After completing the second round of project evaluation within the STE(A)M Challenge 2024, the committee has selected the following 10 teams to receive further support as part of the project and the opportunity to develop their project ideas into prototypes and final solutions:

1. PETorca, First Technical School, Kragujevac

2. RePET 3D, Technical School Pirot, Pirot

3. Trashformers, Palanačka Gymnasium, Smederevska Palanka

4. FloraVision, Gymnasium in Lazarevac, Lazarevac

5. Gymnasium Eco Team (GET), Gymnasium Vrnjačka Banja, Vrnjačka Banja

6. SMARTANCI, Technical School "Rade Metalac", Leskovac

7. FoodPrint, Eighth Belgrade Gymnasium and French School in Belgrade, Belgrade

8. MahMah, First Technical School, Kragujevac

9. Eco Papirus, Electrical Engineering School "Mija Stanimitović", Niš

10. BabBob, High School "Vuk Karadžić" with a student dormitory, Babušnica

As a reminder, the STE(A)M Challenge was launched on 21 October 2024 with the aim of supporting and rewarding the best ideas of high school students across Serbia for solving local problems through the application of STE(A)M disciplines, digital technologies and data. The selected projects will address topics such as recycling/waste management, biodiversity conservation, carbon footprint reduction, urban planning and more. Starting in January 2025, the selected teams will have 8 weeks to develop their projects. The announcement of the three winning teams is scheduled for March 2025.

Congratulations to all teams and good luck in the next phase of the competition!

Further information about the STE(A)M Challenge can be found here.