Past activities

Event titleActivity descriptionTitle of contributionTypeTarget audienceRolePersonLocationDate
Lastovke UP 2026  Online conferenceEmployees and students of UP, general publicparticipant with contributionAndreja KlančarOnline5.3.2026
Lastovke UP 2026  Online conferenceEmployees and students of UP, general publicparticipant with contributionUroš SergašOnline5.3.2026
Lastovke UP 2026  Online conferenceEmployees and students of UP, general publickeynote speakerErnest ŽenkoOnline5.3.2026
Lastovke UP 2026  Online conferenceEmployees and students of UP, general publicco-organizerCeResAIOnline5.3.2026
AI, Coffee, and the Jazz of ThinkingPresentation of Arnes services for researchersArnes services supporting research activityOnline lectureEmployees and students of UP, general publicorganizerLenča Ambrožič, Marko Drobnjak
Moderators: Ernest Ženko and Šarolta Godnič Vičič
Online18.2.2026
AI, Coffee, and the Jazz of ThinkingLecture with workshop by Dr. Janez Mekinc from UP FTŠ on cybersecurity in the age of artificial intelligenceCybersecurity in the age of artificial intelligenceOnline lecture with workshopEmployees and students of UP, general publicorganizerJanez Mekinc
Moderators: Ernest Ženko and Šarolta Godnič Vičič
Online21.1.2026
  Artificial intelligence: history, basics, opportunities and riskslectureRegional unit of the Employment Service of the Republic of SloveniapresenterErnest ŽenkoKoper11.12.2025
9th CIC Mass Communication Conference: “Immersive Media in the Digital Environment: Opportunities and Challenges” Ethics at the Threshold: Navigating Risks in the Age of Immersive Mediainternational conference presenterErnest ŽenkoCairo, Egypt / online10.12.2025
Designing Teaching Materials for Teaching a Foreign Language for Specific Purposes with the Support of Generative Artificial IntelligencePlanning and delivery of a workshopDesigning teaching materials for teaching a foreign language for specific purposes with the support of generative artificial intelligenceworkshopTeachers of foreign languages for specific purposesorganizer, presenterŠarolta Godnič VičičPortorož28.11.2025
 TEDx Ljubljana 2025Artificial intelligencelecturegeneral publicpresenterErnest ŽenkoLjubljana25.11.2025
Use of Generative AI in Education and ResearchActive participation in a meetingPresentation of CeResAIlectureEmployees of UP FTS TuristicapresenterŠarolta Godnič VičičPortorož22.10.2025
Lecture, Presentation of FRAME on Ethics Day 2025Active participation, online lectureEthics in the time of generative artificial intelligence: responsible use and regulatory frameworks UPorganizer, presenterErnest ŽenkoOnline15.10.2025
New AI developments and tools to support research activities – v okviru aktivnosti Interreg Slovenija-Avstrija organiziran na Wood K plusDelivery of the workshop Beyond efficiency: AI between autonomy and regulation, held במסגרת the event New AI developments and tools to support research activities, intended for the exchange of good practices among researchers and students. The event was organized as part of the Interreg Slovenia Austria activities at Wood K plus – Kompetenzzentrum Holz GmbH in St. Veit an der Glan, Austria.Beyond efficiency: AI between autonomy and regulation
New AI developments and tools to support research activities
workshopResearchers, studentspresenterErnest ŽenkoSt. Veit an der Glan, Austria25.9.2025
Umetna inteligenca v poslovnem okoljuDelivery of workshops במסגרת GDI UP: TRAINING FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, in cooperation with the Regional Chamber of Craft and Small Business SežanaArtificial intelligence in the business environmenttrainingentrepreneurs and craftspeoplepresenterErnest Ženko
Marjaž Kljun
Matevž Malej
Regional Chamber of Craft and Small Business Sežana19.6.2025
Responsible Artificial Intelligence ConferencePlanning and delivery of the conference, as part of the closing conference of the GDI UP project; Ernest gave the opening address and presented the CeResAI center GDI UP conferenceUPorganizer, presenterGDI UP, CeResAI (Lastovke)Koper28.5.2025
Umetna inteligenca v poslovnem okoljuDelivery of workshops במסגרת GDI UP: TRAINING FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, in cooperation with the Regional Chamber of Craft and Small Business LjubljanaArtificial intelligence in the business environmenttrainingentrepreneurs and craftspeoplepresenterErnest Ženko
Marjaž Kljun
Matevž Malej
Regional Chamber of Craft and Small Business Ljubljana4.4.2025
Artificial Intelligence in the Business EnvironmentDelivery of workshops במסגרת GDI UP: TRAINING FOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, in cooperation with the Regional Chamber of Craft and Small Business LogatecArtificial intelligence in the business environmenttrainingentrepreneurs and craftspeoplepresenterErnest Ženko
Marjaž Kljun
Matevž Malej
Regional Chamber of Craft and Small Business Logatec28.3.2025
 Workshop on AI ethics and presentation of good practices at STŠ KoperArtificial intelligence in education: opportunities and challengesWorkshopSecondary school teachersPresenterErnest Ženko, Uroš SergašSTŠ Koper5.3.2025
Artificial Intelligence in Education: Opportunities and ChallengesActive participation, interactive online workshopChallenges of artificial intelligence in the academic environmentinteractive online workshopUP employeesorganizer, presenterErnest Ženko
Tina Štemberger
Online12.2.2025
Conducting Focus Groups for Research on AI Use at the University of PrimorskaActive participation, interactive online workshopConducting focus groups for research on AI use at UPfocus groupsassistantsorganizer, presenter Online23.1.2025
Conducting Focus Groups for Research on AI Use at the University of PrimorskaConducting focus groups for research on AI use at UPConducting focus groups for research on AI use at UPfocus groupshigher education teachers and researchersorganizer, presenterAndreja Klančar, Aleksander JanešOnline21.1.2025
Conducting Focus Groups for Research on AI Use at the University of PrimorskaConducting focus groups for research on AI use at UPConducting focus groups for research on AI use at UPfocus groupsadministrative stafforganizer, presenter Online20.1.2025
Training within the project Generative Artificial Intelligence in EducationDelivery of a lectureIn the sign of the triangle: ethics, artificial intelligence and educationlecturesecondary and primary school teacherspresenterErnest ŽenkoAnton Martin Slomšek Institute, Maribor15.1.2025