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CPCS at the Europe Goes Local final conference
The final conference of the fourth edition of the largest European project in the field of youth work, Europe Goes Local (EGL) “Looking back, moving forward” was hel…
Representatives of CPCS at the National Youth Festival
The first National Youth Festival, entitled (Po)kreni!, was held in Rijeka from 14 to 16 March. Representatives of the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies of the University of R…
Marko Kovačić panelist at the ID talks workshop
Dr. Marko Kovačić, Assoc. Prof., participated as a panelist at the ID talks workshop, as part of the Europe Goes Local project. ID Talks presents youth work practices of local gove…
Marko Kovačić in a panel discussion at Women’s Weekend
Dr. Marko Kovačić, Assoc. Prof., participated as a guest lecturer in the panel entitled “Top down: Towards equality through higher education?”, as part of the Women’s Wee…
Workshop with Igor Beleš
On March 11, 2025, students of the First Croatian Gymnasium in Rijeka, together with students of Croatian Studies at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Rijeka, participat…
Panel discussion on the role of young people in shaping the future of Europe
Dr. Marko Kovačić, Assoc. Prof., from the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Rijeka, participated as a panelist at the fourth cross-border debate “The R…
Valentina Otmačić’s book on local peacebuilding during the wars of the 1990s presented
Preventing war from breaking out in local communities was a big deal, and those who built dialogue in the most difficult conditions are still not talked about enough, it was said at…
The book “Resisting Inter-Ethnic Violence” by dr. Valentina Otmačić has been published
Dr. Valentina Otmačić published a book titled Resisting Inter-Ethnic Violence – Community Approaches to Conflict Transformation in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Short de…
Lecture on preserving peace in Gorski Kotar during the 1991-1995 war
At the invitation of Lokve Elementary School and Fužine Elementary School from Gorski Kotar, dr. Valentina Otmačić gave guest lectures on November 27, 2024, for students and tea…
Walk Peace – presentation on the topic of Gorski kotar peace and the Peace School
As part of the international initiative Walk Peace, and at the invitation of the organizers of the meeting, dr. Valentina Otmačić held a presentation on the topic of Gorski kotar p…
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