Rectors' Conference of the Universities of the Alps-Adriatic Region

Alps-Adriatic Scientific Award launched and presented for the first time

aarcadmin — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:22:53 +0000

In order to encourage young scientists of the Alps-Adriatic region to conduct research that is of crucial importance to the region itself, the Alps-Adriatic Rectors’ Conference (AARC) has proudly launched the Alps-Adriatic Scientific Award, with the first Call for Applications in November 2022.

The prizes for outstanding master’s and diploma theses as well as dissertations focusing on topics and issues of the Alps-Adriatic region were awarded on 13 May 2023, within the framework of the AARC Meeting of the General Assembly, honouring two dissertations and two diploma/master’s theses. The winners are (ordered by category and alphabetically):

Ana-Mari Bošnjak/University of Sarajevo, “Europeanization of local self-government in transition countries” (PhD Dissertation),

Eugenio Tamburrino/University of Ca‘ Foscari, “Aquae Alpinae: Water in the Eastern Alps during Roman times. Water supply, discharge, management and social aspects” (PhD Dissertation),

Lisa Mentzl/University of Klagenfurt, “Bees, Balkans, Branding. Slovenia’s Approach to the Staging of National Identity” (master’s thesis), and

Petra Sušilović/University of Mostar, “Hydraulic numerical analysis of groundwater flow in the area of the left hinterland of the dam of Mostar hydroelectric power plant” (diploma thesis).

The Alps-Adriatic Rectors’ Conference heartily congratulates and thanks all award winners and participants as well as the involved AARC colleagues and institutions, and is very much looking forward to the next edition of the successfully established Alps-Adriatic Scientific Award (the next Call for Applications is currently planned for 2024)!

_{On the picture: Winners Petra Sušilović and Eugenio Tamburrino, Elisabeth Gutjahr/University Mozarteum Salzburg/AARC President 2023, Suzana Golemi/University of Shkodra/AARC President 2022, Cristina Beretta/University of Klagenfurt/President of the Award Committee (Copyright: Katharina Grafenauer)}

Alps-Adriatic Scientific Award

aarcadmin — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:24:53 +0000

First Call for Applications

The Alps-Adriatic Rectors’ Conference (AARC) is very proud to announce the newly established Alps-Adriatic Scientific Award.

Students, graduates and PhD graduates from institutions in the Alps-Adriatic region who have written a scientific thesis focusing on the Alps-Adriatic region’s issues are cordially invited to apply for the award within the framework of the first Call for Applications.

Awards

The most outstanding scientific works will be awarded as follows:

PhD dissertation (1 Award, endowed with 700,- Euro)
Diploma/Master’s thesis (2 Awards, endowed with 400,- Euro each)

Information & details

Further information on the application requirements and procedure can be found in the Alps-Adriatic Scientific Award section.

Applications are to be submitted via the application portal.

The Alps-Adriatic Rectors’ Conference (AARC) is looking forward to receiving your application!

University of Klagenfurt supports students and academics from Ukraine

aarcadmin — Thu, 28 Apr 2022 06:43:36 +0000

At the University of Klagenfurt (AAU) students with Ukrainian citizenship will have their tuition fees waived for the summer semester 2022 and they can assert the state of war as grounds for taking a leave of absence in the summer semester 2022 until 30 April 2022.Students who are prevented from attending courses on campus due to the war in Ukraine have the option of participating in courses and exams online.

Support in cases of hardship is provided by the Student Social Fund, while AAU’s International Office and the Austrian student union (ÖH) provide support in the form of information and assistance.

The registration deadline for the MORE programme in the summer semester 2022 will be extended until 30 April 2022 for refugee students with Ukrainian citizenship.

AAU and ÖH are providing German language courses for incoming students and researchers from Ukraine and psychological help and support is offered by the Psychological Counselling Centre.

AAU’s Welcome Service is offering initial consultations for Ukrainian academics who are in Klagenfurt and help to identify and get in touch with potential hosts. Access to the 24-hour library is granted free of charge.

AAU is also working on establishing support programmes for Ukrainian students and academics.
All information is collected on this dedicated webpage.

University of Ljubljana supports students and staff from Ukraine

aarcadmin — Mon, 11 Apr 2022 09:02:40 +0000

The University of Ljuljana works to provide support and help to students and staff from Ukraine. The Institution has already implemented certain measures and set up a website with information for students, researchers, teachers and administrative staff affected by the crisis in Ukraine.

To reach the website, please go to: https://www.uni-lj.si/help_ukraine/.

For further information or questions please contact [email protected].

