SZEGED SCIENTISTS ACADEMY

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1 Sic itur ad astra. SZEGED SCIENTISTS ACADEMY OUR s Teacher

2 TEACHER Those who affect children s imagination essentially influence their future existence as well. József Eötvös Teachers can be those secondary school s who constantly recognise young talents and provide them with additional, extensive knowledge of biology and chemistry. Their students also actively participate in the national OKTV and in various international natural sciences competitions. Teachers select those youths who, as preliminary members of the Szeged Scientist Academy, have the opportunity to get more acquainted with the scientific activities of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Szeged and the Biological Research Centre of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. The most important tasks of Teachers are to introduce the selected youths to the Szeged Scientist Academy s programme, to encourage them to inquire into areas of research supervised by mentors of the Academy, and to emphasize all the potentials to reach the top of their profession with the help of the Academy s scholarships. With the assistance of Teachers, it is possible to achieve an interconnection between secondary schools and higher education, which then facilitates the development of young talents to become creative, successful scientists. Currently there are 21 Teachers in the programme representing a number of schools in different cities all over the country, such as Szeged, Gyöngyös, Szolnok, Debrecen, Hódmezővásárhely and Budapest, and their mutual goal is to develop young talents into prominent researchers of Hungarian science.

3 Sándor Bán Radnoti Miklos Experimental Grammar School Address: Tisza Lajos krt H-6720, Szeged, Hungary tel.: / My career started at a Catholic Grammar School maintained by Piarist Fathers Order, where I taught Chemistry and Biology at standard and advanced level. In 1998 I was the leader of the team, which was responsible for planning and installation of the newly established Science Department in the school s new building. I had been Head of Science Department of the school. From 2002 I have been teaching at the Radnoti Miklos Experimental Grammar School. My main task has been teaching and tutoring the students of the special Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics classes. I had been Head of Biology here between 2005 and During these years the development of our department had lead us to the top of the country based on the results achived by our students at the Matura Exam and at the National and International Biology Competitions. In cooperation with my colleagues we had set up an outstanding laboratory for Molecular Biology Education. These facilities are also open for use during hands-on Biology Teaching training workshops and during biology competitions. I have participated at several training on molecluar biology and also on neurology education organized by the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) in Cambridge Hinxton (Sanger Institute), Heidelberg (EMBL) and Monterotondo (EMBL). From 2009 I have been the Country Coordinator of the Hungarian Team participating at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) and also at the European Union Science Olympiad (EUSO). Nowadays I work as the Head of the newly developing Science Education Laboratory of our school district. Thinking and Reasoning on Uncertain Osiris Kiadó, Budapest Chapter in: School Based Knowledge (ed. by Beno Csapo) pp From Vandals to Voters - active citizenship in Europe - analysis and methods (ed.: Ban, S. et al.) KIFE, Szeged Complimentary Knowledge for Matura Exam in Biology Maxim Kiadó, Szeged, Biology 10th year Maxim Kiadó, Szeged, Máté Nászai University of Cambridge, Trinity College, IBO gold medal, EUSO és gold medal, National Biology Olympiad II. prize Marton Szentirmai University of Szeged Faculty of Medicine, IBO silver medal EUSO gold medal, National Biology Olympiad III. prize Fatime Hawchar University of Szeged & Universite Angers Faculte de Medicine, IBO bronze medal National Biology Olympiad IV. prize Lőrinc Sárkány Eberhard Karls Universität Tubingen (PhD-student), IChO (International Chemistry Olympiad) silver medal, National Chemistry Olympiad és IV. prize, Janos Irinyi Chemistry Competition és I. prize Eperjesi Dávid University of Szeged Faculty of Medicine, National Biology Olympiad I. prize, dr. Árokszállásy Zoltán Biology Competition I. prize

