Open Science Communication 2022

MA in Science communication. She worked as Communications Officer and Science Engagement Project Manager for various education and research institutions in France and Israel for 6 years. In 2020, she joined Ecsite – the European network of science centres and museums – where she supports collaborative EU-funded projects in science education and societal engagement in their implementation, communication and dissemination activities.

is a senior consultant for chemistry at National Education Institute Slovenia (NEIS) and coordinator of STEM group. She is working on active teaching and learning approaches in chemistry (science) education (IBL, ; coordination and performing of different types of in service training for science teachers; preparing and implementing new curriculum etc. She was the leader of the development group for scientific literacy in the national project NA-MA POTI, an Slovenian expert in Thematic Working Group on Mathematics, Science and Technology (MST) Education and PLA, Education and Training 2020 by European Commission and she was involved in international projects as Scientix 2 and 3, ATS STEM (Assessment of transversal skills) etc.

is an EFL teacher and a PhD student in philology currently employed in CSU (Competence Improvement Centre) in Leskovac, Serbia in the position of managing director. She has twenty years of working experience with students of various age and knowledge levels (from kindergarten to university students). As a member of CSU team she participates in providing support to trainers in creating and conducting programmes for continued professional development of teachers as well as in numerous activities of Science club in Leskovac.

is master of education policies and she has been working in Competence Improvement Center in Leskovac for 12 years. Position of Associate in The Center has given her many opportunities. Working as a coordinator of many projects realized in The Center she has the opportunity to participate in preparing, planing, realizing, evaluating and reporting about them. As a host of Science Club and Makers Space in Leskovac she is always open to new ideas and approaches every situation careful and methodical. She is responsible and good team worker.

has graduated from the Dpt of Biology (NKUA) and completed his M.Ed. “Biology Didactics” in the University of Athens. He is completing his PhD thesis on in the Dpt of Primary Education (NKUA) and is an active Biology teacher for 14 years in Secondary Education. His field of research is Pseudoscience and Teacher’s Education and has developed several edutainment activities as an alternative way to teach Biology.

is a researcher and lecturer with a focus on translation studies at the Centre for Translation Studies at the University of Vienna. Her research interests include specialised translation, usability, accessibility, localisation, terminology and citizen science. She is co-developer of the Austrian Language Resource Portal. Her recent publications include a chapter in the book “The Science of Citizen Science” about the Citizen Humanities.

is Head of User Support at CARNET – Croatian Academic and Research Network. In the last 16 years, her focus has been on implementing projects of digital transformation in the primary and secondary education sectors. She led the e-Class Register project and has participated in a number of CARNET national projects for schools. In the e-School project, she works in supporting schools education system by providing a community for various practitioners. She is currently dedicated to leading teams in customer support and conducting in-house trainings in soft skills and organizational and personal development. She graduated in philosophy and croatology at the University of Zagreb and completed a series of educations in leadership, project management, business psychology, and human resource management.

Associate Professor, University of Belgrade, Faculty of Forestry. President of the Council of the Department for Landscape Architecture and Horticulture. She defended her doctoral dissertation entitled „Geometric education in the field of visualization and experimental design using virtual technologies“ in 2012, at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Belgrade. Since 2012, she has been managing the creative platform „GEOMETRIJA Workshop“. She is a member of the Serbian Association for Geometry and Graphics and the International Association for Geometry and Graphics.

is an information specialist working at University of Belgrade, interested in and focused on Open Science policy and implementation. She has been serving as OpenAIRE national coordinator for Serbia since 2014 as well as coordinating a few groups and projects focused on implementing Open Science strategy in Serbia on national and institutional level.
During her career, she has established KoBSON (Serbian Library Consortium for Coordinated Acquisition) in 2002 and coordinated and developed it for the following 12 years; established DOISerbia project for assigning DOI to articles in Serbian journals in 2005; established National PhD Thesis Portal in 2013 and has helped with establishment and management of SCIndeks (Serbian Citation Index) since 1994.

is a history teacher in Third Belgrade Gymnasium, with over 30 years of experience. She has published several professional papers in the field of history teaching and pedagogy. She is a leader of Italian bilingual sector and she organized and conducted many international projects. She is coauthor of project ‘’us and them, before us’’ which deals with teaching about WW2 and Culture of remembrance.

is employed as an associate professor at the Faculty of Mathematics, University of Rijeka. His scientific interest is in the field of applied mathematics. He is the author of numerous lectures and workshops aimed at the popularisation of mathematics and has participated in the design and organization of several popularization projects and activities.

