On December 28, 2021, the Rectorate of the University of Novi Sad presented awards to the best students at the University of Novi Sad: the Best Student of the University Award, the Student of the Generation Award in particular specialist areas and Awards for outstanding results in European and global competitions in the academic year 2020/2021. The decision to award the prizes was made by the University Senate on November 25, 2021.

Financial sponsor of the award The Best Student of the University is the Provincial Secretariat for Higher Education and Scientific Research, while the University of Novi Sad is the sponsor of the Student of the Generation Award in particular specialist areas.

The Winner of the Best Student Award of the University of Novi Sad in the academic year 2020/2021 is Trivko Kukolj, who with a total average grade of 10.00 completed his primary academic studies in Physics Research in only three years, at the Faculty of Sciences, University of Novi Sad. At the same time, he actively participated in scientific research work in the country and abroad, and thus began to build strong ties in the world of physics at the age of only 20. He was admitted to further education at three prestigious universities at the same time: Cambridge, Oxford and Weizmann in Israel. He chose Israel and is already attending master’s studies there and continuing his journey through science, rushing towards new knowledge and achievements.

The winners of the Student of the Generation Awards in particular specialist fields are the best graduates of the University in the fields of science and mathematics, technical and technological sciences, social sciences, humanities and medical sciences, as well as art: Nikola Goleš from the Faculty of Sciences (student of the generation in the field of science), Sandra Šlegl from the Faculty of Technical Sciences (student of the generation in the field of technical-technological sciences), Reka Korhec from the Faculty of Economics in Subotica (student of the generation in the field of social sciences), Milica Stolica from the Faculty of Philosophy (student of the generation in the field of humanities), Ivana Govorčin from the Academy of Arts (student of the generation in the field of arts) and Isidora Semnic from the Faculty of Medicine (student of the generation in the field of medical sciences).