4 Mária Borosné Szlávik Verseghy Ferenc High School Address: H-2100 Bercsényi utca 35., Szolnok, Hungary tel.: I graduated from Kossuth Lajos University of Arts and Science in 1982, I am a Biology and Geography. Since graduation I have been working in Verseghy Ferenc Grammar School and I also work as the leader of the team of Science s. In 2001 I got my second degree at Szeged Unuversity, as a pedagogical expert. I also work as a mentor for Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok County Institute of Education and I am the consultant of Biology and Geography, too. As an advisor I coordinate Kitaibel Pál Biology Competition. After the introduction of the new Matura examination I took part in coaching of s for the new exam. I have submitted and conducted several tenders on Biology and Environmental Education which helped my students to improve their knowledge and skills on Biology. I have constructed a workbook for the mid-level examiners for the Science Laboratory in Széchenyi István Grammar School in Szolnok. I was also a consultant editor of some other workbooks. In 2011 I received the award Pro Talento from the Foundation of Competitive Knowledge of Jász- Nagykun-Szolnok County Institute of Education. Biology at the age of Verseghy Ferenc (1998) Biological Discoveries in the Laboratory (for classes 11 and 12) ( 2012) János Farkas Dr. Árokszállásy Zoltán Biology Competition ( ) 2 nd ( ) 13 th Semmelweis Egyetem ÁOK Lóránd Gönczi National Olympiad ( ) 16 th Semmelweis Egyetem ÁOK Alexandra Németh National Olympiad in Biology ( ) 17 th Dr. Árokszállásy Zoltán Biology Competition ( ) 14 th Semmelweis Egyetem ÁOK László Agócs National Olympiad in Biology ( ) 13 th Dr. Árokszállásy Zoltán Biology Competition ( ) 2 nd Kitaibel Pál Biology Competition (1999/2000) 3 rd a Debreceni Egyetem ÁOK-n végzett

5 dr. Ildikó Buday-Kálóczi Tóth Árpád Grammar School Address: H-4200 Szombathi I. u. 12., Debrecen, Hungary tel.: I began my career as a fifth-year undergraduate student in the grammar school of Balmazújváros. I have taught biology and chemistry at the Tóth Árpád Grammar School since In 1989 I completed an intensive course in environmental scinces at the Eötvös Lóránd University. This course together whit the ecological research carried out for my doctorate degree received in 1981 determined the way my occupation developed towards environmental education. I undertook a leading role in the revision and restart of the special training in biology and biology-chemistry. In the Arany János Talent Development programme I use my self-made curriculum and textbook. Since 1995 I have been active as a consultant at the Institution of Pedagogy in Hajdú-Bihar County initially in biology then since 2004 in environmental education as well. I have become the supervisor of the university students of environmental science. I organized the regional rounds of numerous competitions many of which were created by myself. As a result the tradition of student conferences was established and several adult conferences have been organized as well. Several environmental education courses were organized as well (eg: open-air school). I am proud of my work in the activity projects, I operated the BIOCÉN Environmental and Nature Protection Student Club of the school in which the pupils worked as a group in projects where complex creativity was required and thus trained including individual and collective research and activity, wide range of field programmes, actions in practice. Hundreds of student projects were published for various tenders and biology GCSE projects. More than 150 and the edition of many Leaf growth investigations of shrubs In.Jakucs, P. (ed.): Ecology of an oak forest In Hungary. Result of Sikfőkúti Project (1985), Academic Press, Budapest, Open-air school at Erdőspuszta of Debrecen (Methodological notes for open-air school education) edited by Budayné and Ungváriné, Juventus 96. Dep. Co.. (2005), Debrecen. Environmental chemistry of every day life, in other words for greener families. in: Kinga Bagári ed.: Indulgent Chemistry, Hungarian Environmental Education Society, Budapest, 2005, page Our World opened for a sustainable World. Nature science textbook together with Tamás Buday for the pupils in the preparing year for the Arany János Talent Development Programme (2010) manuscript (107 pages). Zoltán Kiss OKTV 12 th place, Horticultural University, MSc. at the University of Debrecen Edit Posta Árokszállásy Zoltán Competition 5 th, then 1 st place. University of Debrecen, ÁOK doctor Gábor Szalóki molecular biologist, University of Debrecen Andrea Simon Árokszállásy Zoltán Competition 2 nd place, Kitaibel Pál Competition national final,

