Proposed changes and amendments to the Higher Education Act

The Rectors Conference of the Republic of Slovenia has proposed some changes to the Higher Education Act, among them a change to Article 8 referring to the language of instruction. The proposed change to this article is problematic, as it allows for Slovenian professors at Slovenian universities to teach classes to Slovenian students in languages other than Slovenian. The Ministry of Education, Science and Sports initiated a public discussion of the proposal and Article 8 has been subject to the most commentary and criticism. Experts began to draw attention to the misguided language policy of those proposing the changes, they also organized a debate in the National Assembly of the Slovenian Parliament, but the proposal was not withdrawn. There has been consistent and strong opposition to the proposed change in the public arena. The Slavic Societies Association of Slovenia initiated a petition for the comprehensive development of the Slovenian language, which was, in a short period of time, signed by over 8.800 people. Such a strong public reaction to a proposed change to the Act has not been seen since the so-called core subjects in the 1980s. At the Education, Science, Sports and Youth Council, the Minister withdrew the controversial Article, claiming that there is no consensus among experts (Comp. website http:// www.zagovor-slovenscine.si/, where all the relevant documents, publications, recordings, statements etc. can be accessed). Public opinion, therefore, has, for the time being, has brought the attempt to Anglicize Slovenian universities to a halt. The present material is a collection of ideas, reservations and reactions of higher-education teachers from Slovenian and international universities (Marko Jesenšek, Alenka Jensterle Doležal, Majda Potrata, Zoran Božič, Andreja Žele, Dean Komel, Silvija Borovnik, Mira Krajnc Ivič, Miha Pintarič). The views expressed by the Slovenian author Vlado Žabot are included as well as the statements by Slovenian institutions (SAZU – Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts), institutes (The Institute Nova Revija, the Institute for Humanities), societies (the Slavic societies Association of Slovenia), boards (the program board Toporišičevo leto) and individuals – eminent Slovenian linguists, academicians and others who care about Slovenian as the language of instruction at all levels of education

Waste management in the centre for waste management Ormož

V diplomski nalogi obravnavamo še vedno pereči problem slovenskega prostora - to so odpadki. Kljub povečanim prizadevanjem za zmanjšanje nastanka odpadkov, se njihove količine povečujejo. Diploma zajema analizo izvajanja javne službe na obravnavanem območju, kjer so podrobno predstavljene količine in sestava odpadkov. Analizirali smo še obdelavo dotičnih odpadkov in predlagali možne rešitve oziroma izboljšave. Ugotovili smo, da se največ odpadkov pridobi iz gospodinjskega sektorja zato po količinah prevladujejo mešani komunalni odpadki in razdelali pestro masno sestavo zbranih odpadkov. Več odpadkov se odda pogodbenim partnerjem v nadaljnjo obdelavo, medtem ko se jih nekaj odloži.The assignment deals with still pressing problem of Slovenian territory – waste. Despite increased efforts to reduce the formation of waste, their quantities increase. The assignment includes an analysis of the public service in this area. The quantity and composition of waste are presented in detail. We have analyzed the waste treatment and suggested possible solutions or improvements. We found that the most waste is obtained from the household sectortherefore, the quantities are dominated by mixed municipal waste. Much of the waste is given away to contract partners for further processing, while some of them are disposed