About Congress

History of Serbian (Yugoslavian) Mathematical Congresses

In the field of science, national congresses have been held regularly. Twelve congresses were held so far, starting from 1949. Symposia on various topics have been held from time to time. Previous congresses were:

  • 1st Congress (1949) - Bled, Slovenia
  • 2nd Congress (1955) - Zagreb, Croatia
  • 3rd Congress (1960) - Beograd, Serbia
  • 4th Congress (1965) - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 5th Congress (1970) - Ohrid, Macedonia
  • 6th Congress (1975) - Novi Sad, Serbia
  • 7th Congress (1980) - Bečići, Montenegro
  • 8th Congress (1985) - Priština, Serbia
  • 9th Congress (1995) - Petrovac, Montenegro
  • 10th Congress (2001) - Beograd, Serbia
  • 11th Congress (2004) - Petrovac, Montenegro
  • 12th Congress (2008) - Novi Sad, Serbia

Mathematical Society of Serbia

The Society of Mathematicians and Physicists of Serbia was founded on January 4th, 1948. Starting from 1981 it operates under the name Mathematical Society of Serbia. The first president of the Society was Tadija Pejovic, mathematics professor at the University of Belgrade. In the first years basic activities of the Society started, which remain as such today:

  • Basic activity in the field of education is the organization of professional meetings called "Republicki seminar o nastavi matematike i racunarstva", where most of the mathematics and informatics teachers regularly take part. Other seminars are often organized by Society's branches. The journal "Nastava matematike" started in 1952 and it became the official bulletin of the Society, obtained by all members. It has now its research variant, published in English, called "Teaching of Mathematics".
  • Organized and systematic work with groups of young mathematicians started also from the very beginning, both at primary and secondary schools level. Several summer and winter schools were organized, either by the Society or by its branches. "Matematicki list za ucenike osnovnih skola" started in 1967 and it immediately became the most popular publication of the Society. The journal "Tangenta", intended for high school pupils, started in 1995.

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