CONGRATULATIONS TO THE RESEARCH TEAM OF STUDENTS FROM THE FACULTY OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

Prototype “Mini-drive” won at the international student competition “Challenges in the future of Energy” in Chicago, USA

Belgrade, 24 August 2005 – HRH Crown Prince Alexander II extended his congratulations to Prof.Dr.Slobodan Vukosavljevic, mentor of the three postgraduate and seventeen undergraduate students from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering of the University of Belgrade, who represented the research team at the international student competition “Challenges in the future of Energy” organized by the International Electrical and Electronic Engineers in Chicago, USA.

In the competition with ten universities from the whole world, the proto-type of electrical device driver for home use, which achieves energy saving and protection of the environment that was popularly named “mini-drive” attained the best results and won in this competition, also winning the prize for the best presentation and the best technical documentation.

HRH Crown Prince Alexander II commended in his congratulations the members of the winning team: Milanka Matic, Igor Stamenkovic, Nikola Milivojevic, Blagoje Uscumlic, Dejan Jovanovic, Milos Zivanovic, Goran Golubovic, Ivan Petrusevski, Bora Novakovic, Darko Sern, Miroslav Bakic, Dimitrije Nikolajevic, Darko Tasovac, Aleksandar Zivkovic, Goran mandic, Mihajlo Divac, Aleksandar Adasevic, Milos Rakica and Milomir Knezevic, and pointed out in his letter:

“You are a team that represented our country in the best possible way. Your enthusiasm and efforts were crowned with success, and I hope that this achievement of yours will serve as a stimulation and example for many. I hope that the State will do everything in order to make young talented people like you, elements of the foundations of a new modern Serbia in the future”.