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Program: »Organization, Management and Society«

Duration: August 25th – September 12nd, 2025

* This is preliminary version of the programme. Please keep in mind that we will add the missing information and some details might still change.

Monday
August 31st 2026 -
Online Event
MS Teams
9:00 - 9:30Opening and Presentation of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences
Dean of the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Maribor
9:30 - 10:00Presentation of the Summer School & The Leaderboard
assist. prof. Alenka Baggia, Ph.D.,
University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences (Kranj); Slovenia
10:00 - 11:00Introduce yourself - Show me your Avatar
asist. Tilen Medved,
University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences (Kranj); Slovenia
11:00 - 11:15Break
11:15 - 13:15Challenges of Enterprise Engineering
assoc. prof. Damjan Maletič, Ph.D.,
University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences (Kranj); Slovenia
13:15 - 13:30Break
13:30 - 15:30Generative AI: Where are we Going?
assoc. prof. Uroš Rajkovič, Ph.D.,
University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences (Kranj); Slovenia
Monday
September 7th 2026
Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Kranj
8:30 - 9:00Opening of the 1st Day
Registration & Coffee Networking

(Please bring pastries, biscuits or sweets from your own country)
9:00 - 10:30Ice breaking activity: Build & Innovate
assist. Staša Blatnik,
University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences (Kranj); Slovenia
10:30 - 10:45Break
10:45 - 12:15TBA
assoc. prof. Cătălina Roșca, Ph.D. & assoc. lect. Alexandru Mateizer, Ph.D,
National University of Political Studies and Public Administration (SNSPA), (Bucharest); Romania
12:15 - 13:45Lunch Break
13:45 - 16:30

Case Study Competition - Tips & Tricks
assist. prof. Jasmina Žnidaršič, Ph.D.,
University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences (Kranj); Slovenia
16:30 - 16:45Break
16:45 - 18:15Excursion to the Working Wnvironment & Case Study Presentation
Tuesday
September 8th 2026
Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Kranj
8:30 - 9:00Opening of the 2nd Day & Registration of Participants
9:00 - 10:30Eco-Detectives Workshop
Jelena Andreja Radaković, Ph.D.,
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences (Belgrade); Serbia
10:30 - 10:45Break
10:45 - 12:15Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication
Periklis Tagkas, prof., Ph.D.,
University of Ioannina (Ioannina); Greece
12:15 - 13:45Lunch Break
13:45 - 16:30

Society 5.0
full prof. Sandra Lovrenčić, Ph.D.,
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Organization and Informatics (Varaždin); Croatia
16:30 - 16:45Break
16:45 - 18:15Preparation for the Case Study Competition
Wednesday
September 9th 2026
Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Kranj
8:30 - 9:00Opening of the 3rd Day & Registration of Participants
9:00 - 10:30Marketing in the International Environment & Consumer Behaviour
full. prof. Jasmina Dlačić, Ph. D.,
University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality (Opatija); Croatia
10:30 - 10:45Break
10:45 - 12:15Challenges of the HR
full. prof. Kristina Črnjar, Ph. D.,
University of Rijeka, Faculty of Tourism and Hospitality (Opatija); Croatia
12:15 - 13:45Lunch Break
13:45 - 16:30

Hiring Your First AI Employee: Understanding, Deploying and Supervising Agentic AI
assist. prof. Filip Vencovský, Ph.D,
Prague University of Economics and Business (Prague); Czech Republic
16:30 - 16:45Break
16:45 - 19:15Kranj Sightseeing & Social Event with Dinner
Thursday
September 10th 2026
Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Kranj
8:30 - 9:00Opening of the 4th Day & Registration of Participants
9:00 - 10:30Think Before You Prompt: The Cost Nobody Talks About?
full prof. Vanja Bevanda, Ph.D.,
"Juraj Dobrila" University Pula, Faculty of Economics and Tourism "Dr. Mijo Mirković" (Pula); Croatia
10:30 - 10:45Break
10:45 - 12:15User Experience Design and Evaluation
full prof. Tihomir Orehovački, Ph.D.,
"Juraj Dobrila" University Pula, Faculty of Informatics (Pula); Croatia
12:15 - 13:45Lunch Break
13:45 - 16:30Preparation for the Case Study Competition
16:30 - 16:45Break
16:45 - 19:15Ljubljana Sightseeing & Social Event with Dinner
Friday
September 11th 2026
Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Kranj
8:30 - 9:00Opening of the 5th Day & Registration of Participants
9:00 - 10:30Cyber Security Workshop 1
lect. Tiina Blek,
Jyväskyla University of Applied Sciences (Jyväskyla); Finland
10:30 - 10:45Break
10:45 - 12:15Cyber Security Workshop 2
lect. Jaana Mäkelä,
Jyväskyla University of Applied Sciences (Jyväskyla); Finland
12:15 - 13:45Lunch Break
13:45 - 16:30

Digital Waste
assist. prof. Alenka Baggia, Ph.D.,
University of Maribor, Faculty of Organizational Sciences (Kranj); Slovenia
16:30 - 16:45Break
16:45 - 18:15Preparation for the Case Study Competition
Saturday
September 12th 2026
MS Teams
8:00 - 12:00Individual Work of Students, Working in Groups – Case Study, Consultations with Professors
MS Teams
Friday
September 18th 2026
MS Teams
9:00 - 11:30Presenting Results of a Case Study Competition
11:30 - 11:45Break
11:45 - 12:30Announcement of the Winners of a Case Study Competition
12:30 - 12:45Break
12:45 - 13:30Evaluation of the Summer School

Participants will be awarded 3 ECTS points upon completing the summer school.