6 István Csigér SZTE Ságvári Endre Gyakorló Gimnázium Address: Szentháromság utca 2. H-6722, Szeged, Hungary tel.: / I started my teaching career at the Vocational School of Forestry, Hydraulic Engineering and Water Management in the town of Barcs in 1985, where I taught Biology and Chemistry. In the specialized classes of Forestry both subjects were vocational primer and Biology was a compulsory subject at the GCSE Exam. In the hydrographical classes besides teaching Chemistry, I also led basic laboratory practice within the vocational internship, one day a week. During this time (1988), I participated in the editing and piloting work of Kémia feladatbank /A Task Bank in Chemistry/ (edited by Z. Orbán Erzsébet). My present workplace is SZTE Ságvári Endre Gyakorló Gimnázium, where I have been a trainee supervisor in Biology since 1991, and this way taking part in training as well. Besides teaching Biology at my secondary grammar school, as guest lecturer, I have held several methodology seminars in Biology at the Faculty of Science and Informatics of Szeged University. For two years I also taught the basics of Biology and evolutional psychology for psychology students at the Faculty of Arts. In 1995 I graduated from the Environmentalist Training Course organized by the Faculty of Science, and then in 2006 I got a degree at the Course in Public Education Management at the JGYPK (Juhász Gyula Teacher Training Faculty). In 2000, I participated in the elaboration of the syllabus and laboratory practice for the new class specialized in Biology, Chemistry and Physics. At present I am a of Biology and a form as well in the third class of this kind. Since 2011 I have also been a leading of Biology at the Szeged Regional Scientific Student Laboratory (SzeReTeD), operating at our school together with 18 partner schools and financed by Szeged University and partly from EU sources. Biológia 11. (Csigér István Juhász Katalin Vargáné Lengyel Adrien) Maxim Kiadó, Szeged, Biológia 12. (Csigér István Juhász Katalin Vargáné Lengyel Adrien) Maxim Kiadó, Szeged, Biológia 10. Maxim Kiadó, Szeged, Néhány szakmai észrevétel dr. Lénárd Gábor Biológia II. és Biológia III. tankönyvéről (Németh Endre Csigér István) A biológia tanítása: módszertani folyóirat 13. évf. 2. sz , Vágvölgyi Anna SZTE ÁOK (Faculty of Medicine at the University of Szeged) OKTV (National Contest for Secondary School Students) rd place

7 Julianna Erős-Honti Fazekas Mihaly Primary and Secondary Grammar School Address: Horváth Mihály tér 8. H-1082, Budapest, Hungary tel.: /220 I graduated in the Eötvös Loránd University of Sciences as a biologist, specialised in the fields of evolutionary biology, systematics and ecology. Later, I took part in the Doctorate School of the same institution, in the Theoretical Biology and Ecology Ph.D. Program. Meanwhile, I got my MSc level degree as secondary school biology. I ran my researches in the field of plant ecology with a focus on the distribution of species composition in dolomite rocky grasslands. During my scientific work I got experiences in experiment planning, thus I can help my students to contrive and elaborate an own study as well as in preparing from their results. I have been teaching biology in the Fazekas Mihály Primary and Secondary Grammar School since the 2010/2011 school year. From the very beginning I take part in the advanced level education held for students with specialised interest in biology. In our school, special emphasis is laid on the competitions, for which we continuously prepare our students. My experiences related to plant ecology are chiefly utilised for arranging field lessons and teaching species diversity for my students. During my teaching work in the Fazekas Grammar School I can give demonstratory lessons and methodological demonstrations, and I also participate in the organisation of the Scientific Bolyai Team Competition. Beside my teaching activity, I also work as a pedagogical developer for the Hungarian Institute of Educational Research and Development. Honti, J., Kun, A., Rédei, T. (2004): A fajkészlet eloszlása több gyeptársulás alkotta tájmozaikban. Aktuális Flóra- és Vegetációkutatás a Kárpát-medencében VI., Keszthely p.44. Mihók B., Erős-Honti Zs., Gálhidy L., Bela Gy., Illyés E., Tinya F., Erős-Honti J., Molnár Á., Szabó R. (2006): A Borsodi-ártér természeti állapota a helyben élők és az ökológusok szemével interdiszciplináris kutatás a hagyományos ökológiai tudásról. Term. Véd. Közl. 12: Dobolyi, K., J. Erős-Honti, J. and Botta-Dukát, Z. (2008): Habitat preference of Linum dolomiticum (Linaceae) Studia bot. hung. 39: Dobolyi, K., J. Erős-Honti, J., Rédei T. (2010): Az Odvas-hegy flórája és vegetációja. In: Molnár Cs., Molnár Zs., Varga A. (szerk.): Hol az a táj szab az életnek teret, Mit az Isten csak jókedvében teremt. Válogatás az első tizenhárom MÉTA-túrafüzetből MTA-ÖBKI, Vácrátót. pp Szilágyi Csaba (SOTE) OKTV biológia II. kategória (2012/2013), 2. helyezés Székely Eszter (ELTE TTK, kémia) OKTV biológia I. kategória (2011/2012), 6. helyezés Fésűs Luca (SOTE) OKTV biológia, II. kategória (2011/2012), 15. helyezés Zahemszky Dániel Dr. Árokszállásy Zoltán Országos Biológia-Környezetvédelmi Verseny (2012/2013), 5-7. helyezés

