Diversity Activities
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We promote inclusion, diversity, and well-being to foster a sustainable and welcoming campus environment for both students and staff. This commitment is grounded in a long-term strategy supported by a range of actions—both low- and high-effort—that contribute to meaningful change. These include developing a shared green identity, strengthening diversity and inclusiveness across all partner institutions, and enhancing the overall campus experience and study/work conditions for the entire T4EU community.
The First Diversity & Inclusion Event ‘Bridging Communities: Dialogue and Action for Inclusive Future’ was organised by the University of Primorska and the University of Alicante (task leader) at a joint T4EU Week by the University of Primorska and the University of Trieste; the event successfully tested the concept of preparing guidelines and manuals for a successful organisation, and the university itself found a topic relevant to the environment. The event managed to bring together academia and external stakeholders, attracting many T4EU participants.
The event was opened by a keynote speech by Prof. Dr. Vlado Kotnik, UP FHŠ, followed by a roundtable entitled ‘Voices of Inclusion: Navigating Community, Identity, and Challenges in a Diverse Europe’, moderated by UP FHŠ professors: Assist. Prof. Dr. Tadej Praprotnik; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Alenka Janko Spreizer. The list of panellists included scientists and representatives of different organizations working in the field and presenting different themes:
- Borut Jerman (‘Empowering Diversity: Local Projects’, Programmes and Initiatives for Inclusive Communities, PINA),
- Maja Vranješ (‘Integration of the Serbian community into the urban fabric of the city of Trieste’, Uni TS),
- Zaira Vidau (‘Current sociopolitical challenges of the Slovene Community in Italy’, The Slovene Research Institute (SLORI)),
- Sandi Horvat (‘Being Roma: an advantage or a hindrance?’, Roma Academic Club),
- Dr. Marko Gavriloski Tretjak (‘Mapping the Silence: Exploring challenges and barriers for LGBT+ youth in an educational context Faculty of Pedagogy’, UP PEF),
The event was followed by a survey, showing that participants were particularly satisfied with the format and content of the event. All survey suggestions were carefully reviewed and implemented in a meaningful way in future events.
The Second Diversity & Inclusion Event ‘Accessible University’ was held during the T4EU Week at the University of Silesia, aimed at introducing participants to the essence of the right of access to human rights for people with disabilities. The right to education is one of the fundamental human rights. Through contact with people with disabilities, we were able to understand the barriers they face and the solutions that enable them to equally participate in various aspects of education. We also discussed what we can do to make events at T4EU accessible to people with mobility and communication disabilities.
The event was followed by an online questionnaire (Google forms) that was distributed among all attendees at the end of the event via a QR code. The feedback questionnaire was prepared in order to better understand the level of satisfaction of the attendees concerning the Second Diversity and Inclusion Event.
