Dr. Stevan Jokic
Vinca institute of Nuclear Sciences, PO Box 522, 11001 Blegrade, Serbia
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The Serbian Section of EUROSCIENCE has organised lively and well-attended science cafes on: “50 Years of DNA”, “Sciences in Schools: When? How? And How Much?”, “Molecular Biotechnology” and “Collaboration of Serbian-French researchers in the framework of the project "La Main à la Pâte”, some of which were reported on the national TV channel (Belgrade) and in local newspapers. All events were chaired by Stevan Jokic, Convenor of the Serbian Regional Section.

Thanks to Mapmonde, an international network promoting teaching of science in primary schools
Serbia actively participates in the creation of a webpage in the framework of mapmonde. As a start, we have translated some documents for the use of primary school teachers. In the very near future we will organise the network of scientific consultants (researchers, professors and engineers assisting teachers in answering questions raised on sciences. The project is best summarised by the father of "la Main à la Pâte" Georges Charpak, Nobel Prize :

"We have found in France considerable help from the participation of students, from universities or engineering schools, the Ecole de Physique et Chimie de la Ville de Paris. About 60 students spent one hour every week in elementary school classes, together with teachers. We have also taught the teachers to say to the children, after a class : “I have no answer to your question, wait until tomorrow or next week.” And we have installed a website where they will find 70 scientists who will answer their question in less than 48 hours."
Georges Charpak

We hope that this kind of activity could be interested for our colleagues from Euroscience Regional Sections in other Balkan countries and we could create an International network of Balkan scientists ready to help teachers in the primary schools from the area.

If you are interested, just mail to Stevan Jokic (mailto: sjokic@vin.bg.ac.yu)