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PISA 2018: Slovenian adolescents surpass OECD average, with digital world presenting their main challenge
In taking the PISA literacy test, Slovenian students achieved 507 points on average, which is above the OECD average.
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Secrets of the olm revealed (or at least some of them)
In collaboration with Danish and Chinese colleagues, Slovenian scientists have decoded the genome of the olm, a cave-dwelling animal also known as Proteus anguinus or, more colloquially, as the “human fish”.
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Lux Prize for film involving Slovenian co-producer
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, a film by Teona Strugar Mitevska that also involves a Slovenian co-producer, has won the 2019 LUX Film Prize, presented by the European Parliament.
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35th Slovenian Book Fair
Slovenia’s largest and longest-running publishing event, the Slovenian Book Fair, started at the end of November.
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Supercomputer in Maribor to be among world’s most powerful
By pressing a large red button at the main offices of the University of Maribor on Wednesday, the prototype HPC RIVR @ UM supercomputer was symbolically booted.
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Green Slovenia active in international fight against climate change
As a green country with a wealth of natural resources and biodiversity, Slovenia is aware of the importance of the fight against climate change.
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UNESCO-backed AI research centre to be built in Slovenia
At the UNESCO General Conference in Paris on Monday it was confirmed that the first global centre for artificial intelligence under the auspices of UNESCO will be located in Ljubljana.
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A book a day keeps the doctor away
First, some statistics: There were 58 public libraries operating in Slovenia in 2018, which had a total of 273 local branch libraries and 13 mobile libraries.
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European Week for Waste Reduction: Over 110 campaigns announced in Slovenia in the last two years
Slovenia is joining the European Week for Waste Reduction, taking the opportunity to focus even more closely on good practices and on recommendations on how to prevent waste generation in an effective way.
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Ana Roš named World Tourism Organization’s ambassador of gastronomic tourism
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has appointed Slovenian master chef Ana Roš as ambassador of gastronomic tourism.
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Slovenia among the safest countries for travellers
Slovenia is one of the safest countries in the world for travellers, faring very well in all three key indicators - security, medical risks and road safety, shows a risk world map for 2020 released by the SOS International NGO.
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A thank you to food producers on this year’s Slovenian Food Day
On Friday we celebrate Slovenian Food Day, which will once again be accompanied by a traditional Slovenian breakfast.
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National Slovenian Sign Language Day
Slovenia celebrates its national sign language day on 14 November.
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Ljubljana students top the world in their knowledge of space law
Katja Grünfeld and Iva Ramuš Cvetkovič, law students at the University of Ljubljana, competed in Washington against more than a hundred teams from all corners of the globe, and won their lawsuit on behalf of a hypothetical state for the unlawful appropriation of a lunar base. It sounds like science fiction, but this will be one of the most important areas of law in the future.
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Slovenia commended for progress in human rights protection
A Slovenian delegation led by the foreign minister, Miro Cerar, has appeared for the third time before the Human Rights Council’s universal periodic review in Geneva to present the country’s human rights progress over the last five years.
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Michelin Guide coming to Slovenia
Now in its ninth year, the Days of Slovenian Tourism event has served up some rather special news on this occasion.
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Slovenian on-line children's magazine wins Austrian award
A project presenting stories of refugee and migrant children in Slovenia carried out by the Časoris on-line magazine for children has been awarded this year's Intercultural Achievement Award (IAA) in the media category, conferred by the Austrian government.
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Sinfo: Creative capital united
There is room for personal expression in everyone's life.
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Slovenia in Shanghai as a land of high technology and winter sports
Slovenia is appearing at the China International Import Expo (CIIE) once again, but this year is presenting itself as a land of high technology and winter sports and as an excellent partner in the preparations for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.
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Official opening of info point for foreigners
On Wednesday, Minister of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Ksenija Klampfer attended the official opening of the info point for foreigners, which operates under the aegis of the Employment Service of Slovenia.