History

2022
The publishing house Rokus Klett receives a plaque and the prestigious Comenius-EduMedia medal for the best material in its category for the collection of top interactive materials for mathematics from the 6th to the 9th grade on the IzziRokus digital platform. The German association GPI (Gesellschaft für Pädagogik und Information) for pedagogy and informatics has recognized the high quality of the content, methodical-didactic, technical and digital aspects of the collection of high-quality interactive materials for mathematics IzziRokus 6-9, which helps students to achieve a better understanding of school material and easier and faster learning.
2021
The publishing house Rokus Klett receives the zlatirepec award for the best original children’s comic book for the comic book Znamenitni: famous stories of famous personalities. The book, written by the popular youth writer Žiga X Gombač and the top illustrator Jaka Vukotič, presents 30 of our famous ancestors in a witty and sparkling comic book language. The Stripolis Institute has been awarding the zlatirepec Award – the award for the best comic of the year for the third year in a row. The purpose of the award is to highlight and reward the best comics published in Slovenian productions that were published last year.
2020
The year is marked by the coronavirus epidemic. Rokus Klett publishing house gives all teachers/professors and pupils/students in primary and secondary schools free all-day access to all electronic and interactive materials during the spring period when educational institutions are closed. At the initiative of the publishing houses Založba Rokus Klett and Modrijan izobraževanje, companies and individuals are raising funds for the purchase of 178 computers for socially disadvantaged children in two days. In the time of the coronavirus, when children are being educated from home, the worrying fact is that students in Slovenia do not have the same opportunities for education during distance learning. Založba Rokus Klett, in cooperation with other co-organizers of the Hop na Grad charity run, SBC – Club of Slovenian Entrepreneurs and socially engaged individuals and companies, raises money for the purchase of the ECMO device, which is urgently needed at the Pediatric Clinic intensive care unit in Ljubljana. The book Poticas from Slovenia (a more convenient edition) was included in the “Best of the Best” list on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Gourmand organization and is presented at the exhibition in the Alfred Nobel House in Stockholm. Modra Akademija, an educational center for personal and professional development, is available at www.modra-akademija.si in a new look and with a fresh set of outstanding lecturers and topics.
2019
Under the auspices of Založba Rokus Klett and Modrijan izobraževanje, Modra akademija is launched, an educational centre offering current educational topics, whose common denominator is the competences of the future, knowledge and skills that enable pedagogical and professional workers personal and professional growth. Založba Rokus Klett receives the SPP: Z leti še vedno ZAvzeti special award. The competition is held under the auspices of the Zlata nit project, in cooperation with the Public Scholarship, Development, Disability and Maintenance Fund of the Republic of Slovenia, within the Comprehensive Support for Actively Ageing Workforce – AS project. The recognition is given to employers who pay attention to older employees, know their potential and appreciate their experience, knowledge and hard work.
2018
The year is marked by the takeover of the Modrijan Publishing textbook programme, which is renamed Modrijan izobraževanje. As a partner-related publishing house, we further strengthen our position on the educational market. Rokusova centrifuga – a new free webzine for teachers – is first released. It includes interesting professional articles, tips for easier and more varied teaching, as well as fun content related to the teaching profession. Založba Rokus Klett receives the prestigious Slovenian Chamber of Commerce Bronze award for best innovation. The recognition is given to the Digitization of the learning environment project, which, in addition to the innovative online player or flipbook of e-learning materials also contains a digital storage of learning elements and an application that allows teachers to compile their own selection of learning materials. Koline‘s monograph wins the Gourmand International Gourmand – Best in the World award for second place in the world in the category of books about meat and the bronze award at the Indigo Design Awards world competition in the book design category.
2017
Interactive learning materials iRokus+ receive the prestigious award of the German economy for the best technical, entrepreneurial and intellectual innovations in Slovenia, which is awarded by the Slovenian-German Chamber of Commerce together with the German Embassy. The Maximal interactive learning set won the BELMA (Best European Learning Materials Award) gold award at the international book fair in Frankfurt in the category of learning materials for students up to 12 years of age. The award-winning Maximal textbook series is distinguished by the concept of blended learning, which means that it is based on a close connection of printed and interactive materials. School grammar books from dr. Kozma Ahačič Kratkoslovnica za elementary school students and Slovnica na kvadrat for secondary school students receive at the 33rd Slovenian Book Fair the prize for the best designed book in the category of textbooks and manuals. Bestselling books were designed by Jasna Karnar.
