On 1st February, the President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović has received at the Office of the President professors and assistants from the Faculty of Science who have mentored medal-winning pupils at the 18th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO).
The International Junior Science Olympiad was organized from the United Arab Emirates on 12-21 December 2021 in hybrid form, with 290 pupils from 59 countries taking part in the competition. Participants solved tasks in their home countries and pupils from Croatia won two silver and four bronze medals. The silver medal winners were Karlo Ahel from the Andrija Mohorovičić Gymnasium in Rijeka and Roko Marić from the Fifteenth Gymnasium in Zagreb. The bronze medal winners were Ema Novak from the Josip Slavenski Gymnasium in Čakovec, Kim Radešić from the Pula Gymnasium, Luka Duplančić from the Fifteenth Gymnasium in Zagreb and Karlo Domijan from the First Sušak Croatian Gymnasium in Rijeka.
The pupils prepared for the competition at the Departments of Chemistry, Physics and Biology of the Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb. All the mentors who selected and trained the pupils, arranged laboratories and translated assignments for the competition were employees of the Faculty of Science: prof dr. sc. Tajana Begović, dr. sc. Danijel Namjesnik, dr. sc. Andreja Lucić, dr. sc. Petra Cvjetko, Karolina Matejak Cvenić and prof dr. sc. Krešo Zadro. The students of the Faculty of Science assisted the mentors during the competition and in organizing the pupils’ free time.
Attending the meeting together with the International Junior Science Olympiad medal winners were the pupils’ mentors Krešo Zadro, Andreja Lucić and Tajana Begović. Special Adviser to the President of the Republic for the Economy Velibor Mačkić attended the meeting alongside President Milanović.
Photos by the Office of the President of the Republic of Croatia/Marko Beljan.
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