A visit to Intervela, OneSails Slovenia, and a conversation with director Željko Perović enabled students to make a direct connection between entrepreneurship, sailing, modern technology, and practical sailing experience.

The School of Economics and Business has once again welcomed participants to the Ljubljana Summer School 2026, bringing together 178 students from 27 countries and 50 universities around the world.

We had an inspiring session featuring Dr. Jure Knez, entrepreneur, innovator, and co-founder of Dewesoft.

From 4 July to 27 September 2026, the CEK Library will operate on a summer schedule. Please check the opening hours of Library Loans, the study areas and the Finance Lab before your visit.

School of Economics and Business is once again hosting the international ECOTOPIA Summer School, which brings together students from Eutopia partner universities to explore circular economy principles and sustainable business models. The programme is being delivered in collaboration with Circular Change, a long-standing partner that has contributed to the initiative for the fifth consecutive year.

CEK Library is temporarily adjusting access and use of some library areas and services.

On Tuesday, 9 June, the alumni community welcomed Adriano Martella, Creative Director of the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games Closing Ceremony. In an online presentation, he took us behind the scenes of an event many of us had watched on screen, revealing that behind the magnificent images lay far more than spectacle alone. Through his storytelling, the ceremony unfolded as a carefully considered narrative about place, people, creativity and legacy.

We had the privilege of meeting Ms Claudia M. Buch, Chair of the Supervisory Board of the European Central Bank, and Mr Dominique Laboureix, Chair of the Single Resolution Board. Their insights into the role of European banking supervision, the development of the Single Supervisory Mechanism, and the challenges facing supervisors in an increasingly complex risk environment provided an excellent perspective on the future of the European banking sector.

With the project, the students connected entrepreneurial knowledge, sustainable orientations, digital solutions, and concrete development challenges of the company Elšnik d.o.o. in the field of aluminum decorative facades.

We were delighted to welcome Mr. Žiga Hieng, CEO of Salus, for an engaging discussion on leadership, business transformation, and the future of the pharmaceutical industry.

CEK Library is temporarily adjusting access to library materials and the use of its spaces until further notice. Study areas remain open as usual, while library loans have been moved to Yellow*CEK.

The CEK Library will operate on an adjusted schedule between 23 and 26 June 2026

During the visit, students learned more about Kolektor Etra, one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of power transformers. With nearly six decades of experience in highly specialized industrial production, the company has established a strong international presence through continuous innovation, diversification, and strategic growth.

When Magdalena Bogatinovska arrived in Ljubljana from Skopje at the age of 25, she came with a clear goal: to pursue a master's degree at the School of Economics and Business. What she did not anticipate was how profoundly the move would shape both her personal and professional life. Over the past five years, Slovenia has become a place she now considers home, while her career has taken her from a student role to managing one of the largest sales regions at Visionect, a company developing workplace management solutions for organisations around the world. As an alumna of the School of Economics and Business, Magdalena credits her studies with helping her develop the critical thinking and adaptability required in an industry that is constantly evolving. Today, she works with partners and customers across several continents, combining technology, business development and relationship building. Yet despite working in a highly digital environment, she remains convinced that successful business is ultimately built on trust, curiosity and genuine human connections.

School of Economics and Business University of Ljubljana is from 17 until 19 of June 2026 hosting the Annual conference of the European Society for Empirical Legal Studies (ESELS). This year’s annual conference features more than 150 researchers from across the globe that have chosen the ESELS Ljubljana conference to discuss their cutting-edge research. In fact, the listed presenter affiliations span around thirty countries. While presenters from Europe form the core of this year’s conference, the program also includes contributions from scholars based far beyond Europe, including Brazil, Canada, China, Japan, Russia, Taiwan, and the United States among others.

The second issue of Economic and Business Review in 2026 brings contributions on economic growth, energy consumption, technological innovation, and CO2 emissions in Vietnam; religiosity and financial reporting quality across countries; the financial–operational performance link in hospitals; employee physical activity and job performance; and skills for the future labour market.

The Finance Lab will operate on a modified summer schedule from 15 June to 25 September 2026.

In Episode 83 of the Alumni Connect Podcast, we were joined by Sašo Šmigić, a Member of the Management Board at Generali Investments, one of Slovenia’s leading investment management companies. During the conversation, he reflected on how retail investors view capital markets, how market volatility, uncertainty and current trends influence their behaviour, and why discipline and a healthy relationship with money are crucial for long-term investing.

This month’s selection of new print and e-books brings fresh titles in entrepreneurship, marketing, money and finance, industry studies, and a range of other economics-related fields.