Vaccination at FT UM

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.

Sprejem na zidanicah v Srednjem Grčevju

Sprejem na Matjaževi domačiji v Pahi

Občinstvo na predstavitvi v Dolenjskem muzeju Novo Mesto

Ogled zbirke v Dolenjskem muzeju Novo Mesto

Ogled Plečnikove dediščine na pokopališču Žale

 

Dear students!

We want to inform you that the winter semester for the 2. and 3. year of Professional programme Contemporary Tourism practices and 2. year of Master's programme Tourism Destinations and Experiences will start on 11 October 2021 and will last until 22 January 2022. The timetable will be published on the website in the next week.

For the 1. year students, the semester will start on 2 November 2021.

 

The lectures will be held live. More information will be available next week, so please check the website regularly.

Timetable - en

Dear students!

We would like to inform you again that the pedagogical process at the University of Maribor will be carried out in person. In case of deterioration of the epidemiological state and in case of adoption of intervention measures by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, the leadership of the University of Maribor members will have the authority to modify the pedagogical process in a manner suitable for individual university members, according to material condition and specifics of performed study programmes.

The pedagogical process will thus take place on the premises of higher education institutions in accordance with the fulfillment of the PCT condition, except for the participants of tertiary education who are considered vulnerable groups. The pedagogical process for these groups will be performed in agreement with the higher education teacher. It should be noted that non-compliance with the PCT condition is not an exception for this method of work.

According to the Ordinance on the method of meeting the condition of morbidity, vaccination and testing to curb the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus infections (Official Gazette of the RS no. 142/21), the PCT condition must be met by all who enter higher education premises, therefore also all University of Maribor students. The PCT condition is met if a person can provide one of the following:

• evidence of a negative result of a PCR test not older than 72 hours after swab collection or a HAG test not older than 48 hours after swab collection;
• an EU digital COVID certificate in digital or paper form, bearing the QR code;
• a digital COVID of a third country in digital or paper form, bearing a QR code containing at least the same information as the EU DCP and issued by the competent health authority of the third country in English;
• proof of vaccination against COVID-19 showing that it has received: second dose of Comirnaty vaccine from Biontech / Pfizer, Spikevax vaccine (COVID-19 Vaccine) from Moderna vaccine, Sputnik V vaccine from the manufacturer Gamaleya National Center of Epidemiology and Microbiology, CoronaVac vaccine from Sinovac Biotech vaccine, Vacuine Vaccine vaccine from COVID-Vacine vaccine 19 (COVID-19 Vaccine) by AstraZeneca and Covishield by Serum Institute of India / AstraZeneca or a combination of the two vaccines listed above. Proof is obtained immediately after the second dose is received; the first dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen by Johnson and Johnson / Janssen-Cilag. Proof shall be obtained on the day of vaccination;
• proof of a positive PCR test result older than ten days, unless the doctor decides otherwise, but not older than 180 days;
• proof of the disease referred to in the previous point and proof of vaccination demonstrating that they have been vaccinated with a single dose of the vaccine referred to in the first indent for a period not exceeding 180 days from the positive result of the PCR test or from the onset of symptoms. Protection is established on the day of vaccination.

Students who do not meet any of the above conditions can participate in the pedagogical process if they perform self-testing in the higher education premises with a HAG test. Accoding to the government Ordinance, each student is entitled to 5 self-testing kits per month, which he or her parents or legal representatives obtain at the pharmacy upon presentation of a health insurance card or upon submission of a school certificate and identity document if the person is a foreigner health insurance. For the purpose of self-testing proof, the student has to keep a record sheet containing the date of self-testing, the test result and the student's signature which guarantees the authenticity of the data on the record sheet. We are attaching the record sheet.

IMPORTANT: According to the Ordinance, the PCT condition is checked at the entrance to the higher education premises. In case you don't meet the PCT condition and you wish to meet the »T« condition (testing) with self-testing, a person in charge at the entrance will lead you to a room, designed for student self-testing. We kindly ask you to collect your self-testing kit at a pharmacy in advance and bring it with you. IMPORTANT: Proof of meeting the »T« condition with self-testing, students can also assert for entry to faculty permises, UM libraries, student dorms, UŠC Leon Štukelj and other. The students perform the self-test once a week, regardless if they performed the test at the faculty permises or student dormitories. Students who perform self-testing have to carry the record sheet with them in order to prove the PCT condition.

