The 17th Croatian Symposium on Physics Education was held in Osijek from 26 to 28 February 2025. For the past 34 years, the symposium has been bringing together physics professionals on a biennial basis. The event was organized by the Croatian Physical Society in cooperation with the Department of Physics, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, the Association of Physicists Osijek, the Physical Society Split, and the Agency for Education and Training.

This year’s symposium gathered around 200 participants—primary and secondary school teachers, researchers, and university professors—with the aim of strengthening collaboration and connections across all levels of the education system. The program focused on topics related to the improvement and modernization of physics education, including examples of good teaching practice, assessment and achievement of learning outcomes, innovative approaches and modern technologies in teaching, inquiry-based learning, interdisciplinary aspects of physics, and the professional development of teachers.

Invited speakers included Prof. Rajka Jurdana Šepić (Faculty of Physics, University of Rijeka), Assoc. Prof. Maja Planinić (Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb), and Assoc. Prof. Ana Sušac (Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing, University of Zagreb), who presented recent developments in physics education research and methodology.

During the three days of the symposium, 43 presentations, 21 workshops, and 19 posters were delivered. More information is available on the symposium’s website.