On the occasion of the 35th Smederevo St Sava Celebrations, which will be held in January 2024, the City of Smederevo invites interested parties to submit their nominations for the honours and awards presented every year on St Sava’s Day to distinguished individuals and legal entities for outstanding achievements in particular fields of work and creative endeavour.
The Decision on Honours, Awards and Charters of the City of Smederevo provides that the “St Sava Charter” and the “St Sava Award for Youth Creativity” are awarded on the occasion of the St Sava Celebrations.
The “St Sava Charter” is awarded to natural persons and legal entities for outstanding achievements over a longer period in the fields of education, science, culture and healthcare.
The “St Sava Award for Youth Creativity” is awarded for the most outstanding results and achievements of pupils and students with permanent residence in the territory of the City of Smederevo, namely: to pupils with an average grade of 5.0 who, during their primary and secondary education, won at least one of the first three places in a national or international competition in the individual category in general or vocational subjects and fields of work, organised by the Ministry of Education, the relevant professional associations of education workers or the associations of secondary vocational and art schools, and to students of faculties and academies who completed their undergraduate studies on time with an average grade of at least 9.60.
Nominations for honours and awards may be submitted by companies, institutions, local communities, social organisations, citizens’ associations and bodies of the local self-government unit.
Individuals and groups of citizens from the area of the City of Smederevo also have the right to submit nominations for honours and awards.
Nominations for the St Sava Charter and the Award for Youth Creativity, supported by information on the achievements of the nominated individual or legal entity, must be sent to: City of Smederevo, Committee for Organising the St Sava Celebrations, Omladinska 1, by 19 January 2024 at the latest.
As is traditional, the awards and honours will be presented to the recipients at the St Sava Academy on 26 January 2024.