university education, Prof. Dr. Mladen Franko, became a contribution to the development of scientific institution. In 2019, foreign students from 48 doctor honoris causa of the Azerbaijan State excellence at the University of Nova Gorica in the different countries, both from Europe and other Agricultural University. The President of the field of molecular and cell biology. continents, represented 54% of the student Republic of Slovenia, Borut Pahor, awarded the population. Moreover, the University is becoming “Apple of Inspiration” award to Doc. Dr. Tanja The year 2019 will also be remembered for an attractive environment for foreign scientists Petrushevski and Prof. Dr. Gabrijela Zaharijaš. the sale of patent rights. For the first time in and professors, and consequently, the number Doc. Dr. Tanja Petrushevska received the award its history, the University of Nova Gorica sold of experts from other countries is continuously for the discovery of the first supernova where a patent rights for the method for “solid-state increasing – at the end of 2019, they represented double neutron star has been formed, and Prof. grid energy storage” invention, to Institute CES, 25% of all employees. Dr. Gabrijela Zaharijaš received it for her research inštitut znanosti in tehnologije, d.o.o. The patent of outer galactic light, with the usage of the Fermi inventor is Prof. Dr. Matjaž Valant, the Head of In 2019, the European Union recognised the telescope. Moreover, our students achieve above- the Materials Research Laboratory and Dean University of Nova Gorica excellence; namely, the average results in science, the arts of sports and of the School of Environmental Sciences at the global international comparison of Universities, culture. University of Nova Gorica. U-Multirank 2019, ranks the University of Nova Gorica above average. The University of Nova In 2019, the University of Nova Gorica awarded The University of Nova Gorica devotes special Gorica excellence is recognised in the field of the titles of honorary doctor, professor emeritus, attention to artwork; therefore, in 2019, it opened research, international orientation, and regional and honorary member. The title of honorary the UNG Gallery. In the first year of its operation, involvement. Moreover, the University shows doctor of the University of Nova Gorica was the gallery is to develop a programme of exhibition good results in the field of learning and teaching. awarded to the world-renowned expert in activity in the field of fine arts and design, which A comparison of the rankings (U-Multirank the field of molecular spectroscopic methods will also cover individual events in the field of the 2019) of the UNG and other universities in the and biomedicine, Prof. Giacinto Scoles, UNG Academy of Arts activity, i.e. in the field of wider region beyond the borders of Slovenia, for outstanding scientific and professional