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Etc magazine
updated 34 minutes ago
ETC. is an annual magazine, dedicated to showcasing current artistic production from the Baltic to the Balkans. Based in Ljubljana, each issue is dedicated to a relevant topic in art and life. Founded to promote emerging artists, its goal is to initiate a dialogue, inspire collaborations, and challenge set views.
VideoLectures.Net
updated 2 hours ago
Managed by the Center for Knowledge Transfer in Information Technologies at the Jožef Stefan Institute, the VideoLectures.Net international web portal (online since 2002) promotes science, exchanges ideas and fosters knowledge sharing. It is the world's largest collection of free educational online videos providing high-quality didactic contents not only to the scientific community but also to the general public. In April 2010, the "Ethics for the New Millennium" lecture by His Holiness the Dalai Lama was published as the 10,000th video on the portal. In 2013, the United Nations and UNESCO declared Videolectures.net as the best educational project of the decade in the "e-Science & Technology" category.
VideoLectures.Net mainly includes lectures from information and communication technologies in particular fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, semantic web and data and text mining but is expanding towards visual arts, humanities, social studies and law as well.
DLib.si - Digital Library of Slovenia
updated 2 hours ago
The Digital Library of Slovenia (dLib.si) is a web portal developed by the National and University Library (NUK) in cooperation with several cultural, educational and research institutions, including numerous libraries throughout Slovenia.
dLib.si provides free access to digitised knowledge and cultural treasures – journals, books, manuscripts, maps, photographs, posters, music, and reference material. Many of the digitised items – some published in the 16th century – have been made possible in the framework of the project Europeana Travel funded by the European Commission within the area of Digital Libraries of the eContentplus Programme.
The Digital Library of Slovenia is linked up with comparable European projects, and is actively involved in building the Europeana, the European digital library and the TEL project (The European Library).
TrajekT, Institute for Spatial Culture
updated 2 hours ago
TrajekT, Institute for Spatial Culture is an architectural organisation established in 2002 to facilitate public debate on spatial culture and issues affecting urban life.
TrajekT operates as a non-profit non-governmental organisation in the field of spatial planning, architecture and urban affairs. One of its aims is to develop the international exchange of ideas, knowledge and experience in this field. It has organised educational activities (the TraktaT seminar on architectural critique) and several research and exhibition projects (e.g., Architects France and Marta Ivanšek at the Museum of Modern Art).
Designers Society of Slovenia (DOS)
updated 7 hours ago
Established in 1951, the Designers Society of Slovenia (DOS) – Društvo oblikovalcev Slovenije (DOS) – is the only professional association in Slovenia to unite designers from a wide range of creative and design–related spheres. The society comprises the following sections: visual communication design, industrial design, unique design, photography, scenography, and costume design. The address book of DOS members, accompanied by a gallery of selected works, is available online.
Slovenian Student Union
updated 7 hours ago
Slovenian Student Union is the representative organization of all Slovenian students and students residing in Slovenia. As such, it is dedicated to protecting students’ interests and needs at home as well as abroad. It consists of student organizations of universities, higher education institutions, higher vocational institutions, student organizations of local communities and interest-based student communities. Its activities are focused on improving study conditions and opportunities, enhancing students’ living conditions and developing extracurricular student activities. It is actively involved in the development of national policies regarding higher education, scholarships, student housing, student work and more.
Migrant Film Festival
updated 29 hours ago
Since 2010, the World Refugee Day (20 June) has been marked also with the Migrant Film Festival, dedicated to all refugees and migrants worldwide. The festival is organised by the organisation Slovene Philanthropy, Association for Promotion of Volunteering. The applications for eligible films are usually open till February.
A selection of insightful and provocative films on topics related to migrations, asylum and refugees is followed by thematic round tables to provide relevant information and contribute to fostering of a tolerant, inclusive and equitable society.
Migrant Film Festival 2025 visual identity (design by Martina Kokovnik)
Slovene Philanthropy
updated 29 hours ago
Slovene Philanthropy is an association established in 1992 and dedicated to the promotion of volunteering. It is the coordinator of the Slovenian Volunteering Organizations Network and organizes the annual National Volunteering Week. Another area of its work is contemporary migration, within which it has been organizing Migrant Film Festival every year. In addition, Slovene Philantropy promotes intergenerational cooperation and has established six intergenerational community centres. In cooperation with the Municipality of Ljubljana and other charitable organizations, it also established a pro bono clinic with counselling service for people without basic health insurance.
IGLU
updated 30 hours ago
Iglu Cultural Society was founded by three renowned Slovenian improvisers in order to advance and promote the art of improvisational theatre. To fulfill this mission, they established Iglu Theatre, one of the few professional Slovenian theatres dedicated exclusively to improvisation. Iglu Theatre regularly presents evenings of improvisational theatre, showcasing a range of different approaches and concepts, and often inviting acclaimed international guests. Another key activity of the Iglu Society is their Impro School which teaches improvisational theatre techniques to numerous newcomers in the field. Iglu is a member of the network of European improvisers Ohana and International Theatresports Institute.