At this year’s 37th Pika Festival, which took place from September 5 to 11, we introduced the youngest visitors to the coal-mining history of the SAŠA region and the importance of a Just Transition in a playful and age-appropriate way. As part of the “Black Treasure Hunt” activity, the children [...]
The arrival of the new branch of the Chemical Institute in Velenje represents an important opportunity to link cutting-edge research expertise with the development needs of the economy in the SAŠA region. To ensure that the Chemical Institute can present itself appropriately, we are jointly organizing the “Biomass for Materials [...]
The SAŠA Just Transition Centre invites you to a certified training program for just transition energy project managers, which will take place in November 2026 at the Velenje School Center, Inter-Company Center, Velenje. Participants will be trained to guide applications for permits and other documents and to assist applicants throughout [...]
How do you know which career is right for you if you’ve never really gotten to know it? Would you like to talk to people who work in those fields? Would you like to learn about their job responsibilities and explore the technologies and tools they use in their work? [...]
Climate change, biodiversity loss, water scarcity and pollution, urbanization, and air pollution are plaguing our planet Earth, thereby altering the environment in which we live. Although individual parks, trees, gardens, and meadows may seem insignificant in the face of such enormous challenges, these green spaces play a vital role in [...]
The Savinjsko-Šaleška Region Development Agency announces that the Savinjsko-Šaleška Coal Mining Region has achieved an exceptional result in the public call for proposals to promote investments for economic restructuring in the Zasavje and Savinja -Šaleška coal regions under the Just Transition Fund for the period 2025–2028. A total of 21 [...]
We hereby inform applicants to the Public Call for Proposals to Promote Investments for Economic Restructuring in the Zasavje and Savinjsko-Šaleška Coal Mining Regions under the Just Transition Fund for the period 2025 – 2028, are hereby notified that on Friday, August 7, 2026, the SPIRIT Agency sent applicants its [...]
The Just Transition Fund has allocated 5 million EUR for the “Purchase of Velenje Coal Mine Apartments” project. The beneficiary is the Housing Fund of the Republic of Slovenia, which will use the aforementioned EU funds and its own contribution of 0.88 million EUR to purchase 110 apartments from the [...]
At a time when the SAŠA region is facing the most far-reaching structural changes in its history, the development of transformational competencies is becoming a key factor for a successful transition to a new economic reality. That is why the SAŠA Just Transition Centre, operating within the SAŠA Development Agency, [...]
The SAŠA Just Transition Centre will continue its activities this fall to strengthen knowledge and skills in the field of sustainable spatial planning for renewable energy sources. Following the exceptionally positive response from last year’s participants, we are once again organizing a comprehensive training program designed for municipalities, spatial planners, [...]
The new European programming period for 2028–2034 is upon us. To ensure that the Savinjsko-Šaleška Region is prepared for it in a timely and effective manner, we are organizing a series of workshops to strengthen competencies in the preparation of development documents. The workshops provide participants with practical knowledge for [...]
The Savinjsko-Šaleška Region Development Agency, under which the SAŠA Just Transition Centre operates, organized the Savinjsko-Šaleška Region 2026 Development Conference yesterday, June 18, 2026, organized the Savinjsko-Šaleška Region 2026 Development Conference, titled “A New Direction Forward,” in the Logarska Valley. The event was attended by representatives of local communities, the [...]
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