Holiday giveaway for FT students

The Student Council of the Faculty of Tourism and the promotional team of the Faculty of Tourism are preparing a holiday giveaway for the students of FT UM.

How can you participate?

- Easy - you sign up with your digital identity in this MS Form -HERE and keep your fingers crossed to sign up under number that is set to bring a prize (the form records the time of entry). Each student can fill the form in only once.

- The givaway takes place from 16.12.2021 (from the first post on social networks) to 21.12.2021 until midnight.
- On 22th of December, we will review the entries and inform the lucky ones.

Prizes given to those who filled form:
1. - Water bottle ŠS FT
6. - Cup for hot beverages FT
11. - Water bottle ŠS FT
16. - Cup for hot beverages FT
21. - Water bottle ŠS FT
26. - Cup for hot beverages FT
31. - Water bottle ŠS FT
36. - Cup for hot beverages FT

Good luck!

Dear students,

The Student Council of the Faculty of Tourism organises a pre-Christmas trip to Zagreb.

We are preparing a short programme for the participants, However, as we know you are students, we won't torture you too much with tours, but you will be able to enjoy the delights and charms of Zagreb on your own.

👉 Date: 20.12.2021

👉Departure from Brežice: in the afternoon (scheduled at 15h)

👉Return to Brežice: in the evening/night

👉Price: 10€/participant (the amount must be paid before departure to guarantee your place on the bus, if you apply and then change your mind, you will still be charged the 10€ registration fee). The money will be collected by student representatives (contacts will be provided in the next week).

Applications are open until 12 December 2021 at 23:59 or until places are filled, with the possibility to join a waiting list.

You can apply at: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TkbxjrYonUSVvuZp7j0IrP7kW8RlfTNCiJh06QHI-dJUOFE0M1ZKV09FNVlDQkhCNUgyNDAxRVBWMy4u

The number of places on the excursion is limited to 45 participants. If we are unable to fill the entire bus, we reserve the right to cancel the excursion.

Under the current measures, visitors are subject to PCT conditions - recovered, vaccinated or tested.

Greetings,

FT Student Council

Contact: studentskisvet.ft@student.um.si

Dear students,

we would like to inform you that today's office hours in Ljubljana are cancelled. If you need anything, please write to Mrs. Klara (klara.pinteric@um.si).

Best regards!

Student Affairs Office

In the survey, the students voted for the favorite graphic template of the hoodie and chose the proposal of the student Ana Kuhelj, whom we congratulate.

You can order it at: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=TkbxjrYonUSVvuZp7j0IrP7kW8RlfTNCiJh06QHI-dJUNlFZRU9UQkdZSVpGUzdUV0ozRU1EWFBNQy4u

For more information, contact the Student Council of FT UM at studentskisvet.ft@student.um.si.

Dear students, the English version of 2nd edition of the Handbook for Writing and Editing Texts at the Faculty of Tourism is available at University of Maribor Press website for free download at: https://press.um.si/index.php/ump/catalog/book/629

Please use this version when writing and editing your texts and written works at Faculty of tourism.

Final thesis topics for English programmes for Study year 2021/22 are published here: Study - Faculty of Tourism (um.si).

Dear students!

The Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a new Ordinance on Temporary Measures for the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases COVID-19 (Official Gazette of RS, no. 174/21; here and after Ordinance) that states:

for students, who meet the PCT condition with testing or self-testing, the ordinance specifies that the condition is met if the person proves his/her identity with a valid ID and one of the certificates (e.g., digital Covid certificate, record sheet,…),
in closed spaces it is mandatory to wear a surgical or FFP2 mask (fabric masks are not allowed),
from 15. 11. 2021, testing for students with HAG test kits for self-testing is performed three times per week (according to the Ordinance, you are eligible for 15 test kits, which you receive the same way as before at pharmacies).

Dear students!

We want to inform you that on 27.10.2021, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a supplement to the Ordinance of RVT (recovered, vaccinated or tested) condition. The supplement to the Ordinance introduces more frequent self-testing for students (who do not meet the RV condition) from once to twice a week.

The amended measures apply from 1 November 2021. Students are entitled to 10 self-testing tests per month. You can obtain self-testing tests in the pharmacy from 29 October 2021.

Once again, we ask you to take responsible and preventive measures to protect yourself and others. Therefore, take special care to:

go to the lectures healthy
consistently take preventive measures for possible transmission of infection such as hand hygiene: frequent washing and disinfection, proper wearing of masks indoors, cough and sneezing hygiene, do not touch your face with unwashed hands, often ventile classrooms, and limit risk contacts
continue to fulfill the RVT condition for participation in the study process
follow the faculty's notifications for any additions or changes.

