BeSafeNet news and updates
BeSafeNet 2024 Olympiad Results
The4smarties team from Stavros Gymnasium, Cyprus clinched the top spot in the 2024 BeSafeNet Olympiad held online on 23 February. The 4tified team from S5th General Upper Secondary School of Karditsa, Greece and the Viva Eroina team from Colegiul National Ecaterina Teodoroiu, Romania came second...
BeSafeNet 2024 Olympiad
Secondary schools across the 22 EUR-OPA Member States are invited to participate in the forthcoming online BeSafeNet Olympiad on Friday 23 February at 09:00 (C.E.T.). The competition is held within the framework of the EUR-OPA Major Hazards Agreement. The pupils will have the opportunity to test...
BeSafeNet 2023 Olympiad Award Ceremony
The 2023 BeSafeNet Olympiad laureates and their teachers celebrated their winning performance on the occasion of the Award Ceremony held at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on 1 December. The top three were team geOLTgrafias, Romania (1st), team Amigos III, Greece (2nd) and the Green team,...
Results of the 2023 BeSafeNet Olympiad
Team geOLTgrafia from National College “Ion Minulescu”, Romania has emerged as winner of the 2023 BeSafeNet Olympiad held on 10 March. Team Amigos III from Geitonas School, Greece and the Green Team from 40 Secondary School “Louis Pasteur”, Bulgaria came second and third. 174 secondary schools...
BeSafeNet Olympiad Award Ceremony
The Award Ceremony was held at the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on 27 September to celebrate the winning performances of the laureates of the 2022 BeSafeNet Olympiad. The three teams from Secondary schools in the EUR-OPA members states: team Minelescu GEOsmart, Romania (1st), team Iliosporoi,...
BeSafeNet 2022 Olympiad Results!
Team Minulescu GEOsmart from National College “Ion Minulescu”, Romania has won the BeSafeNet 2022 Olympiad. Team Iliosporoi from Geitonas School, Greece and team Zamolxis from Colegiul Economic Delta Dunarii, Romania came second and third. A total of 212 teams from 122 secondary schools in 11...
BeSafeNet 2022 Olympiad
Secondary schools from the member States of the European and Mediterranean Major Hazards Agreement (EUR-OPA) will take part in the fourth international "Olympiad" which is an online competition on “Better knowledge against disasters” scheduled for 18 February 2022 at 09.00 CET. More than 200...
BeSafeNet 2021 Olympiad Award Ceremony
The BeSafeNet 2021 Olympiad Award Ceremony was held via videoconference on Wednesday 26 May. The top three teams were Terra Blue, "Gheorghe Lazar" National College, Bucharest, Romania (1st), High School Mate Blažine, Labin, Croatia (2nd) and Detectives of Hazards, Liceul Regina Maria, Dorohoi,...
BeSafeNet Editorial Board Meeting
The BeSafeNet Editorial Board met via videoconference on 11 May to review the 2021Olympiad. The Board also discussed ways to improve the Olympiad experience and update the existing content on the BeSafeNet website. The new topics for the 2022 Olympiad will be confirmed in September. One of the...
BeSafeNet Olympiad Results are in!
Team Terra Blue from Gheorghe Lazar National College, Romania have emerged as winners of the 2021 BeSafeNet Olympiad. Team Labin from High School Mate Blazine, Croatia and team Detectives of Hazards from Romania came second and third. 138 teams from 12 countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia,...
2021 Olympiad registration
Registration is now open for the 2021 Olympiad! All secondary schools in the EUR-OPA member states are invited to participate in this competition which is scheduled for 19 February 2021 at 09:00 GMT. The 2021 Olympiad will focus on 5 topics as follows: Landscape fires Chemical emergencies Sea...
The 2020 BeSafeNet Award Ceremony
The three winning teams from Secondary schools in the EUR-OPA members states; team Teal, Greece (1st), team Knowledge Knights, Romania (2nd) and team Green Team, Bulgaria (3rd) and their teachers as well as the EUR-OPA secretariat participated in this event. The teams successfully competed...
A new BeSafeNet leaflet
The leaflet is specifically designed with the BeSafeNet audience in mind - teachers and pupils aged 11-16. In addition to English, the leaflet is also available in French and Russian. BeSafeNet leaflet In English BeSafeNet leaflet in French BeSafeNet leaflet in Russian