Macedonian team IChO2017    

This year’s International Olympiad in Chemistry (IChO 2017) will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from 6th to 15th of July 2017 (icho2017.sc.mahidol.ac.th/).
This time, as well as the previous two years, the Society of Chemists and Technologists of Macedonia (SCTM) has selected the team for this prestigeous international competition in chemistry. The intense preparations of the team that will represent Republic of Macedonia, take place at the Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Skopje. The team consists of six members, the following high school students:

• Filip Trajkovski, 4th year, City’s High School “Rade Jovchevski – Korchagin”, Skopje
• Antonio Andonovski, 3rd year, City’s High School “Rade Jovchevski – Korchagin”, Skopje
• Magdalena Zlatanova, 3rd year, Private High School “Jahja Kemal”, Strumica
• Edita Bitikji, 4th year, Private High School “Jahja Kemal”, Skopje

and mentors:

• Miha Bukleski, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• Slobotka Aleksovska, Institute of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics

We wish them success and the best of luck!

The Society of Chemists and Technologists of Macedonia (SCTM) wishes to thank all the sponsors that responded to the requests for financial support and contributed in raising money for the air tickets. At the same time SCTM appeals to all companies with social responsibility to support the participation of this team at the biggest international competition in chemistry for high school students.