For more information about coronavirus click here: www.nijz.si/en

We want us all to stay healthy and to continue the study process normally.

Dear students!

Vaccination day will occur on Wednesday 13. 10. 2021 between 8 and 9 am at the Faculty of Tourism in Brežice. The address of the Faculty is: Cesta prvih borcev 36, 8250 Brežice.

You don't need to apply for the vaccination. All you need is your Slovenian EMŠO number and your temporary address.

The vaccination provider will be Zdravstveni dom Brežice with the Comirnaty vaccine from Pfizer / BioNTech.

In Slovenia, there are as many as 9 cultural routes that have in the past managed to obtain the Council of Europe's Cultural Routes certificate. The Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Slovenia are reviving mutual cooperation.

Despite the extraordinary potential of these routes and their international character, are the routes currently largely left to volunteer enthusiasm and need more systemic assistance and cooperation to further the good integration of European cultural heritage and sustainable tourism.

In Slovenia, there are as many as 9 cultural routes that have in the past managed to obtain the Council of Europe's Cultural Routes certificate. In 2005, the European Cultural Trail of St. Martin was the first to be registered in Slovenia. This year the Iron Age Trail along the Danube and the Trail of Sts. Cyril and Methodius were added as last ones on the list.

The central aim of the Council of Europe's Cultural Routes is in informing about the common European cultural heritage - there are as many as 45 such routes throughout the Europe, which build a network of routes across more or less all European countries and associated members.

Through research in the Interreg Mediterranean BEST MED project, the Faculty of Tourism of the University of Maribor found that despite the extraordinary potential of these routes, the routes often remain dependent on voluntary activity, have insufficient systemic support for further development and lack of connection with Slovenia. As one of the project activities, on 28 September 2021, it organized a one-day event On the Paths of Cultural Routes of the Council of Europe in Slovenia for stakeholders of cultural paths in Slovenia: representatives of cultural paths and representatives of cultural policies in Slovenia.

The primary project of Interreg Mediterranean BEST MED is to increase the sustainability of Mediterranean destinations that are part of the Council of Europe's Cultural Routes, with the main challenge being to address the issue of mutual cooperation between major tourism actors in policy making. The BEST MED project is developed on the basis of an action-research methodology, in which the participation of local stakeholders (from the public and private sectors) is crucial for success. The project involves 11 partners from 10 Mediterranean countries. The project is co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.

The main purpose of the event was to present the content and operation of four Council of Europe's Cultural Routes in Slovenia: European Cemetery Routes, St. Martin's Cultural Routes, Iron Age Routes along the Danube and Iter Vitis Cultural Routes to gathered representatives of cultural route stakeholders.

The participants of the event gathered at the Žale Cemetery in Ljubljana, where the Path of European Cemeteries was presented with a guided tour of Plečnik's Žale, and was first greeted by a representative of the Slovenian Tourist Board, Mrs. Nataša Hočevar. The study tour continued with a tour of the Church of St. Martin in Moravče, which is part of the Cultural Route of St. Martin. The participants were addressed by the mayor of the municipality of Moravče dr. Milan Balazic. At the Dolenjska Museum Novo Mesto, the participants were received by Mrs. Petra Stipančič, who also presented the newly created Iron Age Route along the Danube. In the Dolenjska Museum, the participants had the opportunity to listen to a presentation by the representative of the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Slovenia, Mrs. Irena Marš and the main coordinator of the Best Med project in Slovenia, assoc. prof. dr. Maja Turnšek. The event ended with a tour of the vineyard cottages and Matjaž's Homestead in Dolenjska, where the participants got acquainted with the tourist offer of the Iter Vitis Cultural Trail, focused on wine tourism.

"The key findings of today's event and our past work with the Council of Europe's Cultural Routes are that these routes offer many opportunities for the development of sustainable tourism, but the full involvement of stakeholders is important for development. Europe in Slovenia to unite and together become a stronger voice in the strategic planning of Slovenian sustainable tourism and the role of culture in it," explained assoc. prof. dr. Maja Turnšek, project coordinator in Slovenia.

Thus, the central conclusion of the participants was that the connection between cultural routes is necessary and that it is necessary to create an integrated and sustainable tourist offer that will be attractive to potential tourists and at the same time provide long-term positive effects of tourism.