We invite you to the autumn public presentations of doctoral dissertations by students enrolled in the 3rd cycle doctoral programmes Comparative Study of Ideas and Cultures and Environmental and Regional Studies.
As part of the Individual Research Work course in the first year, doctoral students will present the concepts and proposed topics of their doctoral dissertations, their research questions, methodological approaches and research plans. As part of the Individual Research Work course in the third year, doctoral students will present the main findings and conclusions of their doctoral dissertations, the methods used, and the contribution of their research to the development of their respective academic fields.
The presentations are open to the public and are intended to encourage academic discussion of doctoral students’ research. They will take place before doctoral committees.
Abstracts of the presentations will be available by clicking on the bold dissertation titles in the schedule below.
Below we list only those presentations that will be held in English.
Doctoral Programme:
Environmental and Regional Studies
Karin Kure
Presentation of the doctoral dissertation topic (Individual Research Work 1)
| Study programme: | Environmental and Regional Studies |
| Module: | 4D Earth |
| Working title of the doctoral dissertation: | Dynamics of Landslides: The Influence of Topography, Lithology, and Extreme Precipitation |
| Proposed menthor: | Asst. Prof. Mateja Jemec Auflić, PhD |
| Committee: | – Prof. Giovanni Crosta, PhD (University of Milano-Bicocca), – Assoc. Prof. Žiga Kokalj, PhD (ZRC SAZU and PŠ ZRC SAZU), – Prof. Timotej Verbovšek, PhD (NTF UL). |
| Date and time: | Wednesday, 26 August 2026 at 3 P.M. |
| Venue: | Gosposka Hall ZRC SAZU, Gosposka ulica 16, Ljubljana |
Lucija Balaić
Presentation of the doctoral dissertation topic (Individual Research Work 1)
| Study programme: | Environmental and Regional Studies |
| Module: | Palaeobiology and Sedimentary Geology |
| Working title of the doctoral dissertation: | Palustrine and marginal marine deposits of a synorogenic carbonate platform: the Liburnian Formation of the northern part of the Adriatic Carbonate Platform |
| Proposed menthor: Proposec co-menthor: |
Asst. Prof. Andrea Martín Pérez, PhD Asst. Prof. Adrijan Košir, PhD |
| Committee: | – Prof. Ana María Alonso Zarza, PhD (Complutense University of Madrid), – Academician Prof. Emerita Vlasta Čošović, PhD (University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science), – Prof. Aleksander Horvat, PhD (ZRC SAZU in PŠ ZRC SAZU) |
| Date and time: | Tuesday, 22 September 2026 at 16:00 |
| Venue: | Gosposka Hall ZRC SAZU, Gosposka ulica 16, Ljubljana |
Attendance at the presentations is not compulsory for students enrolled in the Environmental and Regional Studies doctoral programme. However, given the importance of academic discussion and the exchange of research experience, attendance is strongly encouraged.
Doctoral programme:
Comparative Study of Ideas and Cultures
Leila Fazayeli
Presentation of the doctoral dissertation topic (Individual Research Work I)
| Study programme: | Comparative Study of Ideas and Cultures |
| Module: | Cultural History |
| Working title of the doctoral dissertation: | The Circulation and Agency of Images in the Formation of Resistance and Collective Memory in Contemporary Iran |
| Proposed menthor: | Prof. Tanja Petrović, PhD |
| Committee: | – Prof. Oto Luthar, PhD (ZRC SAZU and PS ZRC SAZU) – Asst. Prof. Martin Pogačar, PhD (ZRC SAZU and PS ZRC SAZU), – Assoc. Prof. Ilija Tomanić Trivundža, PhD (FDV UL). |
| Date and time: | Wednesday 14 October 2026 at 4 P.M. |
| Venue: | Gosposka Hall ZRC SAZU, Gosposka ulica 16, Ljubljana |
Dženana Hadžihafizbegović
Presentation of the doctoral dissertation topic (Individual Research Work I)
| Study programme: | Comparative Study of Ideas and Cultures |
| Module: | Interdisciplinary Study of Institutions and Society in the 21st Century – Politics, Economies, Technologies, Epistemologies |
| Working title of the doctoral dissertation: | The Epistemic Status of Artificial Intelligence: Simulation or Participation in Human Epistemic Practices |
| Proposed menthor: | Asst. Prof. Gregor Strle, PhD |
| Committee: | To be confirmed |
| Date and time: | To be confirmed |
| Venue: | To be confirmed |
Attendance at presentations by fellow students enrolled in the Comparative Study of Ideas and Cultures doctoral programme is compulsory as part of the Research Seminar I (first year) and Research Seminar II (second year) course requirements. Attendance will be recorded by signing an attendance sheet.
All other interested participants are also warmly invited to attend.
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