The Department of English Language and Literature at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences in Osijek takes great pleasure to invite you to the colloquium dedicated to Professor Mario Brdar, member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts who has shaped the minds of countless students during his 40-year tenure with us and who has created a unique network of colleagues and researchers in the field of Cognitive Linguistics.
The colloquium organised on occasion of Mario’s retirement is envisioned as a meeting point of his mentees, colleagues and friends who would contribute with their talks to thematic panels focused on topics close to Mario’s heart: metonymy, metaphor and Cognitive Linguistics in general.
You can find the invitation here:
You can find the current program here:
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Accommodation: As announced, accommodation is secured for external participants in Hotel Vila Ariston https://www.hotelaristonosijek.hr/ in the vicinity of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Scieences. Depending on the demand, we may suggest alternative lodging. We have secured the funds for two nights for 10-15 visitors. If you decide to stay longer than two nights, we would kindly ask you to cate for the extra costs, but let us know so that we may adjust the bookings.
Meals: Coffee breaks, lunch break and the buffet dinner at the conference venue on 19 Sep are free.
Bus transfer to Valpovo on Sat, 20 Sep, is secured as well as the lunch in the restaurant Park in Valpovo.
Travel costs are to be covered by the participants. We decided to start with the conference a bit later on Fri, 19 Sep, so that our guests closer to Osijek may arrive on the same day, but feel free to arrive on Thu, 18 Sep.
NOTE: Let us know by Mon, 25 Aug 2025, how and when you plan to arrive and how long you plan on staying in Osijek. Please, contact Tanja and Jasna tanjagradecak@gmail.com, jpoljak@ffos.hr, poljak.jasna@gmail.com (our conference address is not reliable, so use the three addresses listed here).
Book of abstracts and the conference web page will be available by the end of August.