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Sociology for Societies - Understanding socio-cultural changes in contemporary societies

Network Meeting ©Željka Zdravkovic

The network was established with the aim of becoming stable cooperation framework for academics who are researching locally and regionally embedded issues that have larger historical and structural origins, as well as societal consequences.

These researchers base their findings in sound socio-culturally driven interpretations. The topics include issues of local societal changes embedded in broader socioeconomic development, globally imposed modernization onto regional processes, changes in regimes of labor and gender, memory, religion, socially mediated emotions, aging populations, short-term and long-term consequences of global events (i.e., the Covid pandemic). These topics are to be detected and interpreted using tailor-made locally situated conceptual frameworks. This network is, therefore, established to foster theoretically based and methodologically rigorous research endeavors that manage both to detect emerging phenomena, and to explain societal stemming from the longue durée processes. It is a specifically sociological network that can develop locally specific knowledge with the explanatory potential for all participating countries. Croatia, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia have both overlapping historical background, but also recently divergent societal developments that need to be detect, research, and interpret in the sociologically sound manner. The network is aiming to educate generations of new researchers sensitive to and especially equipped for investigating social phenomena that challenge social integration and cohesion.

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Conducting research within CEEPUS: Effective drug delivery systems for obesity treatment

Amina Tucak-Smajic, University of Graz/Austria© Eldar Nurkovic

Amina Tucak-Smajic, a pharmacist form Bosnia and Herzegovina, pursued part of the research for her PhD thesis at the University of Graz in Austria. Her exchange stay was partial support by a CEEPUS mobility scholarship. Her report stands as an outstanding example of collaboration within a sucessful CEEPUS network

"2019 to 2023, I had the extraordinary opportunity to spend approximately 10 months in Austria, where I conducted the entire experimental part of my thesis at the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology & Biopharmacy.
My research focuses on the formulation and characterization of cationic nanostructured lipid carriers as drug delivery systems for microRNA, particularly miRNA-27a. This work is positioned at the intersection of nanotechnology and therapeutic strategies for treating and preventing obesity. What excites me most about this research is its potential impact on addressing a global health issue—obesity. By leveraging nanotechnology and microRNA, we aim to develop innovative approaches for more effective drug delivery systems. The prospect of contributing to advancements in obesity treatment is both intellectually stimulating and socially significant. This period in Austria marked my first encounter with cell culture laboratories, providing me with invaluable hands-on experience. I had the privilege of conducting my research on two distinct cell lines, broadening my understanding of cellular processes and experimental methodologies. Moreover, I gained access to state-of-the-art equipment dedicated to the formulation and characterization of lipid nanoparticles. This access not only facilitated the practical aspects of my research but also exposed me to cutting-edge technologies in the field."

The CEEPUS scholarship was awarded for the years 2022 and 2023, at the Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Graz within the framwork of the CEEPUS network "Central European Knowledge Alliance for Teaching, Learning & Research in Pharmaceutical Technology (CEKA PharmTech)"


What our scholars have to say
Milica Stankovic, PhD
Professor from Nis, Serbia
During my stay in Ljubljana, I had the opportunity to give lectures in the area of Circular Economy and global challenges. The multidisciplinarity of the topic contributed to a great result and an excellent discussion with students from study fields of biology, biotechnology, environmental protection and food technology on the topic of the circular economy. I am sure that this CEEPUS teaching mobility is the first step towards a future successful cooperation.
Prof. Jelka Gersak
Professor and network coordinator, Maribor
It is important to point out that the activities that have taken place in the framework of student mobility, especially of PhD students, do not end with the end of the mobility, but remain as an important link, in the framework of joint scientific articles and publications in co-authorship.
Nicholas Chang
Exchange student in Szeged
The very warm welcome that I was received by at the faculty, as well as by the National CEEPUS Office, made me feel like an important guest and not just a number.

CEEPUS in numbers
94
funded
networks
2.350
participating
institutions
89.000
successful
mobilities