8 Norbert Faragó ELTE Ágoston Trefort High School Address: Trefort u. 8. H-1088, Budapest, Hungary tel.: I started my profession in Terézváros Bilingual Secondary and Primary School in At the same time I also worked in a foundation school as a biology and chemistry. Since 2005 I have been teaching in ELTE Trefort Ágoston Secondary Practice School, mainly biology and also chemsitry. I have been working as a mentor since In 2010 I obtained a professional qualification of Education Specialist Degree specialised in mentor and training. In my school I teach students in grades 7 to 12. In the two final grades, 11 and 12, I teach biology at advanced level to prepare students for the higher level final exam. My students have achieved impressive results in Herman, Kitaibel, OKTV (National Competition for Secondary School Students) and Árokszállásy competitions. I have been preparing students for the higher level final exam in preparatory groups for 12 years. Since October 2013 in my school I have been the laboratory manager of our new natural science laboratory which has been built as part of a successful TÁMOP project. Biológia lépésről lépésre (Biology Step by Step) Bölcselet Egyesület, 2013 Még egy lépés a biológia érettségihez (One More Step to the Biology Final Exam) Bölcselet Egyesület, 2013 Eszter Tóth OKTV (National Competition for Secondary School Students) 2 nd Place, 2010 György Varga Herman Ottó National Biology Competition 2nd Place, 2010 Árokszállásy Zoltán Biology and Environmental Protection Competition 1st Place, 2011 XI. EUSO Silver rank 2012 Anna Uzonyi Árokszállásy Zoltán Biology and Environmental Protection Competition 3rd Place, 2011 OKTV (National Competition for Secondary School Students) 3rd Place, 2013 IBO-2012, Silver rank

9 Andrea FazAkas Deák Téri Lutheran Grammar School Address: H-1052 Sütő u. 1., Budapest, Hungary tel.: +36-1/ I started my career at the Ferenc Flór Vocational School of Health Services in 1990 as a Biology, Chemistry and Anatomy. The next step for me was a position at the Lutheranist School at Deák Square (Budapest) from 1993 till now. My main task is to prepare students for the standard and advanced level mature exam in Biology. I am happy to say that despite the small size of our school lots of our students choose these subjects and excel on the exams. I also organize summer nature camps: a job that I find really rewarding. We have already visited several beautiful parts of Hungary, for example the Kis-Balaton, the Szatmár and the Őrség. Apart from my work in the classroom I have been participating in several educational projects. Between the years I was writing textbook exercises for the Institute of Educational Improvement and Research. In , I gave presentations in a course which was introducing the new, standard and advanced level mature exam system to s. As part of my professional development I gained my s qualifications from ELTE in I find it very important to keep learning and improving as an educator: my favorite trainings so far were Modern Biology of the XXI century (EMBO 2004) and Experiments in Molecular Biology in High Schools. (MABITE 2009) In 2013 I received the Bonis Bona award for my work in preparing students for the OKTV. The Panoráma Encyclopedia of Natural Sciences (chapters in Biology) National Textbook Publisher 2009 I prepared students for the national finals in the Curie Environment Protection and the Georgikon contest, as well as for the OKTV: Orsolya Gresits National Olympiad th Kata Gyulai National Olympiad th Huba Szebik National Olympiad th Klári Bérces National Olympiad th

10 Dr Futóné Monori Edit Kossuth Lajos Secondary Grammar School of the University of Debrecen, Debrecen Cím: Csengő utca 4., H-4029, Debrecen, Hungary tel.: between she worked at Hőgyes Endre Gimnázium, Hajdúszoboszló as biology and chemistry secondary school between she worked at Erdei Grúz Tibor Vegyipari Szakközépiskola, Debrecen, biology and chemistry secondary school and dormitory since 1991 she has worked at Debreceni Egyetem Kossuth Lajos Gyakorló Gimnáziuma, Debrecen, biology and chemistry secondary school head, and form-master Since 2008 she has been the leader of community work in biology-chemistry and geography, Head, mentor She took part in methodological conferences such as Szeged 2005; Budapest 2007, Debrecen 2010 Since 2005 she has been a member of Emelt szintű Biológia Érettségi Vizsgabizottsági and later she is the president, she is the leader of the Natural talent Study Group in the school Since 2008 she has been the school coordinator of drug prevention project She is one of the in Magyar Géniusz Tehetségsegítő Program in 2010 and she wrote a book about that subject University final examination committee members, Leader of the school science project Revákné Markóczi Ibolya-Futóné Monori Edit-Balogh László: Developing talent in Biological Sciences, Magyar Géniusz Program, 2010 Revákné Markóczi Ibolya-Huszti Anett-Futóné Monori Edit: Impact of a science project Egy természettudományos projekt hatásának ön-és peerértékelése a középiskolában MTA Pedagógiai Tudományos Bizottság ELTE Eötvös Kiadó 2013 Baji Zsófia IX. KutDiák Esszépályázat Országos Döntő Biokémia-kémia szekció I. hely XVIII. Ifjú Kutatók Nemzetközi Konferenciája (Moszkva)Élettudományi szekció innovációs különdíj International Summer Science Camp of Nanotechnology, Energetics and Medicine (Dánia) az országonként kijutó három diák egyike Szeifert Viktória Tudományos Diákkörök XI. Országos Konferenciája Döntő Orvostudomány-biológia szekció első díj IX. KutDiák Esszépályázat Országos Döntő Orvostudomány-mikrobiológia szekció különdíj International Earth Science Olympiad Bronzdíj Bényei Éva 2011/2012 Szintetikus Biológiai diákprogram (igem). Amszterdam Aranyfokozat XIX. Ifjú Kutatók Nemzetközi Konferenciája (Amszterdam) Ezüstérem V. és VI. KutDiák poszterverseny I. díj XI. KutDiák Tudományos Esszépályázat I. díj XX. International Conference of Young Scientists (ICYS) Bali I. helyezés; a Softex Indonesia különdíja Az év természettudományos felfedezettje Juhász Dorottya 19. Ifjúsági Tudományos És Innovációs Tehetségkutató Verseny III. díj Varga Dániel 16. International Conference of Young Scientists (ICYS - Lengyelország) természettudományi szekció ezüst minősítés

