The Be++ project was developed with the aim of enabling children and young people from the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County to become familiar with the fields of information and communication sciences and STEM through non-formal education activities and to develop and improve their knowledge and skills in those areas, in accordance with their interests and abilities.

Project participants prepare annually for school, county and state competitions in mathematics and informatics, as well as for various programming competitions, where they regularly achieve excellent results and win numerous awards.

Many activities are carried out as a part of the project, including programming, robotics, 3D modeling and advanced mathematics workshops, STE(A)M workshops for children, multi-day camps, activities marking international days/weeks and campaigns that promote the use of IT, technical and STEM subjects and popularization activities such as STEM picnics intended to strengthen citizens’ interest for the field of STEM.

Numerous volunteers, external collaborators and partners are involved in the implementation of Be++ project – the City of Rijeka, the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Rijeka, the Sušak Kindergarten and elementary schools Fran Franković (Rijeka), Nikola Tesla (Rijeka), Sveti Matej (Viškovo), Dr. Andrija Mohorovičić (Matulji), Rikard Katalinić Jeretov (Opatija), Fran Petrić (Cres), Malinska – Dubašnica and Petar Zrinski (Čabar).

Be++ has so far been financially supported by: City of Rijeka, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Ministry of Science and Education, Ministry of Demography, Family, Youth and Social Policy, Croatian Children’s Foundation, ACI – Adriatic Croatia International Club, HBOR and INA.