HELLO EUROPE!
The Delegation of the European Commission to the Republic of Serbia in cooperation with the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia organised the fifth EU Quiz for secondary and high schools in Serbia –“Hello Europe Quiz – ZDRAVO EVROPO” for the school year 2008/2009. The project was produced by Radio Television of Serbia (RTS) – Department for school programme.
A shot from show 6 - teams from Leskovac, Čačak, Gornji Milanovac and Loznica
As in the previous years, the quiz was generally intended as an instructive and entertaining presentation of the knowledge of high-school youth about the EU and its Member States, its diversity, history, sports, music, culture, as well as about EU in general, its institutions and their functioning.
All high schools in Serbia received the now traditional letter co-signed by the Minister of Education of Serbia Žarko Obradović and the Head of Delegation of the European Commission in Serbia Josep M. Lloveras inviting them to participate in the Quiz in October 2008, and a total of 144 schools applied, 40% more than in the previous cycle. The first round, the so-called initial testing took place at Belgrade's Faculty of Law amphitheatre on 13 December 2008. A Test Committee comprised of the representatives of the Delegation of the EC, the Ministry of Education, the European Integration Office of the Government of Serbia and the RTS School Programme editors reviewed all 188 tests on 15 December 2008 and the best scored 32 schools (teams) passed to the official competition round i.e TV shows.
All high schools in Serbia received the now traditional letter co-signed by the Minister of Education of Serbia Žarko Obradović and the Head of Delegation of the European Commission in Serbia Josep M. Lloveras inviting them to participate in the Quiz in October 2008, and a total of 144 schools applied, 40% more than in the previous cycle. The first round, the so-called initial testing took place at Belgrade's Faculty of Law amphitheatre on 13 December 2008. A Test Committee comprised of the representatives of the Delegation of the EC, the Ministry of Education, the European Integration Office of the Government of Serbia and the RTS School Programme editors reviewed all 188 tests on 15 December 2008 and the best scored 32 schools (teams) passed to the official competition round i.e TV shows.
His Excellency Ambassador of Slovakia in Serbia Igor Furdik in his role "Mysterious European" on the set with the Quiz host
The 5th cycle of the Quiz had many new elements: new redesigned modern set, live active participation of ambassadors and diplomats from 18 EU Member States in Serbia on the set, live band with participants singing, new games and new Quiz host actor Marko Živić.
Quiz host actor Marko Živić(middle) and Dubravka Savić (first left) Quiz Programme Manager from the EC Delegation, with RTS crew in Studio VIII in Košutnjak
This cycle offered the largest number of valuable prizes for the competitors in comparison with previous cycles: mobile phones, ipods, books, language courses, clothes vouchers, EU branded promo material and prize trips. Prize trips were offered to all 8 teams that participated in the two semi-finals and the final: trips for the 3 team members and their teacher/mentor to 7 EU Member States countries - Sweden, Portugal, Spain, Hungary, Greece, Czech Republic, Slovenia – were kindly offered by each respective embassy, and a trip to Belgium was offered traditionally by the Delegation of the European Commission in Serbia. All trips took place during May and June 2009.
The quiz 60 minute shows were pre-recorded in February and March 2009 in the largest RTS Studio VIII studio in Košutnjak and broadcast from 28 February 2009 until 26 June 2009, every Saturday at 12:30 on RTS channel 1 in the form of 15 episodes. Two re-runs were offered during the week, on Tuesdays at 18:30h and Fridays at 09:00h, on RTS channel 2. Two prime episodes on Saturdays – shows 16 and 17 - were also broadcast on 13 and 20 June showing 5 of the above mentioned trips: what the teams visited, whom they met and their impressions. We wish to thank the EU Ambassadors and diplomats from 18 EU Member States embassies in Belgrade who once again fully supported this activity and whose live participation and valuable prizes play a major role in the success and popularity of the Quiz.
We also wish to thank the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia in supporting the Quiz year after year and including it in the list of official high-school competitions.
The quiz 60 minute shows were pre-recorded in February and March 2009 in the largest RTS Studio VIII studio in Košutnjak and broadcast from 28 February 2009 until 26 June 2009, every Saturday at 12:30 on RTS channel 1 in the form of 15 episodes. Two re-runs were offered during the week, on Tuesdays at 18:30h and Fridays at 09:00h, on RTS channel 2. Two prime episodes on Saturdays – shows 16 and 17 - were also broadcast on 13 and 20 June showing 5 of the above mentioned trips: what the teams visited, whom they met and their impressions. We wish to thank the EU Ambassadors and diplomats from 18 EU Member States embassies in Belgrade who once again fully supported this activity and whose live participation and valuable prizes play a major role in the success and popularity of the Quiz.
We also wish to thank the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Serbia in supporting the Quiz year after year and including it in the list of official high-school competitions.
WE ALSO WISH TO CONGRATULATE NOT ONLY THE WINNERS BUT ALL THE TEAMS THAT PARTICIPATED IN THIS YEAR'S QUIZ ON THEIR REMARKABLE KNOWLEDGE!
Check this page for the next Quiz cycle planned for school year 2009/2010.
See Quiz winners.