11 Béla Gál Radnoti Miklos Experimental Grammar School Address: Tisza Lajos krt H-6720, Szeged, Hungary tel.: I have been an appointed of the Radnóti Miklós High School in Szeged since As a of Chemistry and Biology I had the chance to teach both of my subjects. The opportunity of spending a year long academic scholarship to do research at the university chair of Biophysics and Biochemistry at the Medical University of Szeged significantly contributed to my professional advancement. The upcoming demands for higher education motivated Radnóti High School to launch the new Biochemistry course. I complied the curriculum for Biochemistry and Biology course. With the colleagues of my school we set up an internal study-aid. During the period between I took part in the work of the committee which was delegated by the Ministry of Education. It controlled and reviewed the syllabus for the 6- and 8 -year courses of studies in Hungary, where I commented on the documentation of Environmental studies and Biology. During my work experience I have met a great number of talented students and I have often been granted with moments of joy. In the Who knows what television competition my student achieved the honourable third place. In the last couple of years I had approximately 50 students who got into the final 10 of the Hungarian National Secondary School Academic Competition in Biology and earlier in Chemistry too. To this day our school is the most successful participant of the Pál Bugát National Interdisciplinar Scientific Competition. Between the period I was the appointed headmaster of Miklós Radnóti Elementary and High School. In the following five years I was able to expend my time directly on high school students again and I even had time for writing coursebooks. As a tutor I took part in the methodology trainings of the university students going in for teaching Biology until Besides tutoring at the university I had lectures and training courses for s of the Csongrád County. I regularly took part in the correction process of the entrance examination tests in Biology and in the oral part of the entrance exam as an examiner. Since 2005 I have again been the headmaster of Miklós Radnóti High School. As a social activity I am the chairman of Csizmazia Non-Profit Foundation where I try to improve the love to nature of young children. Speciális középiskolai tanterv készítése biofizikából és biokémiából. (1988, 1992) Emeltszintű kerettanterv biológiából (2009) Biológia 10. tankönyv: Az élőlények változatossága (2001) Biológia 11. tankönyv: A sejt és az ember biológiája (2002) Zsófia Réka Riener OKTV II. 7 th place, 2012 Dénes Kovács OKTV II. 8 th place, 2012 Márton Pitó OKTV II. 33 th place, 2012 Sára Kálmán OKTV II. 15 th place, 2008

12 Viktória Gál Radnoti Miklos Experimental Grammar School Address: Tisza Lajos krt H-6720, Szeged, Hungary tel.: / I graduated as a secondary school of biology and chemistry at the University of Szeged in This year I started to teach both of my subjects at Németh László Grammar and Primary School in Hódmezővásárhely as a full-time job. After four years I got an extra part-time job at the Radnóti Miklós Experimental Grammar School in Szeged for half a year, but later I continued my work in this school full time. Now for seven years- I m still a of this school, I teach biology for biology specialized, high and normal level students. Since 2010 I take part in the preparation of the Hungarian team and the translation of the competition tasks on the International Biology Olympiad (IBO). Several occasions I did similar work with the competitors of Hungary at the European Union Science Olympiad (EUSO) as well. Even my students had good results on both competitions. In 2008 I applied for a training in molecular biology in the laboratories of EMBL in Heidelberg, what I really enjoyed. In 2013 I won the Prize of the Hungarian Ministry for the Talents of Hungary, because my students were successful on the Hungarian biology competitions. Érettségi feladatsorok biológiából- középszint Maxim Kiadó Érettségi feladatsorok biológiából- emelt szint Maxim Kiadó Biológia Feladatgyűjtemény Mozaik Kiadó Noémi Országh Univesity of Heidelberg IBO silver medal, silver medal National Biology Olimpiad prize, prize Dr. Árokszállásy Zoltán Biology Competition prize, prize Tamás Hézső SZTE ÁOK IBO bronze medal National Biology Olimpiad prize, prize Dr. Árokszállásy Zoltán Biology Competition prize, prize Mónika Kovács SZTE ÁOK EUSO gold medal National Biology Olimpiad prize Dr. Árokszállásy Zoltán Biology Competition prize, prize János Péter Mészáros SZTE TTIK National Biology Olimpiad prize, prize Dr. Árokszállásy Zoltán Biology Competition prize, prize

