On Saturday, 17 January 2025, a business project pitching event was held, featuring projects developed by participants of the “Youth and Business” Business School and further refined through mentoring support.
Approximately 20 participants took part in the event, including senior secondary school pupils, college students, and lecturers.
The participants presented business projects in the following areas: provision of architectural project presentation services, development of a freelance platform, launch of a self-service laundry and cleaning space, production and sale of chitosan derived from insects, and a mechanical service for car repair and maintenance.
The jury panel consisted of entrepreneurs, business experts, and lecturers involved in the implementation of the Jean Monnet Module.
Following the jury’s voting, the results were as follows:
1st place – the project “Architectural Presentation Studio”, author Daryna Melnyk.
2nd place – the project “Talentify”, author Mykhailo Radko.
3rd place – the project “Clean Club”, authors Alina Avramenko and Alisa Balahurovska and the project “RoachLab”, authors Dmytro Pavliuchenko and Maksym Pshenichnikov.
Nomination “Best Practice-Oriented Project” – “Mechanical Service for Car Repair and Maintenance” (authors: Maksym Hrytsenko, Daniil Yaroshenko, and Illia Yatsenko).
Nomination “Best Innovative Project” – “RoachLab” (authors: Dmytro Pavliuchenko and Maksym Pshenichnikov).
Nomination “Best Resilient Project” – “Clean Club” (authors: Alina Avramenko and Alisa Balahurovska).
We sincerely thank all participants, team leaders, mentors, and jury members for their valuable contributions and active participation in the event.
The event was held within the framework of a European Commission project – the Jean Monnet Module “Youth and Business: EU Practices for Cooperation” (101126538-YouthBEU-ERASMUS-JMO-2023-HEI-TCH-RSCH).
