{"id":3091,"date":"2026-09-24T09:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T07:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/news\/odrzan-22nd-stem-skills-fest-varazdin-3091\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T09:42:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T07:42:51","slug":"odrzan-22nd-stem-skills-fest-varazdin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/en\/news\/odrzan-22nd-stem-skills-fest-varazdin-3091\/","title":{"rendered":"22nd STEM Skills Fest held \u2013 Vara\u017edin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, September 23, 2026, the 22nd STEM Skills Fest was held in the Atrium of the County Palace in Vara\u017edin, featuring short workshops through which participants learned:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>what we can measure in water<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>how acid rain affects soil and<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>what the desirable soil quality is for proper plant growth.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>STEM Fest activities took place from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and approximately a hundred preschool-aged children attended.<\/p>\n<p>The 22nd STEM Fest was held as one of the activities marking International Drava River Day, organised by Vara\u017edin County and University North. The STEM Skills Fest takes place as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/stepforstem.uig.hr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">STEP for STEM<\/a> project.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3061\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-770x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3063\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-770x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3065\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-770x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-770x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3069\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-770x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/5-1024x576.jpg 1024w, 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width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/7.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3075\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-770x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/8.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-770x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/9.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3079\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-770x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/10.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-770x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/11.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3083\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-770x433.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/12.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1389 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Footer-770x127.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"127\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Footer-770x127.png 770w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Footer-1024x169.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Footer-768x127.png 768w, https:\/\/www.hdio.hr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Footer-1536x254.png 1536w, 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