Ph.D. in biology. Before starting his work at the Centre for the promotion of science (CPN), he was a senior research associate at the Department for Genetics of Populations, IBISS, University of Belgrade. From the start of his research career, he has been active in science communication projects. Bojan is currently responsible for designing and implementing non-formal STEAM educational activities. Furthermore, he has been continuously forming a sustainable network by bringing together scientists and artists, encouraging their cooperation and the development of joint projects as a coordinator of the CPN art+science program.

research interests include psychometric and the exploration of the socially malevolent traits and outcomes. In 2020-2021 she was the PI of the project regarding risky use of social networks among adolescents, and she currently participates in several research projects which support open access policy. She has published about 80 papers, several monograph publications, the open textbook “Principles of psychological testing” and one test manual (TOI-SE).

is an expert associate for program activities at the Center for the Promotion of Science, and he has been engaged in science communication since 2010. A physicist by education, he worked as a communicator, science journalist, and organizer of popular scientific events. He was born in 1988 and developed his love for technology while still in high school for electrical engineering. While studying physics at the University, he fell in love with the study of nature. Boris likes to test everything he learns.

is the Policy Officer at Science for Change (SfC) based in Barcelona, Spain. She is the Project Manager of Step Change and European Citizen Science (ECS) EU-funded projects on the Citizen Science topics. She is also in charge of the policy part of NEWSERA, TRANSFORM and other EU-H2020 projects where SfC takes part.

is a Project Officer at the European Science Engagement Association (EUSEA), based in the United Kingdom. Since 2021, Chris has led the communication and dissemination efforts for a number of EU-funded projects, including projects related to STEM education, Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI), and Citizen Science. Chris is currently the project manager in charge of communications for the Step Change and ResBios projects.

Mining engineer and MsC in Science communication. For ten years, she worked as Director of Contents and Education at Parque Explora, a science center in Medellin, Colombia. For 4 years she was Coordinator of the Andes node of the Latin American Network for Popularization of Science and Technology. 5 years ago, she moved back to France and had worked for a European project (PERFORM), a science center (Exploradome) and as project manager at TRACES where she recently became director. She organized and participated in International Science Theatre Festivals, Public Engagement with Science Conferences, Public Engagement with Science and Science Communication Congresses. She has coordinated several collective books in Science Theatre and Science Museums.

is a Senior Advisor for Program Activities at the Centre for the Promotion of Science (CPN). Since 2021, she is a PhD student at the University of Belgrade, Biomedical Engineering program. Danijela has been working on science promotion projects, and she is the coordinator of the most popular scientific manifestation May month of mathematics organized by the CPN. From 2013, she actively participate and organize ReConNeCt, ReFocuS, Scientix, UNICEF and SALL projects. She is currently responsible for implementing non-formal STEAM educational activities through the network of Makers Labs.

is an associate professor at the Department of Psychology of the Faculty of Philosophy in Novi Sad. His main fields of interest are research evaluation, human-computer interaction, and information visualization. He was actively involved in numerous open science projects, such as the development of the Serbian Citation Index, University of Novi Sad Repository, interactive open textbook Application of visualization techniques in basic statistics, and free statistics course Be Data Driven. He is a member of the Team for Open Science in Serbia and a member of the Statistical Council of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia.

is a communications practitioner and a director of the PRIME Communications agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She deals with the creation and implementation of communication strategies for commercial clients, non-governmental organizations, domestic and international institutions. Dobrila strongly believes that education and media, information and scientific literacy as well as communication are of critical importance for improving both social and economic environment.

leads the Department of International Cooperation at Serbia’s Center for the Promotion of Science (CPN) since 2015. He’s been involved as an expert, work package leader or team member in numerous EU projects and initiatives dealing with science communication, research policies, STE(A)M education and art & science practices, with a focus on learning, climate and AI topics lately. He serves as a member of the Programme Committees at the Belgrade Open School and at the ECSITE association.

is a Director of Research Affairs at the Learning Planet Institute (formerly CRI) in Paris. His background is mathematics and biology, with a splash of computer science. He is ever curious about evolution (especially of sex and cooperation), passionate about teaching and education, and engaged in citizen and open science. Scientist, mentor, teacher, communicator, organizer, problem solver, mixologist, bookworm, geek.

is an experienced scientific educator and a science communicator. For years he has been part of the well known Petnica Science Center in Serbia, an independent and nonprofit organization for extracurricular, formal and informal science education. Dusan also has extensive experience in radio production as the author and the editor of the radio/podcast show Radio Galaxy. He deals with science journalism in a radio format, and has experience with other forms of science journalism as well. Dusan studied astrophysics and works as a Data Scientist at Quantox Technology company.

is currently a PhD student at the University of Novi Sad at the Faculty of Agriculture. He is a teaching assistant in the scientific area of Field and Vegetable Crops, where he holds exercises in several undergraduate and master study courses. He is a researcher in growing vegetable crops, focused on studying the application of different biostimulants in vegetable production. In 2022 he was on a study visit to the University of Debrecen in Hungary. The same year, he improved his skills in the course and summer school on Ethics Integrity and Clean Energy and climate change solutions. He is the secretary of the Vojvodina Association of Vegetable Growers in Novi Sad and a member of the Serbian Genetics Society.

is a PhD candidate in the field of Climate Crisis and Public Understanding, at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. She received her first degree as well as a Master’s degree in Physics from National Technical University of Athens. She also holds a Bachelor’s degree in Pedagogy. After working as a STEM developer and educator in top EdTech companies in Greece and Cyprus, she is now a teacher in an Athens public school, where she seeks to infuse the coolness of physical sciences into day-to-day learning.

