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In the months from May to July, projects were approved at the University of Primorska (UP) that follow the key strategic directions of UP and support important research areas. The following projects were acquired at UP FAMNIT and UP IAM:

Prof. Dr. Vita Poštuvan, Deputy Head of the Slovene Centre for Suicide Research (SCSR), which operates under the Andrej Marušič Institute at the University of Primorska (UP IAM), recently completed a sabbatical tour of four leading British universities: the University of Oxford, the University of Manchester, University College London (UCL), and Middlesex University.

Professor Hans Bodlaender from Utrecht University is visiting Professor Martin Milanič for a research stay from July 21 to 25. He shared a few words about his experience with us:

Our university is proud to be part of a new event—UNI-SI, the Festival of Slovenian Universities—which will take place on 16 and 17 January 2026 at the Ljubljana Exhibition Centre, in cooperation with all members of the Rectors' Conference of the Republic of Slovenia (RKRS).

At its second regular meeting held on July 16, 2025, the Electoral Commission confirmed that the proposed candidate for Director of UP IAM, Prof. Dr. Vito Vitrih, submitted his Work Program and Curriculum Vitae (CV) within the required deadline.

The Departments of Mathematics of the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies (FAMNIT) and Andrej Marušič Institute (IAM) of the University of Primorska are seeking a top early-career researcher for a postdoctoral position in the area of Galois geometry and group actions, in connection with the research grant of Prof. Dr. Michel Lavrauw, titled High-Dimensional Actions of Classical Groups in Galois Geometry funded by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS).

The Departments of Mathematics of Andrej Marušič Institute (UP IAM) and the Faculty of Mathematics, Natural Sciences and Information Technologies (UP FAMNIT) of the University of Primorska are seeking a top early-career researcher for a postdoctoral position in the area of algebraic graph theory and permutation groups, in connection with the research grant of Prof. Dr. Klavdija Kutnar, titled Extensions of Erdos-Ko-Rado theorem to transitive permutation groups funded by the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS).

The first Saturday of October once again brings the opportunity for a networking event designed to connect students with companies from the Coastal-Karst region, as well as representatives from sports and cultural associations, humanitarian and other non-governmental organizations. This sports-social event, which attracted  early 500 participants last year, will be taking place for the fifth time and offers a fantastic opportunity to present your activities to students from the University of Primorska through various engaging formats. Join us on October 4th, 2025, at Žusterna Seaside Park from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM.

The Election Commission for the election of the Director of UP IAM (hereinafter: the Election Commission) has received four proposals for candidacy.