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CERN Science Gateway – znanstveno-izobraževalni center prihodnosti

By making science engaging The CERN Science Gateway aims to inspire curiosity and foster a deeper understanding of the universe. Photo: CERN

Slovenska znanstvena fundacija (SZF) letos praznuje 30 let svojega nastanka, v letošnjem letu pa se bo odvijal tudi jubilejni 30. slovenski festival znanosti z mednarodno udeležbo. Leto 2024 pa ni samo leto jubileja naše matične institucije, 25. septembra 2024 bo Evropska organizacija za jedrske raziskave in elitni evropski laboratorij za fiziko delcev (CERN) dočakala častitljivih 70 let. Poleg tega, da je znanstvena institucija Cern verjetno največ inovacijskega in novega znanstvenega znanja svetu razkrila predvsem na znanstvenem področju fizike delcev, je znana tudi po svojem mednarodnem sodelovanju in dolgoletnem organiziranju dogodkov, ko se javnost in znanost stikata. Torej lahko letos pričakujemo več dogodkov namenjenih prav temu.

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Science Diplomacy in a Multilateral World with a Focus on the Global South

The 19th International Conference Bled Strategic Forum 2024 took place in town Bled on lake Bled. It is one of the most visible foreign policy events in Slovenia. Foto: Tim Kankelj

This year the Slovenian Science Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary. In addition to several events that have already taken place and will take place during the celebration year, the Slovenian Science Foundation, on the initiative of the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, high-tech companies, centres of excellence and research institutes, organised the first Slovenian-Indian Day of Science and Innovation on 6 February 2024, with the aim of bringing Indian science closer to the Slovenian and European public and thus introducing the guests to the brilliant scientists of Slovenia.

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Why the ancient wheel is the logo of the European Science Festival

Exhibition WHEEL, 5200 years: © Museum and Galleries of Ljubljana, 2013. Photo: Matevž Paternoster

There are many reasons why the wheel was chosen to be the logo for the European Science Festival. The symbolic meanings of the wheel and of the circle are basically identical, with the exception that the wheel has the additional attribute of movement. The spokes of the wheel symbolically represent the rays of the sun. Identical in symbolism are also the wheel of fortune and the Taoist wheel. According to tradition, the latter does not move, but instead the whole world revolves around it. Like the circle, the wheel is a universal symbol representing omniscience, completeness, basic perfection, the self, infinity, eternity, timelessness, and ultimately God; the circle’s centre then is everywhere, and its surface is nowhere.

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