is a sociologist by training working at the Centre for Social Innovation (ZSI) in Vienna, Austria. She is a member of several EU-funded projects dealing with Responsible Research and Innovation, citizen science, research and innovation policy as well as the inclusion of the Western Balkans in the European Research Area (WBC-RRI.NET, POLICY ANSWERS, Step Change).

is the CEO of Lecturers Without Borders. She studied Biotechnology in Argentina and Science Management in South Korea, before moving to France in 2014 for a PhD in Virology. She is fascinated by viruses, but her true passions are education and science communication. She does teaching and coaching for researchers on science communication and outreach.

is a computer scientist at Kings College London who currently works on IMPETUS, a Horizon Europe project that provides resources, support and recognition to citizen science initiatives across Europe. In IMPETUS, Gefion is the technical and scientific coordinator, with responsibility for overall project delivers, and the open calls to recruit citizen science projects. I wonder how it must be to be at such a time in such a place in such a position … which adjectives would you use?

was born and raised in Zagreb, where she completed her undergraduate studies in Philosophy and Italian Studies. Nevertheless, she opted for the theater and completed Theater and Radio Directing at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade, after which she enrolled for another year at the Ljubljana Academy. I wonder how it must be to be at such a time in such a place in such a position … which adjectives would you use?

graduated from the Faculty of Architecture and light design at the Academy of Dramatic Arts in Zagreb. He entered the world of performing arts during his student days and has been designing light, video projections, sets and installations for theater, musical performances and museum exhibitions ever since. He exhibited and performed as part of the Perforation festival, the Youth Salon exhibition, the Zagreb Music Biennale, etc. He is a member of the Croatian Association of Fine Artists of Applied Arts and the Croatian Association of Independent Artists.

is a journalist at the Center for the Promotion of Science, where she covers scientific topics for the web portal Elementarium and the magazine Elementi. She holds a BA degree in Journalism from the Faculty of Political Sciences in Belgrade, where she is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Peace, Security and Development. She has been a professional journalist since 2014, and so far she has written for several media outlets in the country and the region, including Balkan Insight, Belgrade Insight, BBC in Serbian, VICE Serbia and Optimist.

comes from the island of Lošinj, Croatia, where she works at the Blue World Institute. With her bachelor’s degree in social work she is in charge for the projects of sustainable development of local community with the emphasis on tourism and she works as an educator with the groups of children and youth. Currently, she is finishing bachelor’s degree in social policy and coordinating activities of two projects funded from European Social Funds and Horizon 2020 programme.

is a psychologist, researcher and activist in the field of education. She received her doctorate in psychology of education at the Department of Psychology at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. Her field of research includes: critical pedagogy; maker culture and education; quality of the teaching/learning process. She is a co-founder and an active member of the Škograd and works at the Center for the Promotion of Science as coordinator of educational programs.

is a biologist, science journalist, science communicator and science blogger with a MA iin comparative literature, based in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She writes about scientific developments for several media outlets and has been a participant in a number of panels and conferences on science journalism. In her career Jelena has founded a number of platforms dedicated to communicating science to ordinary people: a scientific portal and a YouTube Channel Quantum of Science, a website focused on informing citizens about vaccines, Vakcine.ba as well as The Society for the Promotion of Natural Sciences, ‘Science and The World.’ All these activities now work under the umbrella name of ‘Science is Talking.’ She reports on science in an interesting way, combats pseudoscience and fake news, especially the ones about vaccines, and communicates science to citizens, with a focus on young people. Jelena is also an advocate of strengthening scientific literacy. In 2022, she won 2nd place in the selection for European Science Journalist of the Year, organized by the European Federation for Science Journalism in Leiden, The Netherlands.

Pedagogical advisor Jelena Mucić works as a chemistry teacher in primary schools „Jovan Dučić” and “Mladost” and has extensive work experience.  As an external associate, she cooperates with ZUOV and ZVKOV. She has published several professional and scientific papers in the field of chemistry teaching and pedagogy, for which she has been awarded. She is the co-author of the Collection of tasks for the final exam in elementary education. At seminars she regularly improves her skills and collaborates with colleagues from the country and abroad in numerous projects.

is a Senior Researcher and the Project Coordination Manager of NEWSERA at Science for Change. She holds a PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and has more than 15 years experience in health sciences, science communication through media from a gender perspective and public and patient involvement. She is a Numerary Academic at the Galician Academy of Portuguese Language, and a Board Member of the Association of Women in Science and Technology and the Galician Association for Science Communication.