Conference “Reinventing Science Communication? Challenges for the post-truth era” – Call for Papers

aarcadmin — Wed, 30 Mar 2022 14:23:12 +0000

The international conference »REINVENTING SCIENCE COMMUNICATION? CHALLENGES FOR THE POST-TRUTH ERA« organised by the University of Ljubljana, Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana and Alternator, aims to bring together experts active in science communication research, practice, training or education.

The international conference will be held in Ljubljana (Slovenia) on 13th and 14th of October 2022.

Organisers would like to invite contributions from scholars active in science communication research, practice, training or education. Graduate students are also encouraged to contribute to a special student session on the conference theme.

Please submit your proposal of a paper or a session (300-500 words), together with a short biography (maximum 100 words) and affiliation information to the organizing committee via email [email protected] by 30th April 2022.

Please refer to the following link for further information: Call for papers https://www.ewora.org/rectors

Summer School Bovec 2022

aarcadmin — Mon, 28 Mar 2022 13:49:36 +0000

The University of Klagenfurt is pleased to announce that this year’s general topic of the Bovec Summer School is

“Deljeni spomin – kulture spominjanja/ Memoria (con)divisa – Culture della memoria / Memorie (con)dividude – Culturis de memorie/ Podijeljeno sjećanje – kulture sjećanja – Geteilte Erinnerung – Erinnerungskulturen”

Date: 17^th-31^th July, 2022 – Bovec, Slovenia

The Bovec Summer school attracts every year university students from Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Croatia, Bosnia-Hercegovina and Bulgaria for a multicultural, multilingual two-week course in the little Alpine village of Bovec (also known as Plezzo in Italian and Flitsch in German), located in Slovenia near the Italian and Austrian borders. The aim of the initiative is to promote reciprocal knowledge among university students in the multinational Alps-Adriatic region. Every year courses deal with a different specific topic related to cultural, social, historic issues common to the Alps-Adriatic regions. Courses are held in Italian, Slovenian and German and include language lessons, conferences, seminars, workshops as well as local excursions.

The general topic of the Summer School 2022 is “Geteilte Erinnerung – Erinnerungskulturen”.

Here you can find the detailed programme

AARC PhD Students’ Conference at the International University of Novi Pazar, Serbia

aarcadmin — Wed, 02 Feb 2022 14:54:26 +0000

The International University of Novi Pazar will be hosting the AARC PhD Students’ Conference on 26^th March, 2022 in Novi Pazar as well as online.

This year’s topic will be “The Balkans – the other Europe?”.

The Conference will focus on separate thematic units:

Cultural diversity of the Balkan Peninsula
The Balkans Peninsula and EU integration
Economic potentials of the Balkan Peninsula
Nationalism and Cosmopolitism in the Balkan Peninsula

For further information please refer to:
Univerzitet u Novom Pazaru – AARC PhD SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE (uninp.edu.rs)

Information on the Call for Papers can be found here (extended deadline for Abstract submission until 27^th February, 2022).

Virtual Conference “Art and Culture in the Alps-Adriatic Region and the Corona Crisis”

aarcadmin — Wed, 14 Apr 2021 07:19:38 +0000

Together with the Office of the Regional Government in Styria, the Alps-Adriatic-Alliance (AAA) organizes the virtual conference “Art and Culture in the Alps-Adriatic Region and the Corona Crisis” which will take place on 21st April, 2021 in the framework of the CERLI project.

Registration deadline: 19th April, 2021

A brief summary, as well as the agenda for the conference in English can be found here

For further information please refer to the contact details indicated in the attachment and the following website: https://www.europa.steiermark.at/cms/beitrag/12822264/2962855/

Call for Papers – International scientific conference “SMEPP2021”

aarcadmin — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 14:53:18 +0000

The International University of Novi Pazar will be hosting the International scientific conference “SMEPP2021” under the topic “Opportunities and Perspectives of Small and Medium Enterprises during and after the COVID-19 pandemic” online on 27^th March 2021.

For further information please refer to the Call for Papers and the Conference Website: http://smepp.uninp.edu.rs/#aboutsmepp

21st International Migration Conference – “Border Thinking” at University of Klagenfurt

aarcadmin — Fri, 04 Dec 2020 10:59:09 +0000

The University of Klagenfurt will be hosting the 21^st International Migration Conference under the topic “Border Thinking” on the 17^th and 18^th of June, 2021. The International Conferences take an interdisciplinary and international perspective migration, which is a central attribute of modern societies. Developments in the context of migration are traced and current challenges are discussed. The focus is on the significance of social, cultural and economic differences, as well as on questions of gender, power and power relations.

The program of the 21^st International Migration Conference will consist of two core sections: one focus will be on the conference theme “Border Thinking”, the other more general focus will be on “Current challenges in the context of migration”.

The conference languages are English and German.

Call for Papers (German)

Call for Papers (English)

For further information please refer to the congress website: www.migrationskonferenz.ch