2016
Založba Rokus Klett celebrates its 25th anniversary and marks it with the V oblakih domišljije charity project. In it, elementary school students contributed stories to 25 pre-published illustrations by renowned illustrators. 25 stories were published in a very special book. The entire proceeds from the sale were earmarked for the purchase of an ultrasound device for the Clinical Department of Pediatric Surgery and Intensive Therapy at UKC Ljubljana. The year is also marked by two important awards given to the book by dr. Kozma Ahačič Jezični možje – Zgodba o slovenskem jeziku (The Men of Tongues – The Story of the Slovenian Language). The book wins at the book fair in Minsk and receives recognition for the best children’s book in the Slavic language in the field of the history and culture of the Slavic peoples. At the Slovenian Book Fair, it receives the golden pear quality mark.
2015
Since September 2012, 1.127 teachers and 11.670 students across Slovenia have been using the Lili in Bine a cross-curricular learning set every day. The monograph Mojstrovine s kranjsko klobaso iz Slovenije receives the Gourmand International award for the best book in the field of cookbooks that focus on one ingredient. The monograph also received a silver award at the 21st SOF in the Direct Marketing/Publication category (advertising agency Futura DDB). The wine guide Vina Slovenije (Wines of Slovenia) receives the Gourmand International Best of the Best Award (1995–2014) for the best wine guide in the world in the category of books on wine and wine culture.
2014
In cooperation with National Geographic, Založba Rokus Klett publishes the first truly interactive learning pack for biology, which opens the new iRokus+ series. The set is based on a unique concept of blended learning. It combines an interactive textbook at www.iRokusPlus.si, a printed notebook for active learning and a learning management system (LMS). Since September 2014, 38.98% of students have been learning with the new set. The quality of the pack has also been acknowledged by the international panel of judges at the Frankfurt Book Fair – Biologija 8 iRokus+ was awarded the prestigious Gold BELMA Award (Best European Learning Materials Award) in the category of digital learning materials. Similar success is experienced by the new interdisciplinary series Radovednih pet, which brings the concept of combined learning to the 4th grade. Already 28.34% of fourth graders are learning with the series, which is thoroughly supported by interactive material at www.Radovednih-pet.si and the LMS system. At the jubilee 30th Slovenian Book Fair, we present a new, more convenient edition of the monograph Potica from Slovenia, published in 2013, which in the spring of 2014 received the prestigious international recognition of the association Gourmand International for the best culinary book from Eastern Europe at the World Cookbook Awards. In the great competition of all (40) local editions of the National Geographic magazine, the story “Podvodni svet” (Underwater World) by the top Slovenian underwater photographer Borut Furlan, which was published in June 2013 in the National Geographic Slovenija magazine, is declared the best natural science report. Among the 15 local editions of the National Geographic Junior magazine, as many as two Slovenian contributions were awarded. The award for the best local reportage goes to “Naši mestni sostanovalci”, for which the text was contributed by Marjan Žiberna, and the excellent photos were taken by Matej Vrančič. The prize for the best design went to the Slovenian editors for the report “Carnivorous Plants”, written by Carl Zimmer and Alenka Marinček, and designed by Elizabeta Jazbec.
2013
Since September 2013, 2,037 teachers and 26,538 pupils across Slovenia have used the Lili in Bine (Lili and Bine) cross-curricular series in their everyday school work. A new cross-curricular series Radovednih pet (Curious Five) and the first interactive learning kit of the new generation Biologija 8 (Biology 8) iRokus + are in the making. Založba Rokus Klett presents at the Slovenian Book Fair a culinary novelty – a book on a Slovenian traditional dessert. The monograph of Potica from Slovenia is included in a series of superbly designed and content-perfect Rokus monographs. The ROK Foundation – Let’s spread wings to children was founded. The purpose of the foundation is to financially assist talented Slovenian children whose living conditions prevent the development of their talents, and to encourage others to help. In May, Založba Rokus Klett conducted the first school competition for first graders Znam več z Lili in Binetom (I Know More with Lili and Bine). The magazine National Geographic Junior is celebrating its 10th anniversary, which is also marked by the honorary award of two young Slovenian photographers at the National Geographic international photography competition.
2012
Since September 2012 1,127 teachers and 11.,670 students across Slovenia have been using the Lili in Bine cross-curricular learning set every day. The monograph Mojstrovine s kranjsko klobaso iz Slovenije receives the Gourmand International award for the best book in the field of cookbooks that focus on one ingredient. The monograph also received a silver award at the 21st SOF in the Direct Marketing/Publication category (advertising agency Futura DDB). The Kjer se življenje začne (Where Life Begins) textbook set receives the Bronze EEPG Award (European Educational Publishers Group).
