Founded in 1961, this first National Institute of the Republic of Serbia comprises four Centres of Excellence, 25 labs and approximately 300 staff members.
The Institute fosters close ties with institutions across Europe and the world, including the cooperation with the European Organization for Nuclear Research – CERN in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Director gave a comprehensive overview of the Institute and the planned Government-supported Verrocchio Centre, which will further increase the integration of research, education and innovation at IPB.
The presentation was followed by interesting conversations with IPB researchers who specialised in Switzerland.
Ambassador Schmid was especially glad to hear that their years of studying and working in Switzerland had a life-changing effect for some of these scientists.
The delegation then visited the Centres for: Solid State Physics, Photonics, Complex Systems Physics and Non-Equilibrium Processes, as well as the Innovation Centre, where they had an opportunity to talk to the researchers and see the equipment.
Particularly interesting was the versatile and practical use of some of the research performed at the Institute, such as the plasma generator, the giant pendulum and the captivating supercomputer.
The visit ended in the “Garden of Physics”, at the pavilion with a breath-taking view of the Danube, where Professor Petar Adžić, PhD, the Chairman of the National Committee for Relations with CERN, spoke of the strong links between Serbia and CERN in Switzerland, which the new Verrocchio Centre will further develop.
Director Bogojević expressed hope that Serbia would strengthen its integrated research and development system, adding that Switzerland was an important model in this regard.
Video of the Garden of Physics episode relating the visit of H.E. Ambassador Schmid to the IPB.
