Welcome
We invite you to participate at the 8th Central and Eastern European Conference on Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry (CEEC-TAC8), to be held between 16th and 19th of Septemer 2025 in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Togeter with this event, the 1st Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry Meeting of Bosnia and Herzegovina will also take place.
Mostar is the fifth largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, but certainly the most beautiful one! Mostar is the capital of the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton and the capital of the Herzegovina Historical Region.
Mostar is situated on the Neretva River; it was named after the bridge keepers (mostari) who guarded the Stari Most (Old Bridge) over the Neretva during the Ottoman era. The Old Bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, commissioned by Suleiman the Magnificent in the 16th century, is one of Bosnia and Herzegovina's most visited landmarks, and is considered an exemplary piece of Islamic architecture in the Balkans. Since the end of the wider war in 1995, great progress has been made in the reconstruction of the city of Mostar under the European Union Administration of the City of Mostar (EUAM). Mostar has architecturally noteworthy buildings in a wide range of styles. Historicist architectural styles reflected cosmopolitan interest and exposure to foreign aesthetic trends and were artfully merged with indigenous styles. Examples include the Italianate Franciscan church, the Ottoman Muslibegovica house, the Dalmatian Corovic House and an Orthodox church which was built as gift from the Sultan. The later 19th century residential houses are predominantly in neoclassical style. Its population consists of the following ethnic groups: Croats (48.4%); Bosniaks (44.1%) and Serbs (4.1%). The city of Mostar has the largest population of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Magazine Most, along with Santic's Poetry Evenings, was most important outlet for cultural and artistic production in the city and the region, offering space for upstart poets and writers. Dani Matice Hrvatske is one of city's significant cultural events and it is commonly sponsored by the Croatian Government and the Government of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Mostar Summer is another umbrella event which includes Santic Poetry Evenings, Mostar Summer Festival and Festival of Bosnia and Herzegovina choirs/ensembles. The city is a home of music festival named Melodije Mostara (Mostar Melodies), which has been held annually since 1995. Theatre festivals include Mostarska Liska (organized by the National Theatre Mostar) and The Mostar Spring (organized by the Matica hrvatska Mostar). Mostar cuisine is balanced between Western and Eastern influences. Traditional Mostar food is closely related to Turkish, Middle Eastern and other Mediterranean cuisines. However, due to years of Austrian rule and influence, there are many culinary influences from Central Europe. Some of the dishes include cevapcici, burek, sarma, japrak, musaka, dolma, sujuk, sac, duvec, and sataras. Local desserts include baklava, hurmasice, sutlijas, tulumbe, tufahije, and sampita. Mostar has a number of various educational institutions. These include University of Mostar, University Dzemal Bijedic of Mostar, United World College in Mostar. University of Mostar is the second largest university in the country and the only Croatian language university in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was founded in 1977 as the University "Dzemal Bijedic" of Mostar, but changed name in 1992. The origin of the university can be traced back to the Herzegovina Franciscan Theological School, which was founded in 1895 and closed in 1945, was the first higher education institution in Mostar. The university has ten faculties and one Academy of Fine Arts, with 50 majors, 46 specializations and 70 study groups.
This CEEC-TAC8 conference offers an important opportunity to bring together eminent scientists of the Central & Eastern European countries working in the field of thermal analysis and calorimetry. The conference aims at reporting on current relevant research developments in the Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry field and as such will serve a forum for discussions and may also offer a good opportunity to start new collaborations. The CEEC-TAC8 conference in Mostar comes just after the last one from Brno (which was dedicated to the 85th birthday anniversary of Prof. Jaroslav Sestak), and definitely will offer unforgettable scientific, culinary & historical moments.
University of Mostar will host the 4-day meeting; the official language at CEEC-TAC8 is English.
The University of Mostar (Sveuciliste u Mostaru) is a university located in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. The conference will take place at the Matice hrvatske campus.
Mostar has the Mostar International Airport in the village of Ortijes (9 km from University of Mostar) - known as Medunarodna Zracna Luka Mostar, where several fights operate to Zagreb, Belgrade, Dusseldorf, Stuttgart, Bari, Munchen & Rome Fiumicino. Mostar is easily reachable by bus from Sarajevo, Banja Luka, Split and Dubrovnik, where exist other international airports that have good international connections. The Sarajevo International Airport is maybe the best option to reach Bosnia and Herzegovina, and then by bus or train to Mostar. Also, from the Split International Airport is simple to reach Mostar by taking the Flexibus. Nevertheless, Mostar is easily reachable by car from other locations in Central, South and Western Europe.
For touristic purposes, the Catholic pilgrimage site of Medugorje is also nearby as well as the Tekija Dervish Monastery in Blagaj, 13th century town of Pocitelj, Blagaj Fortress (Stjepan grad), Kravica waterfall, seaside town of Neum, Roman villa rustica from the early fourth century Mogorjelo, Stolac with its stecak necropolis and the remains of an ancient Greek town of Daorson. Nearby sites also include the nature park called Hutovo Blato, archeological site Desilo, Lake Boracko as well as Vjetrenica cave, the largest and most important cave in Bosnia and Herzegovina.