Mathematical Grammar School

"MG" or "MGB"), is a special school for gifted and talented students of mathematics, physics and informatics located in Belgrade, Serbia.

[8] Although MGB is formally classified as a special secondary school ("srednja škola", grades nine to twelve in the Serbian education system, for funding and other legal reasons), it enrolls experimental classes of the seventh and eighth grade primary school (age 12 and above).

Five MGB principals with Doctor of Sciences titles, and one with Doctor of Science title, earned their degrees at University of Belgrade and served as university professors and as professors at Mathematical Grammar School.

As of 2012[update] Mathematical Grammar School students had won several hundred medals from top international competitions around the world.

[13] The total number of gold, silver, and bronze medals, and honorable mentions, won in various international competitions in 2009 is 70.

[20] In the All Russian Mathematical Competition, organized by the Kolmogorov Special School,[26] the Mathematical Grammar School won, "The Absolute First Prize in all categories", and one MGB student, Teodor von Burg, won the gold medal, first prize, and maximum number of points.

As part of the "27 Club", which Erste Bank implemented for the third consecutive year in 2010, with the aim to promote talented young people and help them to get well-deserved public recognition for their work and the results, 2010 year's award winners were declared.

At Microsoft's Imagine Cup, students of Mathematical Grammar School were in finals, among top 6 teams in the world.

[28] Other numerous medals from the Balkans Olympiads in Mathematics, Physics and Informatics are being won every year.

Students gain knowledge in programming languages (Pascal, Delphi, C, C++, C#, Java; Fortran; Prolog), operating systems (Windows, Linux, Unix), databases and DBMS (Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL), and in various IT and ICT fields.

Dejan Ristanović and MGB alumni founded and run "PC Press" publishing house.

The school teams regularly play in tournaments in volleyball, handball, basketball, and football.

[31] Yachting was very popular during the eighties and nineties, and the School had national team members who competed around the world.

[31] Notable alumni include athletes Slobodan Soro and Rajko Jokanović, chess player Alisa Marić, former Minister of Telecommunications and Information Society in the Government of Serbia Aleksandra Smiljanić, and former Mayor of Belgrade Nenad Bogdanović.

Mathematical Gymnasium has been sponsored by JAT Airways[28] (national air-traffic company), Telekom Srbija (Telecom Serbia, the largest telecom operator in former Yugoslavia and in modern Serbia),[28] and the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts,[28] Mathematical Grammar School has been visited by many distinguished guests.

Other rooms include the assembly hall, the ceremonial hall, a library with over 10,000 books and textbooks and a mediatheque, basement laboratories, the MG TV studio(a student run YouTube program),[35] administrative staff rooms, cleaning staff rooms, secretary's office, accounting department, copy center, psychologist's office, and the offices of the principal and vice principal.

First generation of Mathematical Grammar School students
National Theater and Ballet performance, honoring success of Mathematical Grammar School students at International Mathematics Olympiad and International Physics Olympiad, at one of the schools anniversaries. Mathematics and Physics together, science and human ability to create and destroy, a metaphor by National Ballet dancers in National Opera House. 19 September 2006.
First Youth Olympic Games , Singapore, 14–26 August 2010. 32 representatives of Serbia. Leaders of National Team were Katarina Biserčić (European shooting champion) and Luka Milićević (gold medal winner in mathematics, informatics, and astronomy, from international scientific Olympiads; student of D-division of Mathematical Gymnasium). After graduating in 2010, Luka Milićević received full scholarship and enrolled prestigious Trinity College at University of Cambridge , UK.
International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics , China, 12–21 September 2010. Serbia was represented by 5 members team, all of whom were students of MGB. They won 4 medals and one honorable mention: 1 gold, 2 silver, 1 bronze, 1 honorable mention.
Serbian Minister of Youth and Sports, congratulating MGB students and professors.
Serbian Minister of Education, congratulating MGB students and professors.
Erste Group Erste Bank Club 27: winner of Grand Prize 2010, Luka Milićević, MGB student
The Men Magazine award "The MEN of the Year 2010" went to 4 MGB students: Teodor fon Burg, Rade Špegar, Stevan Gajović, and Filip Živanović.
CEO of Microsoft Development Center Serbia , Dejan Cvetković, himself a former student and graduate of Mathematical Grammar School, with students who ranked among best 6 teams in the world, and with Snežana Samardžić Marković, Serbian Minister for youth and sports. Vladan Simov, student of Mathematical Grammar School, ranked 3rd at this prestigious world competition and won US$3,000 prize from Microsoft.
Belgrade Mayor, Mr. Nenad Bogdanović (deceased), giving speech at the MGB anniversary. Mr. Bogdanović was Mathematical Grammar School alumnus, graduated 1973. [ 29 ]
Telekom Serbia CEO Mr. Branko Radujko and MGB Director Srđan Ognjanović , after they signed a contract. Telecom Serbia invest in telecommunication infrastructure of MGB.
JAT Airways and MGB representatives signed a contract. JAT Airways invest in travel costs of MGB students at the top international competitions.
Students with the Archbishop of Peć during his visit to Mathematical Grammar School, 25 January 2005. To the right of the archbishop is Principal Vladimir Dragović .
Students with the Archbishop of Peć and Episcop (Bishop) Atanasije.
22 June 2010.
Visit of the Archbishop of Peć.
In this picture, viewers left to right, are: Principal Vladimir Dragović ; acting Principal Srđan Ognjanović , Archbishop of Peć, professor Nataša Čaluković.
Michael O'Sullivan, Director of the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust , visited Mathematical Grammar School.
This event was recorded by the Radio Television of Serbia, and students who received at least two scholarships were interviewed.
21 June 2010.