HIGH SCHOOL CHILDREN CONNECT COUNTRIES AND CITIES OF EUROPE

28.04.2009.

Delegations of students and professors from Austria and grammar school `Svetozar Markovic` from Nis (Palilula) were welcomed by PhD Igor Novakovic, president of Palilula Municipality. This meeting for students was organized celebration of the decade of the `Alliance of secondary schools of Europe`. In very cordial conversation many examples of good practice of these local government and grammar school were emphasized.

Olga Dragojlovic, headmaster of `Svetozar Markovic` school introduced to president Novakovic the facts about international project `Sandrkorn` from 1999 (realized by high school from Ibs, Austria and `Svetozar Markovic` school) the Alliance that has linked European high schools was born. Thanks to this Association high schools from Nis have participated and represented our country,  City of Niš and Palilula in several international projects in Austria, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ireland. Results and works are published in the common journal, "United Future" (common future), published and promoted in all European schools. President Novakovic emphasized the importance of the cooperation that have young people, and expressed strong willingness to promote this activity in future. The president also announced that the students would represent Palilula Municipality within neighbor cooperation programme with Bulgarian municipality Svoge.