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At the beginning of October, the Academic Reading Room of Aleš Debeljak hosted the third Fusnota – an event celebrating and awarding outstanding student achievements from the previous academic year. Creativity, humour, and excitement filled the room from start to finish. The jury, composed of Prof. Ksenija Šabec, Prof. Peter Stanković, Zala Julija Kavčič, Eva Rogl Mežnar, and Asst. Teja Kosi, faced the difficult task of selecting the best works from 61 nominations across 11 categories. The evening, moderated by Gaia Merlak Gnamuš and Prof. Jernej Kaluža, concluded with the traditional freshman party organised by the student association Kult.co.

The Department of Cultural Studies and the Centre for Cultural and Religious Studies are pleased to announce that their member, Prof. Dr. Aleš Črnič, was elected Deputy General Secretary of the International Association for the History of Religions (IAHR). The election took place at the session of the 23rd IAHR Congress, held on August 26, 2025, in Kraków.

The three-day workshop MEMPOP Ri_loading, held from May 15 to 17, 2025, at various venues across Rijeka—including the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, ExLibris Bookstore, Galerija Filodrammatica, and Klub Palach—provided space for interdisciplinary dialogue on the intersections of history, popular culture, memory-making, digital humanities, and the evolving field of cultural studies. Organized as part of the MEMPOP research project, the event built upon the MEMPOP Loading workshop in Ljubljana, further advancing the initiative of regional academic and student cooperation.