The project was initiated by the České Budějovice Secondary School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering (SPŠSE) Dukelská in České Budějovice with the support of the Temelín Nuclear Power Plant of the ČEZ Group and the South Bohemia Region.
"The idea of the Technical Olympiad was conceived with the aim of discovering technical talent among children leaving primary school and stimulating their interest in studying at technically oriented secondary schools. Of course, also in our country. This year's zero year was a kind of experiment. We are all the more surprised at how many pupils entered the competition and how many made it this far. I'm thrilled with today's entries. The pupils have done an excellent and original job," Jaroslav Koreš, the director of SPŠSE Dukelská, evaluated the course of the final competition.
Fifty ninth grade pupils from all over the South Bohemia Region took part in the competition. Nine of them competed for the highest prize in the premises of the Faculty of Education (PF) in České Budějovice. A check for five thousand crowns and a voucher for a free excursion to the Orlík Hydroelectric Power Plant for the whole class from the ČEZ Group was awarded to Štěpán Mikeš from the Nerudova Elementary School in Jeronýmova Street. Patrik Maroušek from Netolice Elementary School won a check for three thousand crowns from ČEZ for second place. Adam Frcal from Třeboň Primary School won one thousand crowns for his third place.
It is probably no coincidence that all three of them are applying to study at SPŠSE Dukelská. However, the results of the entrance exams are not yet available. "Technology interests me. That's why I'm applying here. I intend to continue in this field and I hope that the next step will be a technical college," Štěpán revealed.
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