Entries by Academia Maribor

Jordanian Sara Reyad from JUST University on Erasmus+ student exchange at Academia

Sara Reyad Mahmoud Abu Alhaija is a student of Design and Visual Communication at the Jordan University of Science and Technology in Jordan. She has been attending the Academia VSŠ since the beginning of December 2023 as an exchange student, where she is doing her practical training. Sara’s journey to a new chapter in her […]

Lucija Macuh on completing her practical education at ECU in Paris

Lucija Macuh, a student of the Media Production – Graphic Design module, took part in a three-month practical training within the Erasmus+ programme at the European Independent Film Festival (ECF), which organises an annual festival dedicated to independent film in the capital of France. After the practical training at ÉCU, Lucija has gained a lot […]

Construction & Civil engineering students on an expert excursion at the Karavanke Tunnel

On Thursday, 4 January 2024, students of the Construction & Civil Engineering study programme visited the Karavanke Tunnel as part of an excursion in the Geotechnology course, accompanied by lecturer Dr. Jakob Likar.   On the day of the Karavanke tour, the Construction & Civil Engineering students and the lecturer gathered at the Hrušica 229 […]

Comparison of two sewerage systems in the Zakob – Zlatar agglomeration

The basis for my thesis is the project Construction of two sewerage systems in the Zabok-Zlatar agglomeration. This is the construction of one of the major projects in Croatia, which is being carried out by CGP, d. d., a company from Novo mesto, where I am employed. The construction of this system will bring enormous […]

Anja Muhič at the end of her practical training in Mallorca, Spain

Following the article in August in which Media Production – Graphic Design module student Anja Muhič shared her first impressions at the start of her practical training at the global company Acrew, she now shares her experiences, insights and memories of student life in Mallorca at the end of the programme. The decision to do […]

Doroteja’s blog after 3 months of practical training in Malaga, Spain

As we already wrote in our August article, Doroteja Samastur, a student of the Media Production – Graphic Design module, travelled to Malaga, Spain, for a three-month practical training with the help of the Erasmus+ programme, specifically to Southtours, a company that organises various activities for tourists in the cities of Malaga, Granada and Seville. […]

Low-Carbon corporate identity

In today’s climate change world, reducing the carbon footprint is one of the key priorities for most industrial sectors. Graphic design is no exception, as the processes of designing printed materials, packaging and other graphic elements are closely linked to many of the sources and processes that contribute to environmental problems. It is therefore of […]

Comparison of NoSQL InfluxDB and SQL TimescaleDB time series databases

Within the framework of this thesis, we focused on comparing two popular time series databases: NoSQL InfluxDB and SQL TimescaleDB. The main goal was to understand their performance, behavior, and scalability, especially in the context of Big Data. When writing data, TimescaleDB clearly prevailed with faster response times, which is crucial for real-time applications. However, […]