Posts by Udruga Bioteka

Bioteka is proudly launching Bioteka’s Teacher Community (BUZ), a unique online platform for classroom teachers, STEM educators, and all interested colleagues. BUZ is a place where teachers come together to gain knowledge, develop professionally, and innovate in education. Why is the community the right place for you? Exclusive Education and Support: 8 online lectures per…

The “Girls Own STEM” project is a multi-year initiative by  Association Bioteka in which high school girls with an interest and motivation for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) develop their own local projects using STEM tools and methods. Their goal is to address an environmental, social, or economic problem in their community while simultaneously…

As part of the “Girls Own STEM” project, the 2nd STEM Camp took place from October 22nd to 25th, 2023. After several months of planning and implementing their own local projects, we brought the girls together once again in Zagreb to present their 21 projects and exchange experiences from their work. The camp featured 4…

IBEFORUM to Host National STEM Education Conference in September 2023 [Riyadh], 19th September- 20th September — The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is set to host the highly anticipated National STEM Education Summit on 19th September- 20th September. The Summit aims to advance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, fostering innovation and preparing Saudi youth for the challenges of the…

As part of the “Girls own STEM” project, the winter STEM Camp took place from January 29th to February 1st, 2023. A total of 49 high school girls from all over Croatia participated! During the camp, the girls attended two panel discussions and seven workshops designed to familiarize them with STEM, develop their skills, and…

The project “STEM in the clouds” will bring together five civil society organizations engaged in nonformal education for children and youth in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). The project aims to enhance the capacities of employees, volunteers, and organizations for working in an online environment by acquiring equipment and software and introducing new work…

After nine workshops held in Bjelovar, Požega, Karlovac, Nova Gradiška, Virovitica, Koprivnica, Krapina, Sisak, and Otočac, involving more than 130 young participants, and two independent youth-led projects, we have successfully completed the implementation of the “Active youth in the local community” project. “School Garden of Otočac High School” Students of Otočac High School carried out…

Through 12 interactive workshops, students from Elementary School Odra and Elementary School Ivo Andrić had the opportunity to explore how their daily activities can contribute to environmental protection. Using real-life examples, students discovered ways to reduce waste. They concluded that, besides recycling, one effective method is to find a new purpose for items instead of…

As part of the project “What surrounds me?”, Bioteka Association conducted outdoor workshops for seventh-grade students of 2nd Elementary School Čakovec. During the workshops, students carried out their own small-scale research in the schoolyard. Using various scientific research tools, they analyzed their results to determine which plant and animal species live in specific environments based…

After the success of last year’s Bioteka Field Researchers, we are continuing this truly special program again this year! The goal of the program is to explore local biodiversity, investigate nature in the field, discuss environmental issues and climate change, learn about sustainable development, and raise awareness of the need to protect nature and the…