Links between Australia and Slovenia

There is considerable exchange between Australia and Slovenia. Slovenia has a high profile, hosting many international programs and as a member in the European Union. Slovenes are engaged in Australian social and  cultural life in the contribution to councils, media and many multicultural activities and events. In the arts, Stanislav Rapotec and Ron Gomboc have made their mark and Tom Kovač  as a leading architect.

Slovenian Archivists Seminar 2008

The Slovenian Emigrant Archivists Seminar 2008 took place from 14 to 19 September in Ljubljana, an initiative which Slovenia has actively supported for a number of years. It is a program of high quality lectures dealing with the craft of archiving and safeguarding valuable historical records of Slovenian presence around the world.

19 Slavists Congress 2008

The Slovenian Slavist Congress 2008 took place in Celovec/Klagenfurt and Pliberk/Bleiburg. It is the third consecutive SSK taking place on territories outside Slovenia's borders with strong Slovenian minorities. In 2006 the SSK took place in Zagreb, in 2007 in Trst/Trieste. The idea that the annual congress of Slovenian slavists take place in Slovenian territories outside Slovenia's borders came from the innovative Slovenian academic, dr. prof. Miran Hladnik (University of Ljubljana).

Slovensko predsedovanje EU - pismo avstralski skupnosti

7. januar 2008 Pismo odpravnika poslov Republike Slovenije v Canberri Gregorja Kozovinca, avstralskim Slovenkam in Slovencem o začetku slovenskega predsedovanja Slovenije v svetu EU 2008.

Dobrodošlica Vlade RS- Slovensko predsedstvo Sveta EU 2008

Predsedstvo Sveta EU 2008
Vsaka država članica prevzame predsedovanje, natančneje, predsedovanje Svetu Evropske unije, za obdobje šestih mesecev. Predsedujoča država v tem času predstavlja Evropsko unijo in vse države članice na vseh področjih. V prvi polovici leta 2008 bo Slovenija kot prva med novimi državami članicami, ki so se Evropski uniji pridružile med letoma 2004 in 2007, prvič prevzela predsedovanje. To bo zadnje v vrsti tria, ki ga sestavljata še Nemčija in Portugalska. V naslednjem triu bodo Francija, Češka in Švedska.

Message of Welcome by PM Janez Janša - Slovenian EU C Presidency

Slovenia's Presidency of the EU Council 2008
The Presidency, i.e. the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, is held by each Member State in turn for a period of six months. During this time, the Presidency is the "face and voice" of the European Union, speaking on behalf of all Member States. In the first half of 2008, Slovenia holds the Presidency for the first time, as the first of the twelve “new” member states that joined the EU in the 2004 and 2007 enlargements to do so. Slovenia’s Presidency follows its Trio partners Germany and Portugal. The next Trio consists of France, Czech Republic and Sweden.
For more information http://www.eu2008.si/en/index.html

SSK Konferenca 2007

Konferenca znanstvenikov in gospodarstvenikov iz sveta in Slovenije, 2007
12. oktober 2007 Moje ime je Aleksandra (Saša) Ceferin, Živim v Avstraliji od leta 1950. V Melbournu sem uvedla pouk slovenščine v srednje šole do maturitetne ravni in ga vodila nad 30 let. Ustanovila sem Viktorijski Inštitut za slovenistiko in vodim njegov glavni projekt, spletno mesto http://www.Thezaurus.com,  ki predstavlja osnovno poslanstvo inštituta - predstavljanje slovenske kulture drugi in tretji generaciji slovenskih izseljencev.

Letos sem se prvič udeležila svetovnega slovenskega kongresa, katerega delovanje sem poznala, in mu v preteklosti tudi prispevala s poročilom o stanju slovenskega jezika v Avstraliji.
 
Peta konferenca slovenskih znanstvenikov iz sveta in Slovenije je bila informativno, izredno zanimivo in stimulativno doživetje. Prezentacije so bile temeljite in izčrpne, v okviru treh glavnih sklopov: Raziskovalne politike in njihovo uresničevanje, Izkušnje slovenskih znanstvenikov v tujini, ter Prenos znanja slovenske univerze.

Slovenian World Congress 2007

15 October 2007 When I was invited to attend the V. Slovenski Svetovni Kongres, znanstvenikov in gospodarstvenikov iz sveta in Slovenije (5th Slovenian World Congress of Scientists and Businessmen Abroad and in Slovenia) I was happy to accept, particularly as I was in Ljubljana working on our ISSV Thezaurus projects at the time.

The theme of SSK 2007 was science and  business, the overall aim and mission of the SSK being to make connections and links between Slovenes working abroad in related fields, and Slovenia. It was the fifth such congress, covering areas of medicine, architecture, economy, and music. The mission of the SSK is to draw together Slovenes living in Slovenia and Slovenes abroad, to their mutual benefit. The aim is exchange of knowledge and expertise, dialogue, and sharing. Ultimately the intention is to bring together and draw on the expertise and loyalty of highly achieving Slovenes who have reached in their field a high level of success and recognition in Europe, Great Britain and USA. I am not a scientist or a business woman, however I expected to hear a great deal of interest and gain some valuable information about Slovenia’s role in the world today.