The InnoRenew CoE, together with the University of Primorska, recently successfully hosted the 67th International Congress of Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST).

This year’s congress was held under the theme “Advancing Regenerative Sustainability with Wood Science” and brought together more than 190 researchers, academics and industry representatives from all over the world to the slovenian coast. Dr. Andreja Kutnar, InnoRenew CoE director, was the keynote speaker at the congress and she touched upon the topic of the future for wood science.

Over the four days of the congress researchers presented the latest developments and insights on innovations in the forest sector, wood science, new uses of wood in the built environment, positive environmental impacts of wood, sustainability, new approaches to education in the wood sector, the future for engineered living materials and the socio-economic impacts of sustainable wood practices.

Read more about what happened at the congress in the article »INNORENEW COE IN UP USPEŠNO ORGANIZIRALA 67. KONGRES SWST: Pospeševanje regenerativne trajnosti z večjo uporabo lesa,« published in the web portal Regional obala.

You are welcome to watch the video made by Damjan Muhič from the University of Primorska.