7th Regional Meeting on talent support in the Central-Eastern European Region
Szeget, 24th – 26th Oct 2012
University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education UL:
Vision and Mission of GE
Mojca Juriševič
University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education UL
CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND PROMOTION OF GIFTEDNESS
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RESEARCH
EDUCATION & PROMOTION
EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS
TESTING & COUNSELLING
EDUCATIONAL POLICY
PARTNERSHIP & NETWORKING
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education UL and GE
CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND PROMOTION OF GIFTEDNESS
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Attitudes towards gifted students?
Social perception of gifted students in the academic context?
Gifted students’ motivation to learn?
Competencies of teachers of gifted students?
Identification of giftedness?
Evaluation of gifted programmes?
SUPPORTING STUDENTS RESEARCH WORK
(undergraduate, master, PhD)
University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education UL and GE
CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND PROMOTION OF GIFTEDNESS
- EDUCATION & PROMOTION -
• Integrated approach in university study programmes
• Optional modules about GE
• Master - 2nd Bologna cycle - program “Gifted education” 
• Publishing GE works
University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education UL and GE
CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND PROMOTION OF GIFTEDNESS
- PROJECTS -
• NTC project: stimulating intelectual development in preschool
children through physical activities and mental games (Mensa –
Gifted Children's Committee)
• UMMI project – summer camps for gifted youth (national,
international) (Employement Service of Slovenia)
University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education UL and GE
CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND PROMOTION OF GIFTEDNESS
- TESTING & COUNSELLING -
• elementary & secondary schools
University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education UL and GE
CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND PROMOTION OF GIFTEDNESS
- EDUCATIONAL POLICY -
• White Paper on Education in the Republic of Slovenia 2011
Chapter 6: Gifted education
Low for the Primary School (nov.2011): Gifted students defined as
independent group of students with special/additional needs (not
more among special needs students).
University of Ljubljana
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Education UL and GE
CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND PROMOTION OF GIFTEDNESS
- PARTNERSHIP • Committee of Experts for GE
• Slovenian Psychological Association
• Slovenian Educational Research Association
• Primary & Secondary schools
• NGO
•University of Maribor &University of Primorska
• Ministry for Education, Science, Culture and Sport
University of Ljubljana
fFaculty of Education
Faculty of Education UL and GE
CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND PROMOTION OF GIFTEDNESS
- INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION • Preschool Teacher Training College Vršac, SERBIA
• University of Bitola, MACEDONIA
• NTC Center Mensa Novi Sad, SERBIA
• Center for Gifted Education, The College of William & Mary, USA
• Institute of gifted child, National Academy of Pedagogical Sciences Kiev,
Ukraine
• Center for Gifted Education, Radboud University Nijmegen, NL
• Scottish Network for Able Pupils University of Glasgow, UK
• ECHA
• European Talent Centre Budapest, HUNGARY 
University of Ljubljana
fFaculty of Education
Faculty of Education UL and GE
CENTER FOR RESEARCH AND PROMOTION OF GIFTEDNESS
- FUTURE -
• Development of ongoing activities!
• Research: national & international
• Teacher education – based on empirical evidence
• Partnership and Cooperation
• NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR GIFTED EDUCATION
- FUNDING • free sharing of knowledge, experiences and excellent practice
• projects, sponsors…
University of Ljubljana
fFaculty of Education
mojca.jurisevic@pef.uni-lj.si
crn@pef.uni-lj.si