13 Zsolt Horváth Calvinistic Secondary School, Gödöllő Address: H-2100 Szabadság tér 9., Gödöllő, Hungary tel.: I m a biology and chemistry. I got my university degree in 1995 at Kossuth Lajos University. I started teaching at the Református Líceum of Gödöllő in the same year, I ve been teaching here for 18 years. I ve prepared electronic curricula to teach biochemistry, molecular biology, plant and animal histology. I m interested in microscopic studies and taking photos of tissues. Recently I ve been involved in the creation of exercises, test sin biology competitions. I ve been peer-reviewed different manuscripts and I ve taken photos of tissues for different course book publishers. Photos, figures, collections of experiments for biology textbooks written by Lénárd G. Éva Hamar: National Olympiad 7 th ELTE Biology Patrik Liszkai: National Olympiad 45 th SOTE Faculty of Medicine,

14 Dr. Anna Solt, Janossyne Varosmajori Grammar School Address: Városmajor Street 71. H-1122, Budapest, Hungary tel.: I am a of Biology and Chemistry (MScUni ELTE, Budapest) and Environmental Sciences (MSc University of Szeged). First I taught Biology and Chemistry at Nagy SandorJozsef Secondary Schoolin Budakeszi. Then I worked as a researcher at the Plant Protection Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciencesinthefield of plantphysiology and microbiology, searching special fields of plant immunology. This research served as the basis for my PhD. Between 1996 and 20I2 I worked as a Biology and Chemistry at Baár-Madas Secondary School in Budapest. There it was my duty to write the syllabus of the advanced level coursein Biology. I also organised 1 and 2-week- long fieldwork practicesessions and summer camps for students every year for 16 years. Since September 2012 I have been teaching at Varosmajori Grammar School in Budapest. For the last 15 years 21 of my students have been among the best 20 in the National Biology Competitions. In 2010 I won the prize The best Biology in finding and educatiing the most talented students in Hungary. In 2013 I won another prize called Bonisbona for preparing a lot of students successfully for competitions in Biology. I participated in working out the details of the syllabus fort he National Curriculum of biology edited by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. I also took part in collecting the background materials for the National Curriculum in Biology. Methodology of the teaching material for landscape protection in Dörögd Basin, Hungary, CD- ROM, Independent Center of Ecology, Budapest Lívia Polgár National Biology Olympiad VI. prize now she is a Ph.D. student SOTE Rectors Competition 2. prize Orsolya Ács extra prize of the Hungarian Assiciation of Innovations extra prize of TUDOK now she is at SOTE ÁOK VI. Scientific Students Award 2. prize Ph.D. student András Lékó National Biology Olympiad 10. prize now student at SOTE ÁOK IV. National Scientific Students Award III. prize Anna Cseke National Biology Olympiad 15. prize now studying biology at ELTE TTK V. National Scientific Students Award I. prize stuedent-researcher in MTA Research Laboratory of Membrane Biololy Balázs Pósfai now student at SOTE ÁOK III student-researcher at MTA KOKI since his 12. class National Scientific Students Award I. prize in 2013

15 Henriett Jóriné Csölle Bethlen Gábor Reformed Grammar School Address: Szőnyi utca 2., H-6800, Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary tel.: / I teach Biology and Chemistry at Bethlen Gábor Grammar School of the Reformed Church. I have been head of the Biology-Chemistry Department for the past eight years. At our school the Biology- Chemistry faculty already has a tradition. The faculty offers more lessons in these subjects, and I teach Biology in these classes. I also participate in leading another faculty preparing students for the advanced level school leaving exam in their last two years at secondary school. As an examiner, I take part in both the written and the oral part of the advanced level school leaving exam. Every school year we organize competitions for primary school students in both Biology and Chemistry, where we test not only their knowledge but also their creativity. Éva Bajnóczy rd place, Nationwide Competition for Secondary School Students 2007 Final, Kitaibel Pál Competition Balázs Antalicz 2008, 2009 Final, Hevesy Competition Several of my ex-students are learning to be dentists, doctors, pharmacists, biologists, chemists, etc.

