1st International Summer School of the UM FEB

"Sustainability in International Business"

The 1st International Summer School "Sustainability in International Business", which took place at the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Maribor from 26 September to 1 October 2022, brought together students from different disciplines and levels of study from Germany, France, Finland, Portugal, the Czech Republic, Lithuania and Slovenia. Students gained knowledge about the importance of sustainability and corporate social responsibility and learnt about best practices in implementing sustainability in the business models of international companies from different industries. In total, 19 speakers were heard, including 4 academics, 9 representatives of international companies, and 6 representatives of national institutions supporting sustainability, sustainable development and sustainable business. The lecturers at the Summer School were: Asist. Prof. Dr. Romana Korez Vide, Head of the International Summer School, Ms. Nuša Pavlinjek Slavinec, Director of the family business ROTO Group, Ms. Mag. Barbara Kobale, Head of the Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility Team at MARLES hiše Maribor, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matevž Obrecht from the Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor, Ms. Martina Drakulić, representative of the Maribor Hoteliers Cooperative, Ms. Anita Hrast, co-founder and Director of IRDO - Institute for the Development of Social Responsibility, Mr. Tadej Novak from the Department for Cross-Border Programme Management of the Government Office of the Republic of Slovenia for Development and European Cohesion Policy, Zvezdana Mlakar, MSc, Executive Director of Pro-bit, Ms. Dijana Madžarac from the Directorate for Internationalisation, Entrepreneurship and Technology of the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of the Republic of Slovenia, Ms. Julija Lojen Baltić, Communication Expert at the Beauty Care Unit of HENKEL Slovenia, Ms. Tina Cipot, Head of Corporate Communication at LIDL Slovenia, Mr. Luka Strnad Peterca, Head of e-vehicle charging infrastructure at PETROL and Mr. Matic Markovič, Head of Sustainable Mobility at PETROL, Mr. Bor Trček, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility and Quality Assurance at HOFER Slovenia, Mr. Simon Kovačič, Project Manager at the Novo mesto Development Centre, Mr. Mag. Vanesa Čanji, Director of Fitmedia Slovenia, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tjaša Štrukelj from the Faculty of Economics and Business at the University of Maribor, Licensed Strategist for Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, Ms. Nomi Hrast, BA in Economics, Licensed Strategist for Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability, and Prof. Dr. Vito Bobek, internationally renowned lecturer, expert and entrepreneur. On Friday's professional excursion to Dolenjska, the students learned about the sustainable practices of two major international companies in the Slovenian economy - the Slovenian unit of the multinational Japanese industrial robots company Yaskawa and the Slovenian multinational pharmaceutical company Krka. The social programme of the excursion was aimed at experiencing sustainable tourism in the region: the students learned about the tradition of wine production and the cultural heritage of the cottages, which have been transformed into an internationally recognised tourism product by the providers and supporters of sustainable tourism. In the rest of the social programme of the summer school, students explored Maribor through guided tours, visited the Museum of the Oldest Vine, saw a cinema show at Maribox and visited the Maribor Regional Museum. The International Summer School ended on Saturday with the awarding of certificates of attendance to students.

Maribor, 5 October 2022

Romana Korez Vide, PhD, Assist. Prof.
Head of International Summer School

More in fo at https://www.um.si/en/international-relations/summer-schools/sustainability-in-international-business-summer-school/.