At the summit of Europe’s best talents in mathematics, computer science, natural sciences and technology (MINT), which took place from September 9th to 14th in Katowice, Poland, three current winning projects from Jugend Innovativ für Österreich were also represented. The project “Investigation of DSSC efficiency with natural dyes and tandem structure” by Lamia Music was able to prevail against around 150 young researchers between the ages of 14 and 20 from almost 40 countries and took first place alongside the USA, Poland and Bulgaria . Price for Austria.
Austria was represented by three project teams or five young scientists from Burgenland (HTBLA Eisenstadt), Carinthia (HTL Mössingerstraße) and Vienna (Bernoulligymnasium). The Austrian participants qualified to take part in the EUCYS 2024 through their respective wins in their categories (SUSTAINABILITY, ENGINEERING I, SCIENCE) at the Jugend Innovativ Federal Final 2024.
1st prize goes to Vienna
The project “Investigation of DSSC efficiency with natural dyes and tandem structure“ from Vienna’s Bernoulligymnasium was able to convince the jury and was one of 4 winning teams to win 1st prize for Austria. The 1st prize is worth EUR 7,000. The project was also able to secure an honorary prize and thus participation in the London International Youth Science Seminar:
- Study of DSSC efficiency with natural dyes and tandem structure (Lamia Music): The Viennese high school student from Bernoulligymnasium Lamia Music is working on the Grätzel cell, which turns light into electricity. Natural colors make the process more sustainable and the right combinations of two make it more efficient.
Around 150 young researchers between the ages of 14 and 20 from almost 40 countries took part in the competition. The awards ceremony took place on September 13th at the Silesian Museum in Katowice, with projects being honored in four categories. Information about the competition and the prize winners can be found at https://eucyskatowice2024.eu/ be retrieved.
EUCYS 2024 was organized by the European Commission in collaboration with the Silesian University of Katowice and the Polish Children’s Fund. The aim of EUCYS is to promote the ideals of collaboration and exchange by and between young scientists.
To the presentations of all Austrian projects.
Starting in October: Registration phase for the 38th Youth Innovative Competition
The registration phase for Austria’s smartest school competition starts in October 2024. We are once again looking for the best projects from students and apprentices aged 15-20 in the categories Design, Engineering I & II, Entrepreneurship, ICT & Digital, Science and Sustainability.
Become part of the JI community now – the registration phase runs until November 30, 2024!
All information about the competition will be available soon www.jugendinnovativ.at available.
About Youth Innovative
Jugend Innovativ is carried out on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Labor and Economic Affairs (BMAW), the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research (BMBWF) as well as the Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) and Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (aws) handled. So far, over 11,800 project teams have taken part in the competition. The competition is successfully accompanied on an ongoing basis by workshop offerings and qualification measures (such as strengthening the entrepreneurial spirit, advice on protecting innovation, etc.) for students and teachers.