Centre of International Relations

On 16 May 2023, Jana Arbeiter from CIR was elected as Slovenia’s national representative on the EADI (European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes) executive board for a 3-year mandate. This is a recognition of her work in the field of development studies and sustainable development.

On 16 May 2023, prof. dr. Andreja Jaklič and assist. dr. Iris Koleša participated at the 7th International Scientific Conference (ISC) on ‘Strengthening resilience by the sustainable economy and business – towards the SDGs’ organised by the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Maribor. CIR Researchers presented a paper on 'Sustainability during crises in firms using different resilience models: The case of the COVID-19 pandemic’ (authors: Anže Burger, Iris Koleša, Andreja Jaklič).

The Centre of International Relations and Globallis kindly invite you to an event 'The Kiwi X-Factor: The Role of Nation Branding and Storytelling in New Zealand's Soft Power', which will take place on 12 June at 15.00 CET in the Grand Hall of the Faculty of Social Sciences (University of Ljubljana). Matevž (Matt) Rašković will present a lecture on nation branding and storytelling as a powerful asset in international relations, tourism and/or export promotion. This will be followed by a discussion with Mr. Andrej Božič, the Honorary Consul of New Zealand to Slovenia.

Springer issued a monograph titled 'Climate Change and the Future of Europe - Views from the Capitals' edited by Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak and Paul Schmidt. The book addresses European Union (EU) Member States’ and neighbors’ national efforts to combat climate change. It also includes a chapter on Slovenia, prepared by Danijel Crnčec from CIR.