MEETING WITH
UNESCO DIRECTOR
FOR THE BALKANS
03.04.2009.
PhD Engelbert
Ros, director of
UNESCO BRESCE in
Venice, visited
the participants
of "Spring
school of cord
theory,
cosmology and
particles -
SSSCP2009
(http://seenet-mtp.info/ssscp2009/),
which takes part
in Nis from
April 1 to April
4 2009 at
Department of
Physics Science
and Mathematics
Faculty (PMF) in
the cooperation
with the
Belgrade
Astronomical
Observatory (AOB)
and local co
-organizer –
branch office of
physicists
society Serbia –
Nis. Dr Ros
spoke about the
current and
future regional
cooperation.
This perspective
cooperation was
the reason for
the meeting of
Palilula
Municipality
president with
the organizers
of this meeting
and UNESCO
regional
director.
In a very
cordial
conversation
President
Novakovic
introduced the
distinguished
guest with
Palilula
Municipal
activities in
educational
institutions and
associations for
improving work
with talented
and gifted
children. The
president also
asked for the
support in the
promotion of
cultural life in
the region,
bearing in mind
that Nis, as
imperial city,
in 2013 will be
the host of
celebrating the
aniversary - 17
centuries of
Milan Edict. Mr
Novakovic also
and informed
about the
implementation
of environmental
projects that
have a
partnership with
EKOpolis net.
PnD Goran
Djordjevic
coordinator of
SEENET-MTP
networks
organized for
this the
occasion the
visit to
multifunctional
computer
laboratory at
PMF Faculty in
which equipping
UNESCO and
Palilula
Municipality
took part.
During this year
about 60
representatives
from 10
countries were
included in the
work of this
school. The main
objective of the
school is
raising the
level of
knowledge of
students and
young scientists
in Serbia and
the Balkan
region through
the lectures of
the leading
European
scientists in
the field of
mathematics and
theoretical high
energy physics.
Main themes of
this important
meeting were:
cord theory,
cosmology and
particle
physics, in the
light of the
challenges that
LHC accelerator
in CERN place
before their
contemporaries.
One ''workshop''
was also
organized where
the scientists
from the region
presented their
latest research
results and
directions, as
well as the
round table
about the
regional
cooperation
possibilities.
The school is a
part of the
Network of math
and theoretical
physics in
South-East
Europe (SEENET-MTP).
Network
currently
consists of 14
scientific-research
institutions and
universities
from 6 countries
in the region,
14 partner
institutions
from Europe and
America and
about 160
physicists and
mathematicians
from the
Balkans, but
also from many
other countries
worlwide. The
coordinators of
the Network,
since its very
establishment in
2003. year, have
been PhD Goran
Djordjevic and
PMF Faculty in
Nis (as the
central
institution).
The work of this
network are
funded by United
Nations Network
specialized
agency for
Education,
science and
culture of the
UNESCO (with
its office in
Venice, central
office in Paris
and the
Institute for
Theoretical
Physics in
Trieste), as
well as other
international
foundations. In
Serbia, the
largest support
network is
provided by the
Ministry of
Science and
Technology
Development,
Palilula
Municipality –
Nis and the City
of Nis.