Ph.D, is an Assistant Professor of Physics and Engineering at Fort Lewis College, in the Four Corners region of the United States.  She is serving the US Embassy in Belgrade as an Air Quality Fellow.  Her research is focused on improving low-cost air quality measurement techniques, including measurements and analysis of greenhouse gas emissions.  Before joining Fort Lewis College as a faculty member in 2019, Dr. Casey implemented the Ambient Air Quality Regulatory Monitoring Program for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe.

holds a position of an adjunct at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland, Faculty of Human Geography & Planning. She graduated from political science and did her PhD in economics. She has over twenty years of experience in academia, administration, national & international project management. Her research interests are related to regional innovation (eco)systems, especially the new forms of innovation, including (digital) social innovation.

is employed at the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Department of Management and Production and is an active member of the Laboratory of Interactive Arts, as well as a member of the IETM network, where she participates in the work of the group for Immersive Art, as well as the IFTR network. She participates in the Faculty of Dramatic Arts cooperation projects supported by Creative Europe.

is an assistant professor and research associate at the Faculty of the Philosophy University of Belgrade. The scope of her research is in the field of psychology of human rationality and biased reasoning. She received the award for the popularisation of psychology in 2022, from the Serbian Psychological Association.

is the Communication Manager at Science for Change (SfC) and responsible for the project ENJOI (Engagement And Journalism Innovation For Outstanding Open Science Communication) at SfC. She is a journalist with a Master’s degree in Science, Medical and Environmental Communication. Karinna has more than 10 years of experience in the communication field. She has collaborated with a think tank in the US regarding the dissemination of scientific research on the climate emergency. She also worked in an NGO in Brazil promoting science and innovation in tropical biomes.

is an Advisor at the Department of International Cooperation, Center for the Promotion of Science in Serbia. She is also a researcher at the Laboratory of Neurocognition and Applied Cognition at the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, where she is working on her Ph.D in psychology. Katarina is an active Head of the Combined Sciences Seminar at the Petnica Science Center. She has been involved with science education and science communication since 2015 through several Erazmus+ and Horizon Europe projects. 

graduated in chemistry at the University of Gdańsk, Doctor of Chemistry. Since 2015 the Head of the Research and International Cooperation Office. Hitherto she has been dealing with the theoretical and practical problems of higher education, its structures, organization and obtaining academic degrees. Certified auditor of the European Union in the field of HR Excellence in Research and Horizon 2020.

is a PhD candidate at the Learning Planet Institute of Université Paris Cité. Her research is about online tools for citizen science. More concretely, she explores how to design participation architectures that support projects and communities in examining their research and societal goals. With a background in cognitive science and user experience, Katharina cares about putting the human in the center of the design process, privileging participatory approaches.

is a lecturer and researcher at POLIS University as well as Head of Territorial Governance and Spatial Planning Unit Co-PLAN, Institute for Habitat Development in Tirana, Albania. In the frame of the WBC-RRI.NET project, she implements an initiative in the Kune-Vain-Tale Lagoon which aims to apply citizen science practices in evaluating ecosystem services of this protected area in the context of increased vulnerability from climate change.

has had a multifaceted career, having worked as a marketing manager, physics laboratory demonstrator for computing students at the Split University, grammar school physics teacher, creator and director of a number of science popularization events in Croatia and abroad, and Školska knjiga’s advisor for EU projects in education. He is active in several associations in a variety of fields and is a member of the Croatian Government’s Council for Civil Society Development in Design and Technology and a Member of the Management Board of the National Foundation for Civil Society Development. As an active participant in global science communication, three years ago he joined  the Management Board of the Beijing Global Network of Science Festivals as one of its founders.

Head of BioTehna laboratory and head of mentors at Kersnikova institute. Finished his academic degree at University of Ljubljana after which he worked as a researcher at National Institute of Chemistry. He migrated to science center House of Experiments as a science communicator and in 2013 joined the team at emerging laboratory – BioTehna. In 2013 he co-founded a non-governmental organization Academy for the Curious and in 2014 a non-governmental organization Rampa.

Phd, is Associate Professor at the University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Dramatic Arts. She holds a PhD since 2012 at the University of Arts in Belgrade in international cultural relations. Her research interest includes cultural diplomacy, cultural policy, and science policy. She is a member of the Scientific Council of the Fund for Science of Serbia and EU COST Actions Review Panel Member.

Graduated Yugoslav literature and the Serbo-Croatian language from the Faculty of Philology in Belgrade. Since 1977 she had worked in the Cultural Centre “Stari grad”, where she has initiated innovative, creative and interactive projects for children and youth, gathering and providing support to young professionals and artists to engage in through practice and practical research projects. In 1999, she founded the Centre for Drama in Education and Arts CEDEUM (National Centre of International Association for Drama/Theatre and Education IDEA). In 2000, she designed the concept of Bitef Polyphony, the side program of the Belgrade International Theatre Festival of new theatre tendencies Bitef. She is currently an external consultant within the „Cultural Participation and Cultural Heritage“ project realized by the Institute for the Study in Cultural Development of Serbia.

is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Pedagogy and Andragogy at the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Belgrade. At the moment, she focuses her research practice on the entanglement of the educational, activist, and artistic, trying to incorporate the critical, embodied, spatial and imaginative into a repertoire of action. Maja has intensive cooperation with NGOs, self-organized groups, and activist organizations, trying to build stronger links between academia and the civil sector, but also to explore public spaces as participatory educational sites. She is a part of ESREA steering committee and a co-convenor of the ESREA network Active Democratic Citizenship and Adult Learning.  Maja is also a member of Škograd collective.