CONTROL SHEET / EVIDENČNI LIST

Prof. dr. Zdravko Kačič, Rector

One of the Geofood project results is the dissemination of project findings and knowledge about geothermal energy. Hence, we prepared a small exhibition on geothermal energy at HE Park Brežice, Slovenia. An opening event was held on 17 September 2021, with the participation of Mr Ivan Molan, mayor of Brežice Municipality; dr. Maja Turnšek, Slovenian project Geofood coordinator form Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor; Ms Ana Ponikvar, green coordinator for Institute for Entrepreneurship, Tourism and Youth Brežice (ZPTM Brežice); Mr Bogdan Barbič, Slovenian hydroelectric power company (HESS) CEO; and Ms Alenka Mokrovič Pogačar from Terme Čatež (one of the biggest Slovenian spa). The exhibition presents general trends and facts about geothermal energy, its history in Slovenia, and different usages in tourism and in general – balneology and bathing, visiting power plants and wells, usage for greenhouse heating.

 

We want to inform you that the Ordinance on how the PCT condition is met to stem the spread of infections with SARS-CoV-2 - field of education and sport of 6.9.2021 requires different PCT conditions for students.

»Students and adult learners must carry out HAG self-testing (if they do not meet the second PCT condition) to implement an educational or study program, with self-testing being carried out in a domestic environment.

The HAG self-testing tests shall be carried out once a week at the same intervals.

Those beneficiaries shall be entitled to five HAG tests for self-testing per month obtained by themselves or by the parents or legal representatives at the pharmacy after the presentation of the health insurance card or after the presentation of the school certificate. If the person is a foreigner and does not have a health insurance card, they submit a school certificate and an ID. Suppose the person is a student, a participant in adult education, a participant in sports programs or recreational sports activities, he shall also provide a certificate of education and an identity document or a certificate of participation in sports programmes or sports recreational activities in addition to the health insurance card.

If a person already meets the PCT condition, it is unnecessary to carry out HAG testing for self-testing.

In case of a positive result, the tested person informs the personal physician who referred him for confirmation by PCT method. In the event of a suspected or confirmed case of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection in the educational institution, the management of the institute shall comply with the instructions of the National Institute of Public Health."

 

Detailed information can be found at the following link: https://www.gov.si/en/topics/coronavirus-disease-covid-19/

Pursuant to the provisions of the Ordinance laying down temporary conditions for the exercise of activities in education and higher education (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia, No. 132/2021), all persons coming to educational establishments over the age of 15 must comply with the condition of recovering the disease, vaccination or testing, as evidenced by the evidence provided for in the Ordinance governing interim measures to reduce the risk of infection and spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection.

Therefore, when entering the Faculty (taking the exam, visiting student affairs office…) you must have met the previous mentioned conditions.

 

Kind regards,

Student Affairs Office

 

SUPPLEMENT 27.8.2021:

 

At yesterday's meeting, the Government of the Republic of Slovenia adopted a Decree amending and supplementing the Ordinance laying down temporary conditions for the implementation of activities in education and higher education, which will be published in the Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia. The validity of the Decree is extended until, and including, 5 September 2021. The amendments shall take effect on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the Republic of Slovenia.

The amendment refers to the second paragraph of Article 2 of the Ordinance, which provides for weekly testing for persons referred to in Article 1 of the Ordinance. Weekly testing obligation is also added for students. For students, weekly testing is also funded by the state budget. This prolongs the validity of the PCT measure in higher education institutions. The Government of the Republic of Slovenia has agreed that all students who have not been over COVID-19 or have not been vaccinated against infection should be subjected to free testing and the test will be valid for 1 week.

 

We would like to inform all you that current information on entry into Slovenia and PCT conditions has been published on the link Police - Crossing the state border during the coronavirus epidemic.

Dear students!

We would like to inform you about free online slovene language course. The course is for all those who wish to learn Slovene on their own in a simple, playful and effective way.

Click here: https://www.slonline.si/

Our co-worker Asoc. Prof. Dr Marko Koščak attended the online event Pandemic Webinar # 19: Book talk on COVID-19, where he presented his latest book Post-Pandemic Sustainable Management Management, The New Reality of Managing Ethical and Responsible Tourism (co-authored with Dr. Tony O'Rourke ). You can watch the webinar in the attached video of the event at the link: http: // https: //vimeo.com/582538624