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  REX ERASMUS+ Conference 2026 REX Conference 2026: Rethinking Student Mobility in Higher Education The REX project warmly invites researchers, educators, practitioners, and policymakers to submit abstracts for the  REX Conference 2026 , which will take place on  20 May 2026  at the  University of Maribor, Slovenia . The conference focuses on innovative approaches to  encouraging and motivating student mobility in higher education through Virtual Reality (VR)  and other immersive digital technologies. Keynote Speaker:  Dr. Charles Mansfield About the Conference: How can Virtual Reality and immersive technologies inspire students to participate in international study exchanges and mobility programmes?  The REX Conference 2026 explores the role of VR in enhancing student engagement, reducing barriers to mobility, and rethinking internationalisation in higher education. Topics of Interest We welcome abstracts related to (but not limited to) the ...

The Faculty of Tourism, University of Maribor announces the   I nternational scientific conference "Transforming Tourism and Hospitality through Education" (TEDU25)   in Brežice, Slovenia, on May 14–16, 2025. The conference will host renowned keynote speakers: Professor John Tribe (York St John University & University of Surrey, United Kingdom) Professor Hazel Tucker (University of Otago, New Zealand) Professor Adele Ladkin (Bournemouth University, United Kingdom)  Themes of the Tourism Education Conference Technological advancements, climate change, health crises, political instability, changing travelling behaviours, and evolving workforce expectations have in recent years influenced and transformed tourism and hospitality in different ways. This trend will only continue in the future. This places an important onus on tourism and hospitality higher education to develop leaders who can navigate the complexities of tourism and hospitality. Arguably, this requires a so...

Brežice, a place of mystery           Photo: Water tower in Brežice, Bine Leben, 20.1.2024     Travel writing from the University of Maribor, Faculty of Tourism. Masters Programme: English in Tourism – Higher Level 2    Author: Teja Leben     Mentor: Dr. Jasna Potočnik Topler     Brežice, a place of mystery     Already from afar, after the highway exit for Krško from the direction of Ljubljana, I notice the silhouette of Brežice, highlighted by the Water Tower and the bell tower of the Church of St. Lovrenc, which I read about before the trip. Both rise above the houses and grove of the old town. Otherwise, you can also see a few taller high-rise buildings next to them, but very few, so even from a distance it can be concluded that Brežice is a small town. I am on the right track, as I would like to discover something more about Brežice and share it with the world.     ...

This article is an update on the chronicle of our tourism research project in Brežice, Slovenia.  Two previous articles, here on our magazine blog are called: Deep-mapping in Slovenia , dateline March 11, 2023 In the Middle of Things , dateline   April 06, 2023   Hand-pump on Wild Chestnut Avenue  In the Field From Sunday evening, May 14, 2023 until the morning of Thursday May 18th we completed the second step of our 3-step project. This was the fieldwork step. We were following the process shown in Table 5.7, page 96 of our book for travel writers in tourism and city branding. The places to explore in the town focussed on the writing plateaus that had been identified by the team during Step 1, the library step and included Wild Chestnut Avenue, The Jazz Bar Café, Huda Pizza and The Posavje Museum Brežice. You can visit the museum's English-language website. Huda Pizza Wild Chestnut Avenue is labelled on Maps as Kostanjev drevored.   It is a flat ...