Solar Village Project Presented at the Climate Conference in Maribor On Wednesday, 7 October 2026, representatives of the Mechanical Engineering School of the Ptuj School Centre accepted an invitation to participate in the Climate Conference in Maribor, dedicated to strengthening climate resilience in the Podravje region. The school was represented by Principal Anja Jesenek Grašič,… Continue reading Solar Village Project Presented at the Climate Conference in Maribor
Team Shadow to Represent Slovenia at ESA We are proud to announce that Team Shadow has achieved an outstanding success in this year’s ESA Climate Detectives competition, where young researchers competed with innovative solutions to better understand and mitigate climate change. Their research task focused on identifying and analyzing urban heat islands in Slovenian,… Continue reading Team Shadow to Represent Slovenia at ESA
Winning Gold and Advancing to Nationals At the 34th Regional Meeting of Young Researchers of Lower Podravje and Prlekija, the student of School center Ptuj Slovenia Jan Paul Zadravec achieved an outstanding result, once again confirming the high quality of research work developed within the Solar Village project. For his research project entitled “The… Continue reading Winning Gold and Advancing to Nationals
Participation in the International SkillMe.EU Conference On Friday, 13 March 2026, we attended the international SkillMe.EU conference, which connects the field of education with the economy and promotes cooperation between educational institutions, companies, and other stakeholders in the development of future competencies. At the conference, the project coordinator, Anja Jesenek Grašič, presented the project,… Continue reading Participation in the International SkillMe.EU Conference
Presentation of the Solar Village Project at the Municipality of Ptuj On Wednesday, 11 March 2026, a delegation from the Mechanical Engineering School of the Ptuj School Centre visited the Municipality of Ptuj, where we presented the project Solar Village, which focuses on researching passive methods of temperature regulation in buildings. The delegation consisted… Continue reading Presentation of the Solar Village Project at the Municipality of Ptuj
Latvia – First Implementation of the Learning Situation The Solar Village learning activity, held on 23 January 2026 at VET Valmieras tehnikums, involved 11 third-year students of the Renewable Energy Technician programme. The aim was to connect theory and practice by exploring how colour, shading, and material properties affect temperature changes in a solar cube… Continue reading Latvia – First Implementation of the Learning Situation
Solar Village project day in Ptuj The Solar Village project day, held on 23 December 2025 at the Ptuj School Center, involved 31 third-year students from the Mechanical Technician programme. The aim of the learning activity was to connect theory and practice in the fields of sustainable construction, renewable energy sources, and the impact of… Continue reading Solar Village project day in Ptuj
Final Conference of the Solar Village On Thursday, we successfully held the Final Conference of the Solar Village and proudly presented our solar village, located right next to our School Centre. This inspiring project connected us with wonderful partners from across Europe — EPATV – Escola Profissional Amar Terra Verde (Portugal), Tehnička škola “Ivan Sarić”… Continue reading Final Solar Village in Slovenia
Preparing the Final Solar Village in Slovenia The preparations for the construction of the last Solar Village are well underway in Ptuj, Slovenia. The Slovenian team is diligently working on building the cubes that will form the core of the village. This final Solar Village will be officially presented at the closing conference on Thursday,… Continue reading Preparing the Final Solar Village in Slovenia
Our Italian Partner School in Mondovì Preparing for the Next Solar Village Our Italian partner school in Mondovì is in full preparation mode for the upcoming activity scheduled for next week. Together with a team from our Turkish partner school, they will be setting up the fifth and penultimate Solar Village as part of our… Continue reading Our Italian Partner School in Mondovì Preparing for the Next Solar Village