Accordion students of the Faculty of Arts in Niš won 8 first prizes and two laureates t four international accordion festivals in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Croatia

Drago Garić, a master student in the class of prof. Nikola Peković won at XIII International Accordion Festival AKORDEON ART plus in Sarajevo, held from 30^th May to 2^nd June. Drago was declared laureate in the student category in a competition of 30 competitors. In addition to the title of laureate in Sarajevo, he also won I prize at VIII EUFONIA International Accordion Festival in Novi Sad, which took place from 14^th to 21^st May. Veljko Milojković, a master student in the class of prof. MA Miljan Bjeletić won at XIII International Music Festival Harmonika fest harmonica in Tivat, held from 25^th to 27^th May. He was declared laureate in the student category. Veljko also won first prizes at international festivals: XIII AKORDEON ART plus in Sarajevo and VIII EUFONIA in Novi Sad. Marija Ratkov, a student of undergraduate academic studies in the class of prof. Nikola Peković won three first prizes at international accordion festivals: XIII AKORDEON ART plus in Sarajevo; ICVI International Meeting of Accordionists in Pula, which took place from 23^rd to 26^th April; VIII EUPHONIA in Novi Sad. Stefan Dimitrijević, a student of undergraduate academic studies in the class of prof. Miljan Bjeletić, MA, won I prize at International Accordion Festival AKORDEON ART plus in Sarajevo.