THEY ARE THE PRIDE OF SERBIA: Our high school students win silver at a world robotics competition in South Korea!

The Serbian team, led by students from Kreativno Pero Grammar School, won a silver medal in the Innovation and Engineering category at the international FIRST Global Challenge 2026, held in Incheon, South Korea. As many as 185 national teams from around the world took part in the prestigious competition, and the young Serbian innovators once again demonstrated that knowledge, creativity and dedication can deliver outstanding results on the international stage.

Representing Serbia were Leila Aleksandra Jašović, Dušan Kremić, Bogdan Stamenović and Lea Trajković from Kreativno Pero Grammar School; Petar Kostić from the Mija Stanimirović Electrical Engineering School in Niš; and Aleksa and Luka Banković from the First Kragujevac Grammar School.

Behind this achievement lie nine years of work, learning, research and collaborative creation. A significant role in preparing the team was played by technical mentor Dr. Vuk Vujović, co-mentor Dušan Mladenović and biology teacher Kornelija Vukelić, whose support and expertise helped prepare the young competitors for the challenges of the world championship.

The medal is recognition not only of their knowledge and engineering skills, but also of their perseverance, team spirit and dedication to science. Young people from Serbia have once again shown that they have the ideas, talent and potential to compete on equal terms with their peers from around the world in robotics, innovation and STEM.