2011
In 2011, the publishing house celebrates its 20th anniversary. Založba Rokus Klett officially opens the www.iRokus.si web portal comprising its first electronic textbooks and workbooks. The Dežela Lilibi, a new website for children from the age of 4, is officially opened. A new milestone for the publishing house means the release of the first revolutionary Lili in Bine interactive textbook set for the first grade of primary school, which is based on the concept of blended learning and cross-curricular integration. In addition to printed materials, the textbook set also includes various online resources, a digital textbook and an online portal with more than 1,700 multimedia and interactive contents. After the exceptional success in Slovenia, some other countries in the region are also adapting the textbook set to their market. We also celebrate the anniversary with awards given to our editions this year. At the Slovenian Book Fair, we receive the award for the most beautiful Slovenian book, which goes to the monograph Mojstrovine s kranjsko klobaso iz Slovenije . Chemistry textbook The Fifth Element 8 receives the gold award for the best European textbook by the European Publishers Association (EEPG). Picture book about architecture Where do you live? and earned two awards: the Golden Cube 2011 and the Golden Pear 2011.
2010
In April, Založba Rokus Klett publishes the first issue of the National Geographic Mini Lumpi magazine in co-operation with the Mercator retail chain of stores. At the same time, the publishing house starts preparing the first electronic textbooks for the interactive whiteboard. The website www.junior.si of the magazine National Geographic Junior receives the netko 2010 award for the most friendly online content for children. In the same year, the magazine also received the award of the National Geographic Society for the best local column. Textbook set for physics Zakaj se dogaja? Sile in energija Sile in energija receives the Silver EEPG Award (European Educational Publishers Group).
2009
As of January 1, Maruša Kmet became the chief director of the company, and Matic Karlovšek took over her previous role as sales manager. Rok Kvaternik takes over the position of CEO of the entire Southeast Europe region in the Ernst Klett Group, which, in addition to Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia, also includes the Czech Republic, Bulgaria, Hungary and Greece. At the book fair in Frankfurt, Prvi koraki v matematiko, mathematics textbook, set received a bronze award from the European Association of School Publishers (EEPG). In November, the publishing house publishes its first online edition – free online dictionaries at www.pons.si.
2008
A subsidiary company was established in Sarajevo. At the same time, Založba Rokus Klett becomes the largest educational publisher in Slovenia.
2007
The first issue of National Geographic Popotnik (National Geographic Traveler) magazine is published in February. In October, the publishing house receives a bronze award from the European Association of School Publishers (EEPG) for the textbook set Naravoslovje in tehnika 4 (Natural Science and Technology 4).
2006
On the 15th anniversary of the establishment of Rokus Publishing, it is renamed Rokus Klett Publishing as a tribute to the successful co-operation and operation within the Klett Group. On 20 May 2006, the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards are announced in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for the eleventh time. Authors of the book The Cuisine of Slovenia (Prof. Janez Bogataj, Ph.D., Slavko Adamlje, Julij Nemanič, Ph.D., photographer Janez Pukšič and designer Žare Kerin) receive the Special Award of the Jury – the Gourmand World Cookbook Award 2005 – from among almost 6,000 competing books from all over the world. In May 2006, the first issue of the National Geographic Slovenia magazine is published and receives the National Geographic Society award for Best New Product Launch Campaign. The National Geographic Junior magazine receives the National Geographic Society award for Best Subscription Campaign. Rokus Publishing receives the Silver EEPG Award for the textbook Igra števil in oblik 4 (Game of Numbers and Shapes 4) and the Silver EEPG Award for the textbook Raziskujem preteklost 9 (Exploring the Past 9). . obletnici ustanovitve Založbe Rokus se ta v znamenje uspešnega sodelovanja in delovanja v okviru skupine Klett preimenuje v Založbo Rokus Klett. 20. maja 2006 v malezijskem Kuala Lumpurju že enajstič razglasijo nagrade združenja Gourmand International za najboljše knjige na področju hrane in pijač. Posebno nagrado žirije – Gourmand World Cookbook Award 2005 – med skoraj 6000 prijavljenimi knjigami z vsega sveta prejmejo avtorji knjige The Cuisine of Slovenia (prof. dr. Janez Bogataj, Slavko Adamlje, dr. Julij Nemanič, fotograf Janez Pukšič in oblikovalec Žare Kerin). In May 2006, the first issue of the National Geographic Slovenija magazine is published and receives the National Geographic Society award for Best New Product Launch Campaign. The magazine National Geographic Junior receives the award of the National Geographic Society for the best subscription campaign. Založba Rokus receives the Silver EEPG Award for the textbook Igra števil in oblik 4 (Game of Numbers and Shapes 4) and the Silver EEPG Award for the textbook Raziskujem preteklost 9 (Exploring the Past 9).