16 Zoltán Kerényi Premonstratensian St. Norbert Secondary Grammar School, Technical School for Church Music and Dormitory Address: H-2100 Egyetem tér 16., Gödöllő, Hungary tel.: Having graduated from Attila József University of Sciences in Szeged, I earned a degree of biologist specializing in ecology, as well as that of of biology. In 1998 I started work at the Premonstratensian Grammar School in Gödöllő. So far I have taught biology in classes of general curricula and also in electives for students intending to take university entrance examinations, or for those interested in the subject. In the academic year of 2014/2015 we are launching a course specializing in biology and chemistry at a higher level, in the elaboration of which I as leader of team have been taking part actively regarding both professional content and structure. Dealing with the talented students has gained outstanding importance in my pedagogical activity, so I took the pedagogical professional examination at the University of Debrecen to become a of talent development. Additionally, I have also taken part in the Géniusz in-service training programme dealing with the talent development of students skilled in the field of biological science. One of the most popular and commonly used ways of dealing with talented students is organizing 5-member student research teams with the support of the Talent Bridges programme, in which students can improve their cognitive skills by acquiring knowledge in a shared research activity. From year to year, after finishing their projects, these research teams take part in the TUDOK conferences with their scientific presentations based on the findings of their previous researches. My contribution in the field of this talent-development was acknowledged by the György Kontra prize (2010) and recently the Bonis Bona prize (2013). Kerényi, Z. (2004) The World of Birds in Pilisjászfalu. In: Pilisjászfalu I., Pilisjászfaluért Public Foundation, pp Kerényi, Z. (2007) The Physical Geography of the Gödöllő-hills. In: The History of Gödöllő I. From the Beginnings until pp Kerényi, Z. (2011) The Fauna of the Gödöllő-hills. In: Szabó, L. (editor): The Relations of Physical and Economic Geography of the Gödöllő-hills. Published by Agroinform, Budapest. Annus, Péter University of Szeged, Faculty of Dentistry KutDiák Poster competition, first prize (2013) József Hlavay National Student Conference for Ecological and Technical Sciences, first prize (2012). Babarczy, Kristóf Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine Pál Kitaibel biology competition 19 th TUDOK big prize (2008) OTDK special prize (2009) KutDiák essay tender first prize (2009). Gódor, Dorottya Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine National Olympiad in Biology, 24 th (2009). Jászberényi, Balázs University of Debrecen, Faculty of Medicine TUDOK big prize (2008) OTDK special prize (2009) KutDiák essay tender first prize (2009) Prehoda, Bence Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine Pál Kitaibel Biology competition 13 th place (2011), National Olympiad in Biology 4 th (2012) and 12 th (2013) József Hlavay National Student Conference for Ecological and Technical Sciences, 3 rd (2012).

17 Mária Lampert Dobó Katalin Grammar School Address: Bánomi u. 8., H-2500, Esztergom, Hungary tel.: Since the beginning of my teaching career I have been teaching in Dobó Katalin Grammar School of Esztergom. I basically teach Biology and Geography, but I also teach Lifestyle. Since the 8-year classes were introduced in our school, I have also been teaching Science. In our school curriculum, Biology is a subject of utmost importance both in 8-year and science classes. I teach Biology in both class types. As long as it was possible, I organized a science study circle. Later I became my husband s assistant in organizing the School Biology Camp. I organized the School Competition of Science in our school. The students involved had to prepare from Búvár Magazine and different zoological and botanical. Their main tasks were recognizing species in slide shows, as well as the classification of these species. I try to motivate my students by creating special tests, slide shows, practice tasks and crossword puzzles. Bálint Soós 1 st and 2 nd place in the Árokszállásy Zoltán Competition (a national competition for high school students) 5 th place in the Kaán Károly Competition (a national competition for high school students) 11 th place in the Herman Otto Competition (a national competition for high school students) Péter Haász 1 st place in the Árokszállásy Zoltán Competition (a national competition for high school students) finalist in the National Competition of High School Students in Hungary 1 st place in the Student Researchers Competition finals President of Student Researchers Ákos Farkas Gergely Szabó Eszter Kovács (working as a team) 15 th place in the Young People in European Forests competition (a national competition for high school students)

