We are proud to announce that our Vice-Rector for Research, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luka Martin Tomažič, has been selected as a member of the Global Young Academy (GYA) – a prestigious international organization that brings together the most promising young women and men researchers from around the world.
Selection for membership in the GYA is exceptionally selective, as Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tomažič was chosen among more than 300 candidates. This achievement confirms his scientific excellence, international recognition, and significant contribution to the development of research and society.
Global Young Academy was established at the initiative of discussions within the World Economic Forum in Davos, and today operates under the auspices of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. The academy brings together outstanding young scientists from different disciplines and promotes interdisciplinary cooperation, open science, science diplomacy, and the transfer of knowledge to society. It also plays an important role as a connecting platform for the network of national young academies worldwide.
The new generation of GYA members for 2026 includes 33 researchers from 26 countries, further confirming the academy’s global diversity and interdisciplinarity. Among this year’s selected members are, for the first time, representatives from Chad, Malawi, and Cuba, thereby further strengthening the GYA’s geographical representation. Members come from various scientific fields, and the selection is based on a multi-round international evaluation process that includes expert peer review and assessment of both scientific excellence and candidates’ societal engagement.
Members will be officially appointed at the Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will take place on 30 June 2026 in Bremen, Germany. As part of their work in the GYA, they will contribute to shaping global scientific initiatives, advising on science policies, and strengthening the role of science in addressing key societal challenges.
The selection of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Luka Martin Tomažič to the Global Young Academy represents an important recognition both for him personally and for our institution, as it confirms the quality of our research environment and its integration into the international scientific community.
Sincere congratulations!
is Vice-Rector for Research at Alma Mater Europaea University and an Associate Professor. He is a full member and Vice President of the Slovenian Academy of Legal Sciences, and also serves as a lead researcher at the Global Peace Offensive center at the World Academy of Art and Science, as well as an expert and case author for Columbia University’s Global Freedom of Expression.
In the past, he was a member of the Slovenian National Council for Ethics and Integrity in Research and an expert for the Constitutional Commission of the National Assembly of the Republic of Slovenia. He also worked as a research assistant to Dr. Ernest Petrič, former President of the UN International Law Commission, and as a visiting researcher at the University of Zagreb. The IusInfo portal ranked him among the ten most influential lawyers in Slovenia in 2023 and 2024.
For his work, he has received several awards, including the title of one of the most influential Slovenian lawyers (IusInfo 2023 and 2024), Rotary International’s Gold Award for work with young people, an award for the best student in the Municipality of Lenart, and a Zois Scholarship.