2005
The book Vina Slovenije (Wines of Slovenia), published by Darila Rokus, receives the Golden MM 2005 Award for the best book cover. The textbook set Biologija 9 (Biology 9) receives the gold award of the European Association of School Publishers (EEPG) for the best European textbook. The publishing house also receives the EEPG Merit Award for the textbook Moja prva likovna ustvarjalnica (My First Creative Art Book).
2004
The publishing house is moving from Fužine Castle to new business premises in Stegne. In connection with the German partner publishing house Klett, the publishing house expands beyond the borders of Slovenia – it establishes subsidiary companies in Belgrade and Zagreb. The publishing house starts publishing Croatian and Serbian editions of Natioanl Geographic Junior and the first textbooks in the Cyrillic script. The publishing house receives the EEPG Award for the textbook Naravoslovje in tehnika 5 (Natural Science and Technical Education 5). Rokus gifts receive the award of the Gourmand International association for the best wine guide in the world – Wines of Slovenia. At the Slovenian Book Fair, the book receives the award for the most beautiful Slovenian book. National Geographic Junior magazine receives the first International Marketing Award for the best print advertisement.
2003
With the release of Čez prag besedila, the vertical line of 13 textbooks for Slovenian from the first grade of elementary school to graduation is concluded. The first issue of the children’s magazine National Geographic Junior is published. The publishing house receives two important international awards for the textbook Svet iz besed 7 (The World of Words 7): the GLI AWARD at the Bologna Fair in the category of supplementary learning materials and the Golden EEPG Award for the best European textbook. The publication Zbrana dela Primoža Trubarja (Collected Works of Primož Trubar) receives the award for the most beautiful Slovenian book in the category of artistic monographs, photo-monographs and bibliographical publications. Authors of workbooks for teaching the Slovenian language receive an award from the Republic of Slovenia in the field of education. Towards the end of the year, the publishing house carries out a capital integration with the largest German educational publisher Klett AG, which becomes a minority owner. Darila Rokus breaks away from the publishing house and becomes an independent company, taking over the publication of monographs.
2002
The publication Arhitekturni vodnik po Ljubljani (Architectural Guide to Ljubljana) receives the award for the most beautiful Slovenian book in the category of non-fictional literature.
2001
The textbook set Na pragu besedila 3 (On the Threshold of Text 3) receives the award for the most beautiful Slovenian book in the category of science books and textbooks.
2000
Setting up the exhibition Mojstrovine Slovenije in Los Angeles. The publication Kuhinja Slovenije wins the award for the most beautiful Slovenian book in the non-fiction category. The new brand Darila Rokus is presented at the City Art Museum in Ljubljana. The number of employees exceeds 30.
1999
The monograph Mojstrovine Slovenije (Handicrafts of Slovenia), at one stage the most notable book of Založba Rokus is published. The monograph receives the award for the most beautiful Slovenian book in the category of art monographs, photo monographs and bibliophile editions. Textbook set Na pragu besedila wins the award for the most beautiful Slovenian book in the category of scientific books and textbooks. The number of employees exceeds 20.
1998
The publication of the textbook Gradim slovenski jezik 4, the first in a series of textbooks for Slovenian, with which the publishing house still achieves the largest market shares today. The publication Vinski brevir: kako razumeti vino receives the prize for the most beautiful Slovenian book in the non-fiction category. The number of employees exceeds 10.
1997
The monograph Vinski brevir: kako razumeti vino (Wine Breviary: Understanding Wine) is published.
1996
The specialist monograph Ljubljanske tržnice arhitekta Jožeta Plečnika (The Marketplace in Ljubljana Designed by Jože Plečnik) is published.
1995
The monograph Dunajske risbe (Vienna Drawings) receives the award for the most beautiful Slovenian book in the category of artistic monographs, photo-monographs and bibliographical publications.
1992
The first textbook Prvi koraki v ekologijo (First Steps into Ecology) and the monograph Plečnikovi kelihi (Plečnik’s Chalices) are published.
1991
Rok Kvaternik 28. oktobra podpiše akt o ustanovitvi Založbe Rokus z ustanovitvenim kapitalom 8000 SIT.