At the end of September 2023, the University of Primorska, together with partners successfully completed the largest European research and innovation project in Slovenia – the InnoRenew project.

At the end of 2016, the University of Primorska, together with other project partners, successfully applied for a project to establish a new research institute, InnoRenew CoE, for research and innovation in the field of renewable materials and healthy built environment. The project was the only one from Slovenia to be selected for funding among 169 international projects.

Today the InnoRenew CoE employs 51 researchers, of which 47% are foreign researchers who have moved to Slovenia. Additionally, the InnoRenew CoE obtained 169 new projects and implemented them in the period from 2017 to 2022. InnoRenew CoE researchers published over 560 scientific papers in scientific journals, half of them in collaboration with international experts, numerous scientific and professional monographs, and by organising and/or participating in national and international scientific, professional and popular conferences, roundtables and other events. They are holders of 6 patent applications and co-authors of 9 patent applications.

Read more about the InnoRenew CoE and the project in the article “Univerza na Primorskem končala največji raziskovalno inovacijski projekt”, published in Zelena Slovenija.

Videos and statements 

Additionally, you can watch the videos prepared by Damjan Muhič from the University of Primorska.

•  Conclusion of the InnoRenew project

• dr. Andreja Kutnar, InnoRenew CoE director, statement at the final InnoRenew project event

• dr. Klavdija Kutnar, University of Primorska’s rector, statement at the final InnoRenew project event

• dr. Tomaž Boh, Science Directorate, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, statement at the final InnoRenew project event

• dr. Simona Kustec, past minister of education, science and sport, statement at the final InnoRenew project event