The La main à la pâte initiative, launched by Nobel Prize-winning physicist Georges Charpak and the French Academy of Sciences, will soon celebrate its 30th anniversary.

On this occasion, Prof. Dr. Stevan Jokić, founder of the Serbian branch of the program, has been invited to address the French Academy of Sciences. The event is expected to gather several Nobel laureates and members of the French academic community.
Prof. Dr. Jokić will present the results achieved over the past 25 years under his leadership of the project, highlighting the important role of the Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences in its implementation, including the Institute’s function as the official host of the project’s website.

La main à la pâte is an educational project aimed at promoting scientific literacy among children aged 4 to 11. It introduces a methodology that mirrors the way scientists work in laboratories, stimulating children's curiosity and encouraging inquiry-based learning, without focusing solely on gifted students.
Further information about the project can be found in the materials from the most recent exhibition of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, available at the Academy’s official website: https://www.sanu.ac.rs/obrazovanje-za-odrzivi-razvo/ and in the project’s own presentations.
The reactivation of the website developed within this project will further affirm the long-standing cooperation between Serbian and French scientific and educational institutions.