Domov 5 Research 5 Unesco Chair 5 The 3rd Colloquium ‘Slovenian-Egyptian Heritage Science Platform -SloveNile’ was held at UP FHŠ
Domov 5 Research 5 Unesco Chair 5 The 3rd Colloquium ‘Slovenian-Egyptian Heritage Science Platform -SloveNile’ was held at UP FHŠ
The 3rd Colloquium ‘Slovenian-Egyptian Heritage Science Platform -SloveNile’ was held at UP FHŠ
Published 25/10/2024
The UP Faculty of Humanities and the UNESCO Chair hosted the third SloveNile International Colloquium, which brought together a number of experts in the field of heritage and heritage studies from Egypt and Slovenia. Slovenia has been involved in discovering, documenting and preserving the rich cultural monuments along the Nile since the mid-19th century.

The first SloveNile colloquium was held in Ljubljana in 2023, the second – in Egypt in 2023, and the third was hosted in Koper. The Dean of the Faculty of Humanities Prof. Dr. Irena Lazar, recalled in her address that the faculty has been actively involved in researching the heritage of Egypt since 2006, and with the establishment of the UNESCO Chair in Interpretation and Education for the Promotion of Integrated Approaches to Heritage, it was given the opportunity to expand its activities also in the European research platform for heritage sciences E-RIHS.SI. A close cooperation between experts from Egypt and Slovenia has grown and today formed in the Slovenian-Egyptian Heritage Science Platform – SloveNile.

The opening was joined by the Ambassador of Egypt to Slovenia, Nahla Mohamed Essam El din El Zawahry, who emphasized that today’s meeting is a commitment of both countries to further cooperation in the field of heritage research. The Rector of Ain Shams University in Cairo, Prof. Dr. Mohamed Diaa Zain El-Abedeen, continued by expressing his satisfaction that the Egyptian university is part of this cooperation. The importance of the association was also highlighted in their addresses by Gašper Hrastelj from the Slovenian National Commission for UNESCO, Prof. Dr. Mamdouh Eldamanty and the Vice-Rector for Scientific Research and Development of the University of Ljubljana, mathematician Prof. Dr. Štefko Miklavič and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Matija Črešnar from the Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana. Prof. Dr. Matija Strlič from E-RIHS.SI added that such connections demonstrate how even a small country like Slovenia can make a significant contribution to the archaeological and heritage science of Egypt.

The program continued with numerous lectures that addressed various aspects of heritage research, from methodologies to concrete projects, allowing participants to gain valuable insights and ideas for future cooperation. Part of the colloquium was dedicated to the interpretation of heritage and collections of Egyptian heritage in Slovenia and the question of how to include them in primary and secondary education. The colloquium thus contributed to strengthening ties between Slovenia and Egypt and opened the door to new research opportunities.