At a ceremonial event held on June 28, 2024, at the University of Zadar, the winners of the third edition of the Croatian Economics Olympiad (CEO) were announced. The School of Economics and Business in Osijek triumphed in this year’s competition, winning the title of best team.
The national competition, which brings together talented high school students from across Croatia, aims to promote financial literacy among young people and promote economic education. The organization of the Croatian Economics Olympiad, the largest such competition for high school students in Croatia, has been managed for the third consecutive year by the Center for Youth Development (CERM), which holds the IEO license, i.e., International Economics Olympiad.
Awards presented to the best teams and individuals
The team “EIUSOS” from the School of Economics and Business in Osijek, composed of students Dora Pavić, Daria Tutić, Matea Vukčević, and students Patrik Kajić and Patrik Biber, under the mentorship of Sanja Arambašić and Antonija Čalić, won first place with a total of 11,255,390 points. This success enabled them to participate in the international competition International Economics Olympiad (IEO), which will be held online, hosted in Hong Kong. The second place was taken by the team “Avengers alliance” from the Secondary School Dalj, with 10,287,497 points, while the third place went to the team “187” from the School of Economics and Business in Bjelovar, with a total of 10,015,606 points. In the individual ranking, the highest points were won by Ivan Vukelić from the School of Economics and Business in Bjelovar, with 4,131,308 points. The second place went to Vito Pizek from the Economic School in Varaždin, who collected 4,117,054 points, while the third place was taken by Jan Štefec from the School of Economics and Business in Bjelovar with 4,088,695 points.
The award ceremony included a ceremonial program in which competitors and mentors participated. The awards were presented by the competition organizers – the Center for Youth Development and the sponsors of the competition, and the winning team from Osijek began preparations for participation in the International Economics Olympiad (IEO) through a series of organized lectures held after the award ceremony.
– Congratulations to this year’s winners and thanks for the significant effort over the past months. We are grateful to a large number of schools, as many as 18 from across Croatia that participated this year. This is, as the organizer, a great incentive for organizing the Croatian Economics Olympiad in 2025, which will be held in a different format than before, all with the aim of providing the best possible experience for students across Croatia and better preparing our national team that will represent us at the international competition – said Nikola Jelovečki, president of the Center for Youth Development.
