We invite schools from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, the region and the world to attend this year’s event “Materials without borders 2024”. Deadline for registration is Aug 15, 2024.
For the third year in a row, the Chemistry Department of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics (PMF) is organizing the “Materials without Borders” conference. As in previous years, the sponsor is the Ministry of Scientific and Technological Development and Higher Education (project number: 19.032/966-67/23).
This conference was designed by young researchers of PMF as part of the RM@Schools international project, which was implemented at our Faculty during the previous five years. Each year was truly “without borders”, because so far we have hosted guests from several countries, including Italy, Germany, Hungary, as well as schools from Bosnia and Herzegovina.
For a limited number of registrations, we can also provide financial support in the cost of transportation and accommodation. Food, educational material and transportation to field educations are provided during the entire conference for all participants.
Students are aged between 13-18 years of qualification, and the topic of the presentation should be from the STEAM field, preferably chemistry, physics, materials or interdisciplinary fields that include computer science. Send a summary of the presentation with the names of team members and teachers/mentors to the email of the conference coordinator: suzana.gotovac.atlagic@unibl.org The text should be up to one A4 page in length.
Students will have 12-15 minutes to present, while the team posters will be displayed in the Faculty hall (poster printing provided by the organizers).
Conference program
First day 26.08.2024. WELCOME
14.00-17.00 Reception of guests, guide to accommodation provided if necessary (accommodation provided in Student center Nikola Tesla” and hostel “Evropa” depending on the number of guests and order of registration)
18.00-21.00 Welcome dinner, “Vila Vrbas” restaurant
Second day 27.08.2024. CONFERENCE (Faculty of Science and Mathematics, Ulica Mladena Stojanovića 2, 78000, Banja Luka, ground floor: classroom 7)
7.00-8.00 breakfast in the accommodation facility
9:00 a.m. Gathering and registration, checking and preparing posters, networking and getting to know the participants, coffee corner and refreshments provided,
9.30 Statements for the media (coordinators and teachers, team leaders)
10.00-10.05 Welcome speech (organizers, PMF Chemistry Study Program)
10.05-10.15 Welcome speech (representatives of the Ministry of Scientific and Technological Development and Higher Education)
10.15-10.30 Retrospective of previous conferences and presentation of ambitions for the future, Prof dr Suzana Gotovac Atlagić, conference coordinator
10.30-11.30 Pupils’ presentations
11.30-12.00 Coffee break and poster presentation
12.00-14.00 Pupils’ presentations
14.00-14.30 Award ceremony, greetings and discussion
14.30-16.00 Lunch at the site and networking
16.00… free time at the accommodation and relaxation
Third day 29.08.2024. INDUSTRIAL VISIT
7.00-8.00 Breakfast in the accommodation facility
8.45-9.00 Gathering at the parking lot of the Faculty of Science
9.00-10.00 Transfer to the location, EFT Stanari
10.00-13.00 Welcome discussion with engineers, tour of the laboratory, mine and thermal power plant, location with examples of successful land reclamation
13.30-15.00 Lunch at the local restaurant “Sunce”
15.00-16.00 Return to Banja Luka, team farewell, FREE TIME
WELCOME!
Read more about previous years on our posts:
https://hemija.pmf.unibl.org/srl/konferencija-materijali-bez-granica-na-studijskom-programu-hemija/
https://hemija.pmf.unibl.org/srl/zavrsen-medunarodni-edukativni-kamp-materijali-bez-granica/