Dr. Jelena Vladić, young talented scientist from Serbia and former member of the Faculty of Technology, University of Novi Sad, currently working at NOVA School of Science and Technology, University NOVA, Lisbon, Portugal, received the prestigious UNESCO-Al Fozan International Prize for the Promotion of Young Scientists in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in 2023. Overall five talented scientists from Argentina, Cameroon, China, Egypt and Serbia, were promoted at the ceremony held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France.