Harun Hindija, with an average grade of 10 (A), is one of the five best students who graduated in the academic year 2014/2015 at the University of Sarajevo. Born in Visoko, after finishing elementary school this talented young man enrolled in the Turkish-Bosnian College in Sarajevo, and then in the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. He is currently a master studies student at the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, in the department of Theoretical Computer Science.
You have graduated with an average grade of 10 (A) and you are one of the five best students who graduated in the academic year 2014/2015 at the University of Sarajevo. What are your plans after graduation?
As I already said, I enrolled in master studies, at the same time I am a demonstrator at my faculty. Moreover, I teach mathematics to talented mathematicians in Bosna Sema educational institutions.
In any event, I will stay in Bosnia and Herzegovina; I have no intention of leaving my country. I think I can make progress here. I love watching how things are changing for the better, to participate in development, and it seems to me that it is happening here,” Hindija highlighted.
Unfortunately, many of your peers decide to leave Bosnia and Herzegovina and find a job somewhere else. What do you think about that?
Of course, I believe it is a great pity that young people are leaving our country, but we cannot judge their move if they cannot find a job here. However, I would like to stress that the situation is not that bad here, but that we are pessimists. The information technologies sector is a positive example, recording increase every year, and we surely need a lot of quality young people there.
While you were a student at Turkish-Bosnian College, you won a silver medal at the International Olympiad of Mathematicians that was held in Argentina. This was not the only award you received. Did those awards open many doors to you?
My awards have certainly helped me a lot, but I would highlight more the work itself and preparations for competitions, since I made a lot of progress through that. Namely, there are high school Olympiads in math, physics, informatics, and I would recommend to all those who notice that they have talent for something to compete; awards can help them in life afterwards, and they will especially benefit from that by making progress.
You graduated from Turkish-Bosnian College in Sarajevo, and went to the first competition in math from the desk of this educational institution. Can you tell us something more about that period?
I have only the most beautiful words to describe my college period. A lot of wonderful moments, I made a lot of friends there, I enjoyed it. On the other side, I was given an opportunity to make progress, and it is possible that my crucial choice was precisely the choice of high school.
Due to an average grade of 10 (A), Hindija received a Golden Badge, as recognition from the University of Sarajevo. Hindija says there is no secret for achieving such success; he is sure that work and effort are the only way towards that goal.
Interview by Zejna Y