I graduated and past master’s degree on the Faculty of Philosophy in Belgrade, group for pedagogy. I worked for several decades at the Pedagogical Museum in Belgradelike a museum adviser, where I realized dozens of exhibitions in the field of school history and contemporary topics. My personal interest was the work of Serbian schools abroad. Now, I am doing research in the field of children’s holidays in Serbia from the middle of the 19th century until today. Within that topic, I am especially interested in the transformation of the New Year’s Eve and the attitude towards Santa Claus and the differences of that in the capitalist and socialist society. The book Robotic Education was published in 2019, and after that I wrote several articles, including Positive impact of migration in the field of education, Children of German nationality in orphanages in Serbia in the period after the Second World War, Education of Serbian theologians in England during the First World War.

is a Research Assistant and PhD student in chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Science, University of Novi Sad. Her field of research is closely related to the examination of the stability of pharmaceuticals and pesticides, as well as their removal from water using Advanced Oxidation Processes. She is the co-founder and board member of the Association for the International Development of Academic and Scientific Collaboration – AIDASCO (https://aidasco.org).

is an Expert Associateat the International Cooperation Department at CPN and an assistant professor at the Faculty of Architecture Union University.  She holds a doctoral degree in architecture and urbanism from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland. During her EPFL mandate, she was scientific coordinator of a research project funded by Swiss National Science Foundation. In period 2015-2018, she was a scientific and administrative coordinator of the EPFL team within SNSF Institutional partnership project between EPFL (Switzerland) and the IAUS (Serbia). Since 2018, she has been a local external reviewer on the engineering projects in Serbia for the Innovation Fund of RS and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank).

Full professor at the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Medicine, a specialist in Hygiene and medical  ecology (Public Health) at the Institute of Public Health of Vojvodina Research collaborator at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Research Centre on Environmental and  Occupational Health, School of Public Health.  Associate member of the Academy of Medical Sciences Serbian Medical Society. − Group analytic therapist and System Psychodynamic Organizational Consultant.  − President of the Environment and Health Section European Public Health Association (EUPHA),  − EU Climate Pact Ambassador
− ENBEL (Enhancing Belmont Research Action to support EU policy-making on climate change and  health) – Member of Advisory Board (HORIZON 2020) https://www.enbel-project.eu/people

is a master’s student of Communication of Science and Innovation at the University of Trento, Italy, and a science facilitator at the Center for the Promotion of Science. Besides that, she did a Master’s thesis in Genetic engineering and biotechnology at the Faculty of Biology in Belgrade and she is engaged as an Assistant at Petnica Science Center. Spending time there allows to explore her creativity and to be constantly surrounded by curious and motivated people. She takes part in and contributes to several projects, presentations, and workshops in a way of co-creation and innovation. Marija hopes that Climateria will bring some part of that energy to many other people.

works as an Advisor at the Department of International Cooperation, Center for the Promotion of Science in Serbia. Marjana earned her PhD in the field of Neuroscience under joint supervision of University of Belgrade, Serbia and University of Ghent, Belgium. Besides, she holds a Master Degree in Management and Organisation from the Faculty of Organizational Studies. From 2012 she is actively involved in science communication through organization of various events that open science towards society. Moreover, she coordinated several projects related to climate literacy and STEAM education, from Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, and Erasmus+ frameworks.

Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI), biochemist, professional consultant and coordinator of popularization activities at RBI. He received his PhD in biochemistry from the Faculty of Natural Sciences in Zagreb. He participated in numerous science popularization activities (Festival of Science, Scientific Picnic, RBI Open Day, European Researchers’ Night), hosts the science show Third Element on Croatian National TV (HRT3), established Society for Out-Of-Frame Education, and was a long-time member of the organizing committee for the Summer School of Science for high school students. Together with his colleague Saša Ceci (RBI), he was awarded the State Award for Popularization and Science Promotion in 2014.

is a senior researcher and science communicator in the Earth Sciences department at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center in Spain. There, she co-leads the Knowledge Integration team, constituted by experienced researchers and young talents working together to bridge the gap between science and society. Applying various communication and dissemination tools and activities, Marta facilitates knowledge and technology exchange on air quality and climate services with stakeholders from different sectors to support their adaptation to climate change. She is an Environmental Scientist and holds a PhD in Earth Sciences from the University of Barcelona.

is a science writer and communicator (background Applied Mathematics) with 20 years of international work experience. He is holding a Master in Total Quality Management and currently he is working in the field of science communication. His main research focus is on the communication of scientific research to the wider public. A special interest is in the Education field where he has realized numerous projects (National and International) and more specifically in the development of self-reflection tools measuring the innovation and e-maturity of school units.

