Invitation: 3rd meeting of young STEMM researchers of Bosnia and Herzegovina

This year Bosnia & Herzegovina Futures Foundation is proud to announce its official collaboration with the Academy of science and arts of Bosnia & Herzegovina (ANUBiH). We will focus our collaboration on the 3 Minute Thesis competition and the organisation of the Third meeting of young researchers of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the field of natural, technical, mathematical and medical sciences and engineering (STEMM).

Dear colleagues, Ph.D. candidates and young researchers, We are pleased to invite you to the two-day Third Meeting of Young Researchers of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the field of natural, technical, mathematical and medical sciences and engineering (STEMM), which will be held on October 25 and 26, 2024, organized by the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia.

Starting from the widely accepted role of doctoral students and young researchers in the development of science and technology, we wish to establish an institutional framework that will enable annual meetings of young researchers in the field of natural, technical and mathematical sciences and engineering, and from this year also in medical sciences ( STEMM).

The main goal of these meetings is to form a platform for the exchange of opinions on the research carried out by young researchers, the state and conditions of the education of students of the 3rd cycle of studies, the assessment of the possibility of cooperation, the establishment of conditions that will enable the achievement of significant scientific results and the acceleration of research processes at higher education institutions and research institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina. A special aspect of the meeting is the establishment of contacts with young researchers from Bosnia and Herzegovina who work in these fields at universities and research institutions in the world.

On the second day of the meeting (October 26, 2024), a round table will be held on the topic of Creating conditions for the return of young, educated personnel and PhDs to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The aim of the round table is to initiate a discussion on the connection and active cooperation of academic institutions and industry with experts in Bosnia and Herzegovina and abroad, and to propose measures to create conditions in Bosnia and Herzegovina that will motivate young educated personnel from Bosnia and Herzegovina to return to the country and contribute to the development and prosperity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Important Information

Participants of the meeting: doctoral students in STEMM fields who have passed all exams and have an accepted research topic, young researchers who have received their doctorate in the last 5 years, members of the Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina, teaching staff and successful researchers from domestic universities, researchers from from Bosnia and Herzegovina who operate abroad and representatives of BiH economy.

Meeting format: Ph.D. candidates and researchers will present their research orally for 5 minutes in the form of a PP presentation on a maximum of 5 slides.

Application conditions: Ph.D. candidates in the STEMM field, who have passed all exams and a defined research program, and researchers who have defended their doctoral thesis in the last 5 years and are not older than 35 years of age

Application: Ph.D. candidates who wish to participate in the meeting and present their work should fill out the attached form and send it to the organizer of the meeting no later than June 30, 2024 at the address akademija@anubih.ba.

Prizes: The Scientific Committee of the meeting will award three cash prizes for the best research presentation. The first prize will be 2,000.00 KM, the second prize 1,500.00 KM and the third prize 1,000.00 KM.

Time and place of the meeting: October 25 and 26, 2024, Academy of Sciences and Arts of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bistrik 7, Sarajevo).

Accommodation costs: participants from universities in Banja Luka, Bihać, Mostar, Tuzla and Zenica, whose applications are accepted, will have their costs of accommodation covered by the organisers. The travel costs are to be arranged by the participants. The notification about the acceptance of the research application will be delivered by the end of July 2024.

Contact and extra information: For any additional information, we are at your disposal through the following contacts: akademija@anubih.ba and 033 559 495. Students and researchers who participated in the previous meetings held in February and November 2023 also have the right to register at the meeting. We invite you to register for the meeting and ask you to forward the invitation to interested colleagues who meet the requirements for registration and participation in the meeting.