Today, in the People's Office of the President of the Republic of Macedonia, Dr. Gjorge Ivanov, in Skopje, a lecture was delivered on "The World of Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies", organized by the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of "Sts. Cyril and Methodius" - Skopje.

Nanomaterials and nanotechnologies, a new type of materials and technologies that are potential areas of study and investment, were presented before the attendees by Prof. Dr. Anita Grozdanov, Vice Dean of Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy and a national contact point for the 7th Framework Programme for nanomaterials and manufacturing technologies of the European Commission.

Many academia representatives, people from the business community, representatives of state institutions had the opportunity to see an overview of the features of nanomaterijalite and nanotechnologies, their application through a series of projects implemented so far and to exchange views on their potential application in different areas.

As part of their commitment to support science, scientific institutions and young scientists, President Ivanov conveys the message that to experience economic growth, progress of the society and to keep the pace with the global developments, the Republic of Macedonia needs educated young people who are ready to implement applicable scientific research. Lectures of this kind contribute to stimulating the interest of young people to study new materials and technologies and active work in the area of their development and application. In this regard, President Ivanov continuously expresses his support for organizing lectures that enrich technical culture of youth and instigate them to new technical developments.

In context of the scientific research of nanomaterials, the Ministry of Education and Science in cooperation with the Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, organized the contest on "Nanomaterials - Materials of the Future", involving in the first phase 434 teams from 45 state high schools. The best selected teams will participate in the national contest "Nanomaterials - Materials of the Future", which will be held on 13 and 14 April 2013 in Struga.