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unIon of croatIan

Innovators hosted

the physIcal InnovatIons event

The 18th International Exhibition of 2020 by Union Of Croatian Innovators (UIH).
Inventions, ARCA 2020 was held in Zagreb This year’s installment of the exhibition was
17 – 15. October 2020 traditionally supported by the Ministries of
Economy and Sustainable Development,
ARCA 2020, The 18. International Exhibition Ministry of Science and Education, the
of Inventions under the auspices of the Croatian Chamber of Economy, and the
President of the Republic of Croatia, Mr. Zoran University of Zagreb of special notice is that
Milanovic, was held in Zagreb 17 – 15. October this year’s ARCA, although held in a somewhat
reduced format, still took place like in the
years before in the spaces of the National and
University Library. This year, the organization
and logistics were additionally challenged by
the pervasive conditions of safety procedures
dictated by the COVID19- pandemic. Having
in mind that ARCA 2020 is listed as one of the
Main IFIA Events, the number of presented
innovations was significant, presented both
by domestic Croatian inventors as well as
international ones, mainly from Slovenia,
Serbia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iran, Turkey,
Northern Macedonia, China, and Poland.
In total, more than 200 innovations were
exhibited, with the majority aimed at
prevention or fight against the Corona
epidemic.
A marked number of innovations presented
was contributed by youth, comprising
students of technical secondary education
institutions, as well as university students. For
the youth, including the youngest group of
elementary school age, ARCA 2020 featured a

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