Science Festival started at Belgrade Expo Today, with NIS support

The thirteenth Science Festival, being yet again supported by the NIS Company, started at the Belgrade Expo compound and will last until Sunday, the 8th December.

05 December 2019

Entitled the “Revelation”, it is the largest of science and education event in South-East Europe, which will bring together young researchers and science lovers through experiments, thematic workshops and an interactive display of science-related attractions, giving them four days of learning, socializing, and unique adventures.

This year’s Science Festival will be held in halls 3, 3A and 5 of Belgrade Fair, and it will gather more than 60 scientific and educational institutions and associations, as well as over 600 Serbian and international scientists.

For the seventh consecutive year, NIS Company has been the general sponsor of the Science Festival, which is this time, dedicated to revelation of misconceptions and myths with the help of science and scientific achievements. The thirteenth Festival symbolically points to various superstitious beliefs are related to number thirteen, but science has been a proven tool and reliable ally in revealing the truth.

For the seventh consecutive year, NIS Company has been the general sponsor of the Science Festival, which is this time, dedicated to revelation of misconceptions and myths with the help of science and scientific achievements. The thirteenth Festival symbolically points to various superstitious beliefs are related to number thirteen, but science has been a proven tool and reliable ally in revealing the truth.

This year, NIS Company is going to present itself by the exhibition titled Knowledge Moves, specially created to guide all the interested visitors through real scientific adventure, through revelation of misconceptions and myths about energy, the subject that affects our daily life to a large scale, and also represents the essence of the company business. In this interesting corner in hall 3 of the Belgrade Fair, everyone who wants to try, is going to turn into explorer within NIS Escape Room, where correct answers found through teamwork, logical reasoning and ability to expose mysteries, will lead them to the exit. In addition, visitors will have the opportunity to take part in two experiments – with flying saucers and body weighing on the Solar System planets.

NIS is aware of the importance of supporting science-education projects As a company that relies on modern technologies and innovations on a daily basis in all business segments. In this way, NIS and the Science Festival together contribute to raising awareness of science and education among young people in Serbia, which is one of the company’s strategic objectives, and part of its socially responsible projects under the slogan: “Future at Work”.