a composer, artist-researcher, and multimedia practitioner working in the field of electroacoustic composition, phonography, sound art, and music performance.  Has graduated in Composition at the Sarajevo Academy of Music and obtained the Master’s Degree in Contemporary Performance and Composition from the Hamburg University of  Music and Theatre. Was awarded a number of scholarships, commissions and artistic residencies dealing with technology and practice-led research in sonic arts. Has performed at the BIOS Romantso Athens, klingt gut! Symposium on Sound and  Spatial Audio in Hamburg, Sound, and Music Computing Conference Hamburg, Solidart  Basca Theatre Timișoara, KIBLA Multimedia Centre Maribor, Gallery-Legacy of Milica  Zorić & Rodoljub Čolaković in Belgrade, Salle Varèse – CNSMD Lyon etc.  Interested in the critical auditory expositions and the music score in the realm of expanded media.

was born in 1995 in Kragujevac. It’s the bearer Vuk’s diploma at Svetozar Marković elementary school and a participant numerous competitions, where a special place is held by the first person who was released a place in mathematics at a regional competition and a scientific review of research and artistic creativity. She graduated from the First High School with excellent results, majoring in mathematics. she completed her studies in physics Faculty of Science and Mathematics in Kragujevac, with an average grade (9.50). For four years in a row, she was announced as the best student at Faculty of Science and Mathematics. He is actively involved in the promotion of science which is confirmed by numerous diplomas from festivals and science fairs around the world Serbia.

is a preschool and ESL teacher for young and very young learners. She has a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree in Early Childhood Education, with an additional Master’s degree in TEYL (Teaching English to Young Learners.) She has been teaching online since 2016, and she has her own online CLIL school of English for children, ELLoquent, where she uses E-STEAM online daily. Milica is a teacher trainer in British Council and Erasmus+ programs for teachers, and her professional passions also include writing semi-formal articles and designing interactive ESL materials for children. She is the founder of Alice in Methodologyland nonprofit dedicated to improving teaching practice in ESL.

Since 2018, as part of Nordeus, Miloš Đuričanin has been managing strategic initiatives aiming to improve formal and non-formal education, strengthen the gaming startup ecosystem and the business environment, with a special focus on strengthening the capacity of ecosystem organizations and professional communities.  Since 2021, Miloš has been a member of the Board of the Serbian Gaming Association. Prior to Nordeus, he worked for more than 7 years in the Serbian Association of Managers, managing business development programs of the largest business organization in Serbia. Today, he is a part of the Nordeus Foundation and drives its strategic development.

Miroslav Novta je diplomirani inženjer elektrotehnike. Diplomirao je na Fakultetu Tehničkih Nauka Univerziteta u Novom Sadu 2001 godine. Na usmerenju za Telekomunikacije. Nakon studija se bavio naučno istraživačkim radom na katedri za Računarske Tehnologije i Računarske Komunikacije i objavio kao autor ili koautor nekoliko naučnih radova. Karijeru je nastavio u privredi. Miroslav sa bavio razvojem telekomunikacionih tehnologija 19 godina. Poslednje tri godine se preorijentisao na finansijske tehnologije. Na raznim liderskim pozicijama je proveo 10tak godina. Sertifikovani je SCRUM master u Scrum Alliance zajednici. Možda je interesantno istaknuti učešće na par hakatona. Rezultati jednog sa od njih su i javno objavljeni na internetu na adresi https://devpost.com/software/mediquest. Radi se o Hakatonu koji se bavio tematikom rešavanja problema u jeku COVID-19 pandemije. Što se tiče neprofitnog posla tu je jedan interesantan projekat koji ima za cilj razvoj tastatura za rusinski jezik za razne računarske platforme.

is ICT teacher in Gymnasium Patriarch Pavle, with over 30 years of experience. Member of Oracle Academy, Selfie project,  Scientix, STEAM etc. Awarded in the country and abroad. She is coauthor of 3D Printing Student’s company logo project, Erasmus+ Project Team member responsible for ICT support.

Author and implementer of the seminar „School open to parents 2 – effective communication with parents to better cooperation“, accredited by the Institute for the Advancement of Education and Upbringing, which is in the Catalog of the Institute for 2018/21. year, located under catalog number 163. and „Parent – Associate in Prevention, Recognition, Detection and Suppression of Violence and Discrimination in Educational Institutions“, located under catalog number 143.

graduated from Faculty of Geography at the University of Belgrade module Geospatial and Environmental Science, and gained a title of Master of Science at Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Belgrade, module Environmental protection in agriculture. He has been an active member of the citizens’ association „Centre for the Development of Informal Education of Citizens“ since 2018, where as a GIS analyst he successfully implemented the project „Forests and Climate Case Study for the City of Bor“ in 2018, which was financed by the Ministry of Environmental Protection. He participated in the UNDP open data challenge for the creation of the „Forests and Climate“ platform, which was awarded at the 2019 European Youth Award for the best project in the „Planet Friendly“ category, the platform was also awarded at the World Summit Award in the „Young Innovators“ category.

is a board member of Bonn Science Shop since 1990 and the coordinator of Living Knowledge, the international Science Shop network since 2007. For the last 22 years he cooperated in international projects on citizen participation or RRI, actually coordinating the H2020 project TeRRIFICA and being involved in the EC-funded projects on bioeconomy. He was a member of the Horizon Europe mission assembly for Soil Health and Food and a German expert group on Science Communication initiated by the Federal Ministry for Education and Research.

