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Edu Wiki Camp in Serbia, 2024
The 7th Edu Wiki Camp took place in Banja Koviljača, Serbia, from July 22nd to July 25th. As every year, the participants had the opportunity to learn new and interesting information about Wikimedia Serbia, acquire new skills that could help them selflessly spread knowledge to others, which is the ultimate goal of Wikimedia. The camp program lasted four days and focused on three major topics: Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikidata. Additionally, another topic was working on improving communication and project writing skills. Through various activities and work that required teamwork, participants were encouraged to think about potential future cooperation with Wikimedia Serbia.
One of the 11 participants stated: "The camp is very well and carefully designed and organized with well-balanced working and free time. The location and accommodation are inspiring and meet all needs for quality work and rest in a working environment in nature. The lectures were clear and well-planned, and the lecturers were very professional, friendly and easy-going. The camp completely motivated me for further work and improvement, but also made me think about ideas that I could implement in order to promote free access to education and the popularization of science." We sincerely hope that the participants will decide to become a part of Wikimedia Serbia, as well as society members who will voluntarily share their knowledge and acquired skills with others for the sake of the greater good.