Rijeka School Introduces English-Language Instruction: Here's How Much the IB Program Costs Per Year
Meanwhile, Tesla Releases FSD Safety Data: 5.2 Times Safer Than Human Driving
Meanwhile, Tesla Releases FSD Safety Data: 5.2 Times Safer Than Human Driving
The "Nikola Tesla" Elementary School in Rijeka is launching a trial year of the international IB MYP program in English this autumn, confirmed for Novi list by Principal Tatjana Bandera Mrakovčić. The school obtained candidate status two years ago, and after receiving approval from the Ministry of Science, Education, and Youth and expanding its activities, enrollment will remain open until the end of September 2026.
According to the principal, it is currently certain that two class sections will be opened, but they plan for two to four, depending on the final number of applications. In its first year, the program is intended for students from fifth to eighth grade, and by next year it should also be available for lower grades. Enrollment is permanently open because the program is tailored to foreign citizens who arrive in Rijeka throughout the year, but Croatian students are also showing interest.
"Enrollment in the program is actually constantly open because it's an elementary school program in English, suitable for foreign citizens, and foreigners arrive in Rijeka all year round. We're currently certain we'll open two class sections, with the most interest from fifth and eighth graders, and in the first year the program will be implemented for students from fifth to eighth grade," Bandera Mrakovčić stated for Novi list.
The school board set the annual tuition at 8,000 euros, with the City of Rijeka agreeing to this amount. This fee covers textbooks for required subjects, part of teachers' salaries, student meals, out-of-classroom learning (one one-day and one multi-day trip), theater subscriptions, and tickets for cinema, museums, and exhibitions. Other additional costs are also included in the price. The IB program is designed to be inquiry-based and transdisciplinary, aiming for students to develop knowledge, skills, and openness to the world through reflection on their own learning.
While the Rijeka school bears the name of the famous inventor, the American company of the same name, Tesla, released safety data on its Full Self-Driving Supervised system on July 28, 2026, via its Twitter profile. According to the subsidiary Tesla Europe, Middle East & Africa, over the past four months, FSD Supervised was 5.2 times safer than manual driving, covering 65 million kilometers across five European Union countries.
Commentator Eric Berger shared his personal experience, which Tesla later reposted: "This is also my experience. I almost exclusively 'drive' on FSD, without incidents, and the feeling is extraordinary. I told my father, who will soon turn 80, that his next car must have this technology for driving and navigation." Berger's statement came as a reaction to an article in The Detroit News, shared by Sawyer Merritt, highlighting that older individuals are increasingly using Tesla's hands-free FSD system to maintain their independent mobility.
"Determined to maintain their individual transportation independence, they are using Tesla's hands-free FSD system as a driver assist," reads an excerpt from The Detroit News, which Merritt described as a "fantastic article."
Both events-the educational step forward in Rijeka and Tesla's impressive safety data-unfold under the same symbolic name, connecting the Croatian education system with global technological innovation.