18 Zoltán Lampert Dobó Katalin Grammar School Address: Bánomi u. 8., H-2500, Esztergom, Hungary tel.: As a student, I already had a part-time job as a in a Budapest grammar school. After graduation in 1987, I started work in the Grammar School of Dorog and Dobó Katalin Grammar School of Esztergom. Since 1989 I have been teaching Biology and Geography in Dobó Katalin Grammar School of Esztergom. In our school curriculum, Biology is a subject of utmost importance both in 8-year and science classes. I teach Biology in both class types. I have been organizing the School Biology Camp every summer for the past 15 years with the participation of students each year. I have also been organizing the School Biology Competition for 16 years, which is at the same time a preparatory course for other competitions and university. My specialty is organizing field research practice trips. Péter Haász 1st place in the Árokszállásy Zoltán Competition (a national competition for high school students) OKTV finalist (National Competition of High School Students in Hungary) Student Researchers Competition finals President of Student Researchers Barbara Vodicska M.Sc. Student of Biological Engineering at BMGE University 1 st prize for her lecture A Membrane Protein in the Nucleus at the OTDK Conference of Hungarian Science Students. For the same lecture she obtained the special prize awarded by the Foundation for Hungarian Pharmaceutical Research and the Press Publication Prize awarded by the University JATE. Ágnes Tóth 1 st prize at Student Researchers Conference In 2004 she presented Hungarian student researchers at the Nobel Prize Award Ceremonies

19 Tamás Molnár Berze Nagy János Grammar School Address: Kossuth út 33. H-3200, Gyöngyös, Hungary tel.: My diplomas in teaching: biology, chemistry, environmental protection : Bajza József Grammar School, Hatvan subjects: biology and chemistry 1990-től: Berze Nagy János Grammar School, Gyöngyös subjects: biology, chemistry, science, man and his environment I am the co-author of the local curriculum and biology course book in the eight-grade education. I am the co-author of the curriculum of sciences I am the developer of the nature trail in the Sár-hill I have been the deputy-headmaster of the grammar school for 17 years The leader of the district biology s ecological and field work training I took part in working out the programmes used in the Forest camp I am the local coordinator of the final of the Bugát Pál Természetismereti Verseny I organize the Earth Day Competition of our town. My favourite themes: -organizing nature trails, ecology, genetics, biochemistry Ministerial Praises: The Award of the MOL Tehetségért Alapítvány for teaching The Silver Cross of the Hungarian Republic Tibor Rohács Who knows what 1 st place Sándor Krause OKTV 8 th, 33 rd place Iván Fekete OKTV 10 th, 12 th place Csaba Molnár Kitaibel verseny 12 th place Tímea Kalmár OKTV 14 th place Barna Bőze OKTV 13 th place

20 Katalin Borbás Molnárné Berze Nagy János Grammar School Address: Kossuth út 33. H-3200, Gyöngyös, Hungary tel.: : Bajza József Grammar School, Hatvan subjects: biológia és filozófia From 1990: Berze Nagy János Grammar School, Gyöngyös subjects: biology, natural sciences, philosophy and ethics Biology and sciences are also taught int he eight-grade education, besides this we teach biology in time system in year 9 and 10, and in year 11 and 12 we have biology courses which prepare students for the high-level school-leaving exam. Other duties: I am one of the co-authors of the curriculum and biology coursebook written for the students studying at the eight-grade education, and I also prepared a sketch of the history of science coursebook. Caring talents: I prepare students for the OKTV and other biology competitions every year, they usually get into 8-10 national finals. Organization of competitions: I organize the Earth Day Competition of our town with students. I am one of the elaborators of the programmes used in the forest camp organized by our school, and I am also the leader of the botanical activities. Management experience: I was a college leader for 5 years, and a deputy headmistress for 1 year. I was the leader of the biology section at a high-level professional meeting Special themes: - environmental protection, ecology are taught within the study group work, with lectures and preparation for competitions on these themes. Zsolt Barta Biology OKTV 13 th place Árokszállásy Zoltán Biology Competiton 1 st place Kitaibel Pál Biology Competiton 10 th place Csaba Jekkel Biology OKTV 11 th Biology OKTV 13 th place Ákos Nádasdy Biology OKTV 14 th place Csenge Tóth Biology OKTV 2 nd round (2x) Árokszállásy Zoltán Biology Competiton: five times national finalists (best place: 9 th ) Curie environmental competition: five times national finalists (best place: 2 nd ) Dominika Dányi Biológia OKTV 2 nd round (2x) Árokszállásy Zoltán Biology Competiton 3 rd place Curie environmental competition: five times national finalists (best place: 2 nd ) Vidor Bányai Árokszállásy Zoltán Biology Competiton 1 st place Árokszállásy Zoltán Biology Competiton 9 th place Curie environmental competition: 11 th place