The European “Oscars” of Student Entrepreneurship 2025 by Junior Achievement will be awarded in Greece
In July, the heart of European student and youth entrepreneurship will beat in Athens as Junior Achievement Greece will host for the first time the largest Festival & Competition of Youth Entrepreneurship in Europe, JA Europe/Gen-E 2025. From July 1 to 3, 2025, Athens will host more than 1,000 visitors from 40 European countries, with […]
Ten Finalists, One Winner: Foodathon 2024 Drives Food System Solutions
13 November, 2024 JA Europe, JA Africa and EIT Food are proud to announce the winners of Foodathon 2024, an event uniting African and European students to address global agri-food challenges. After four weeks of ideation and collaboration, CarbonTrail from Slovakia and Ivory Coast emerged as the champion, impressing the judges with their innovative solution […]
Gen-E 2024 Winners Announced!
Gen-E 2024 European Entrepreneurship Festival winners announced in Catania, Italy [Catania, 4 July 2024] On 4 July, Europe’s largest Festival of Youth Entrepreneurship #Gen_E wrapped up in Catania with a final Awards Ceremony announcing winners of Europe’s leading competition for the best JA Company and Start Up 2024. We were honoured of the message of […]
European youth elevate their communities through entrepreneurship
Team Devecol from Slovakia wins Re-Power Your Future Award by UniCredit Foundation at Gen-E 2024 in Catania, Sicily Catania, 5 July 2024 Twelve students from a secondary technical school in Bratislava, Slovakia, have been honored with the UniCredit Foundation Re-Power Your Future Award for their impactful business project. Their junior company, Devecol, has successfully developed […]
JA Isle of Man’s Winners for Gen-E 2024 are Announced!
“We are an Isle of Man based company with the aim of instilling confidence and increasing inclusivity within the visually impaired community. Our product, the SensoGuard smart glove, along with its innovative design, software and elegance is capable of detecting above the belt hazards, currently and most importantly being the world’s first navigation aid equipped […]
JA Europe’s TOP 32 schools: Introducing the winners of The Entrepreneurial School Awards 2024!
JA Europe and Intel are proud to announce the winners of The Entrepreneurial School Awards 2024. The winning schools are recognized for their exceptional commitment to entrepreneurship education at primary and secondary levels as well as in vocational education, empowering the generation of innovators and leaders. This year, a total of 32 schools across Europe […]
JA Spain’s Winners for Gen-E 2024 are Announced!
Send by Bus, from SAFA Écija (Seville), and Solaris Vita, from the Carlos III University of Madrid, will represent Spain at GEN-E 2024. Send by Bus is an app that converts each city bus stop into a package pickup point. Thanks to the use of AI, customers receive their orders at their preferred bus stop. […]
Fortfull Group From Ogre Technical School Has Won The Right To Rrepresent Latvia
Student company Fortfull Group from Ogre Technical School has won the right to represent Latvia at the #GEN-E Europe competition in Italy. The students have created a socially responsible product – an innovative wristwatch for the visually impaired and people with functional disabilities. The watch has an SOS button with a recording function, a remote […]
Hot Weather at GEN-E Festival Will Be Cooled Down by ZeroBath from JA Estonia
JA Estonia is excited to announce that Italian hot weather at GEN-E festival will be cooled down by ZeroBath. Five young gentlemen have put a lot of effort into product development throughout the school year, made several sales and are now ready to introduce high quality ice baths to Europe. Ice baths help to improve […]
“Smartway” from Vilnius Gediminas Technical Engineering Lyceum Will Represent JA Lithuania at Gen-E !
On May 17th Lithuania had selected the best student company of the year. Out of the 55 best student companies from all around the country, and at least four strong leading student companies, “Smartway” from Vilnius Gediminas Technical Engineering Lyceum was announced the winner of the first place. The company, created by 5 boys, had […]