is a science journalist and communicator based in France. She is Russia’s first and only Knight Science Journalism Fellow (class of 2014-15) and MBL Logan Science Journalism Fellow (2019). She has spent more than ten years covering policy-relevant science and the environment, with a focus on climate change, in Russian and English; her work can be found in N+1, Meduza, Climate Home, STAT, Undark, BBC, MIT Technology Review, Nature, and Science. In 2020-2021, she worked as a senior copywriter at Skoltech, and now she works in strategic communications for climate change. Olga teaches science journalism, science communication, and various other interdisciplinary courses at ITMO University in Saint Petersburg, University of Tyumen School of Advanced Studies, and HSE. A McKinsey&Co Next Generation Women Leaders (2014) alumna, Olga is the president at AKSON, the Russian science communicators association, and the vice president of the European Federation for Science Journalism (EFSJ).

For twelve years, Olivera Ivanović has been working as an associate of the Competence Improvement Center in Leskovac. She creates and realizes continuous professional development programs dealing with communication, mediation, professional development and public speaking. As a coordinator of the Science Club, she has the opportunity to participate in and create programs aiming at decentralization, promotion and popularization of science to all age groups. She was a coordinator representing Leskovac in the international project European Researchers’ Night for several years.

Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI), is a trained senior media and communications specialist with 13 years of experience in internal and external communications, reputation management, social media and media relations, event and project management. She works as the head of the PR office at the Ruđer Bošković Institute (RBI) and is responsible for strategic communications, reputation management, issue and crisis response, public affairs and media relations, including consulting and media training for RBI staff. She has experience as a communications consultant for various EU-funded projects, focusing on project branding and media campaigns to maximize project objectives. She is a member of the national communication teams for international science and research projects such as EUROfusion and AI4Health.Cro.

MSc, M.Arch. is an architect, researcher, educator and entrepreneur. He has been a pioneer of digital technology research and implementation in the field of architecture since 1987. He is the President of FabLab Croatia. As a project manager or national coordinator he is involved in several European projects. He is producer of the Maker Faire Zagreb since 2019. Inspired by experience from projects he initiated in 2019, Adriatic GreenLab, an initiative to establish a center where innovative and creative people can responsibly contribute with accessible and inclusive solutions for real-life problems in remote areas. In 2020 he became Head of the Research, Development and Innovation Department at the Faculty of Architecture University of Zagreb.

is a Senior Science Communication manager at Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) and she’s working daily on Climate & Ocean literacy research projects. Since 2005, she is a science editor for Italian scientific publishing companies where she contributes to education outcomes in science textbooks for different ages learners. She is a consultant editor for the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (UNESCO), she is the founder and vice-president of the Ocean Literacy Italia association, and she is involved in school publishing, educational workshops, science festivals, and interactive exhibitions. She get a PhD in Biodiversity and Evolution as well as an MSc in Integrated Coastal Zone Management for Sustainable Development.

is a professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Girona and carries out research within the Institute of Computational Chemistry and Catalysis, mainly in the study of hydrogen bonding. Having been involved in Science Communication for more that 15 years as the Director of the Chair for Science Culture and Digital Communication, she has led many research and innovation projects related to Communication of Research, Women and Science, Science Dissemination, and others.

is a senior consultant for biology at National Education Institute Slovenia (NEIS). Her research and working areas are: biological (science) education, particularly active teaching and learning approaches in biology (science) – IBL, formative assessment, sustainable development etc.; coordination and performing of different types of in service training for teachers (seminars, study groups, conferences); preparing and implementing new curriculum etc.  She was the co-leader of the development group for scientific literacy in the national project NA-MA POTI, she participated in international projects as Scientix 2 and 3, Youth Start; ATS 2020 and ATS STEM (Assessment of transversal skills) etc.

works at the Regional Cooperation Council focusing on the development of a regional innovation ecosystem in the Western Balkans. Alongside research and academic experience in Australia and Europe, he worked on several assignments in the Western Balkans as a research & innovation senior policymaker. PhD in International Politics from the University of New South Wales, Australia.

works as a mathematics teacher at the elementary school “Jovan Dučić” in New Belgrade. She graduated from the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Belgrade. She has been working as a primary school teacher for 17 years. She gladly cooperates with colleagues of related and different subjects. She worked as an external associate of ZUOV. She is an evaluator, reviewer and co-author of accredited mathematics textbooks for elementary school, as well as professional papers.

