From March 28 to April 2, 2026, the III stage of the All-Ukrainian School Physics Olympiad took place in Chernivtsi. Vasyl Nefedchenko, Associate Professor of the Department of Electronics, General and Applied Physics, participated in the event as a jury member.

The event was organized by the National Center “Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine” under the auspices of the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine and UNESCO. Working as part of the jury involved expert evaluation of participants’ knowledge and supporting the intellectual potential of gifted youth.

Based on his professional work, Vasyl Nefedchenko was awarded a certificate of gratitude from the President of the Junior Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Stanislav Dovgyi, for supporting the intellectual development of schoolchildren and for his high professionalism. The participation of EZPF department lecturers in such events promotes the popularization of natural sciences and strengthens cooperation between higher education and secondary schools.