Explore Europe and discover how the EU impacts our everyday lives. At our booth, you’ll find engaging, Europe-themed challenges. With a bit of luck and some knowledge, you could win great prizes!

You are also warmly invited to visit us at the multimedia center Experience Europe at the EU House, Dunajska 20. We are open Monday to Friday from 8:00 to 17:00. Admission is free, and you can book your visit through this link (visiting.europarl.europa.eu/…ce/ljubljana).

Organized by: The European Parliament Office in Slovenia and the European Commission Representation in Slovenia.

We will explore how AI provides personalized advice on nutrition and physical activity, and which knowledge and skills are needed to make informed decisions. This will be illustrated by measuring vitamin C levels in fruits and vegetables using methods proposed by both humans and AI.

Organized by: Irina Milisav (University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine – UL MF).

In addition, visitors will have the chance to tour the synthetic laboratories on the ground floor of the Faculty of Pharmacy and get a brief overview of the work conducted there.

Organized by: Urban Košak (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana).

Participants will get a hands-on look at how tablets are made — compressing powder mixtures with a tablet press — and discover how advanced computational approaches can make drug development faster and more environmentally friendly. Visitors will even prepare their own excipient blends, press them into tablets, and test their strength and disintegration. For an even deeper dive, VR headsets will transport participants into realistic virtual lab environments. This workshop is organized in collaboration with Lek d.d.

Organized by: Blaž Grilc, Anže Zidar, Zoran Lavrič, Špela Zupančič, and Alenka Zvonar Pobirk (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana), in cooperation with Lek d.d.

AI is strengthening the field of toxicology by improving drug safety and environmental health. Toxicologists and researchers use AI to develop advanced computational models that can quickly analyze and predict potential risks of various chemicals, drugs, and substances. Machine learning algorithms can be trained to recognize patterns in large datasets on chemical compounds and their toxicological effects.

In this activity, participants will explore the use of computational (in silico) methods as alternatives to animal testing. Through demonstrations of different software programs, they will learn how these methods can replace animal experiments, which are often painful and stressful for the animals. The aim is to show that computational approaches can partially substitute traditional testing, are ethically sound, and often more cost-effective. This activity is organized in partnership with the National Institute of Chemistry.

Organized by: Marija Sollner Dolenc in collaboration with colleagues from the National Institute of Chemistry (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana).

The use of virtual reality (VR) technology in learning laboratory skills has become a groundbreaking and innovative solution for education and training in scientific disciplines. With VR, students and researchers can enter realistic virtual laboratory environments, giving them the opportunity to gain practical experience without physically being present in the lab.

The event is organized by: Nataša Karas Kuželički, Tijana Markovič, Alenka Šmid, Janja Zupan, Nika Lovšin (Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana).

Alongside the lab activities, students will take part in a bioinformatics workshop where they’ll get hands-on experience with simple bioinformatics tools and databases. They’ll learn how to find the DNA sequence of a specific gene, identify the parts of the gene that code for a protein, and use bioinformatics tools to predict how changes in the DNA sequence (mutations) could affect the gene’s protein product.

This event is organized for you by Nataša Karas Kuželički, Tijana Markovič, Alenka Šmid, Janja Zupan, and Nika Lovšin (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ljubljana).

Using a 3D printer and advanced mechanical design, we’ll bring these AI-generated forms to life — while highlighting that the human touch is still essential when working with cutting-edge tools. This activity invites discussion on the potential of artificial intelligence in pharmaceutical technology and encourages young people to stay aware of emerging trends and use them responsibly.

The event is organized for you by: Blaž Grilc, Nina Katarina Grilc, Katarina Bolko Seljak (Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ljubljana).