Ph.D. (Belgrade, Serbia) is Assistant Professor at the Department for Pedagogy and Andragogy at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade and a reasearcher at the Institute for Pedagogy and Andragogy. She holds a Ph.D. in Adult Education from the University of Belgrade and M.A. in Human Relations from the University of Nottingham. In 2010 she enrolled in International Class at East Side Institute, based in New York, for training in radically relational, cultural approach to human development, community building and leadership. Being East Side Institute’s Associate ever since, she keeps deepening her interest in the intersections of play and performance, adult learning and community building, which she continues to pursue theoretically and practically. Her recent research involves topics such are leisure education, creative learning environments, drama and theatre in education, and the role of performance and improvisation in educational settings. As an educational professional, she teaches adult education related to leisure, community development, communication and media, play, creativity and drama. As a freelancer, she delivers trainings for trainers, mentors and other professionals in the field of education, designs and facilitates workshops, and engages in supervision and counseling for educators. As a lifelong learner, she recently obtained M.A. in Applied Theatre at Academy of Arts in Novi Sad. She co-authored the publication Let’s Play – a Manual for Drama Process. As a performance activist she advocates for performative approach to life and sees the play and performance as a way of engaging people in the critical issues of the world. At the core of her work as a scholar and educator is creating an environment for people to learn and grow through playful, philosophical, demanding, developmental, mundane and imaginative conversations and practices.

is a biologist, researcher, and head of the department of program activity at the Center for the Promotion of Science (CPN) in Serbia. She is a senior research associate at the Department of genetic research, IBISS, University of Belgrade. For more than a decade she has been active in science communication projects and non-formal education projects. She’s been involved as a project coordinator or national coordinator in numerous EU projects dealing with science communication, non- formal education, citizen science, and climate actions.

is a science journalist from Bucharest, Romania. He is the co-founder of ZME Science, an international popular science website started in 2007 on a mission to bridge the gap between the latest research and the general public through compelling storytelling. ZME Science is now one of the most recognized dedicated science journalism brands to come out of Europe. Tibi usually writes about physics, renewable energy, space, and the climate, but he’ll dabble in a lot of things, from stories about resurrecting mammoths to the more recent Nordstream sabotage.

is the manager of CARNET’s Helpdesk Service. She has many years experience in european project management as well as in activities that aim to popularize the implementation of ICT in education and the integration of innovative methods in learning and teaching. For the past five years, she has been leading the Scientix and “DOTS – Development of transversal skills in STEM” projects, through which science subjects are promoted and aspire to create a community of practicing STEM teachers in EU member states. Tina is a member of the program committee of the Scientific Picnic, in which CARNET has participated since 2015 as co-organizer. In the EU project “e-Schools – Development of a system of digitally mature schools”, she leads activities related to the strengthening of the Community of Practitioners, which include the design and organization of regional meetings and the arrangement and equipping of Regional Education Centers (ROC) in 15 schools. She graduated from the Faculty of Economics in Zagreb, majoring in Business Informatics. Also, she graduated from CARNET’s E-learning academy and obtained a project manager’s license.

works at CARNET on information systems used in Croatian education. He is the manager of national online enrollments in secondary schools. In addition, for the last three years he was the project manager of the Erasmus+ project “DOTS – Development of transversal skills in STEM”, which has just ended. His business interests are project management and product ownership, and he is particularly interested in innovative teaching methods in education. He is a Croatian language teacher and linguist by profession. In his free time, he likes to make music and play videogames.

is an independent trainer and social inclusion consultant for science engagement organisations. She uses her cross-cultural expertise to support institutions working outside their comfort zone. Over the past ten years, she has developed, implemented and evaluated educational and training programmes on science engagement, creativity and social justice at both French and European levels. Since 2021, she has been an Honorary Research Associate of the Department of Science & Technology Studies at UCL.

is an associate professor of mathematics at Faculty of Mathematics, University of Rijeka. Her scientific interest is in the field of combinatorics. In addition to scientific and teaching activities, she is very active in science promotion and involved in several projects dealing with teaching of mathematics.

is a history teacher at elementary school “Jovan Dučić” in Belgrade with over 20 years of experience. With her students she participates in international and national projects. She has published several professional and scientific papers in the field of history teaching and pedagogy, for which she has been awarded. As a pedagogical advisor she regularly improves her skills at international and national seminars. She is an external associate of ZUOV.

is a full professor of meteorology at the Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, Serbia. During his career, he was also a visiting scientist at the NOAA (USA) and CMCC (Italy). His expertise is in the field of climate modeling, climate data analysis, climate impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. Beside his career in education and science he regularly participating in different public events dedicated climate change.

Director of Ars Electronica Research Institute „auditory culture“ He did his Phd in psychology (musical cybernetics, information theory and aesthetics), postdoctorial studies at the IRCAM-Paris and his habilitation in pop / music & media / art always focusing on auditory perception and its mediatisations as cultural processes in media cultures. His interdisciplinary scientific research has been published in international journals and congress papers; projects between science and art are part of media art festivals. This interdisciplinary work led to the establishment of the MA-study focus „pop music and media culture“ and to the establishment of a transmedial research institute „auditory culture“ at Ars Electronica.

was born in Kruševac in 1988, where he completed primary and secondary school. In Niš, he completed his undergraduate and master’s studies at the Faculty of Economics, where he is currently a PhD student. He has been promoting science and astronomy since 2005, when he attended an astronomy course at SC Petnica. He became a member of AS Alpha, where he built an astronomical observatory. He founded the AS “Eureka” in 2010, whose president he was until 2020. With the support of CPS he built the AO “Šarengrad” and is active in the field of astronomy promotion. Currently he is MP at the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia.