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Finland’s Top Student Companies Announced at the 2026 Uskalla Yrittää Final

At the Uskalla Yrittää (Dare to Try) national final held in Helsinki on 28–29 April 2026, two outstanding student companies were named Finland’s best student companies and will represent the

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EcoBloom will be Representing JA Macedonia at Gen-E 2026

The winning team impressed the jury with their innovative 3D biodegradable car freshener containing a seed 🌱 — a product designed not to create waste, but to create life. By

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Moore UB will be Representing JA Norway at Gen-E 2026

Moore UB is developing a new technology to reduce overconsumption and unnecessary costs in the maritime industry through digital rope identification. Today, ropes are often discarded because they cannot be

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Þekktu landið will be Representing JA Iceland at Gen-E 2026

JA Iceland had their finals on the 28th of April. The winners are five girls from Commercial College of Iceland with their company Þekktu landið! The company produces an educational

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Heatify will be Representing JA Latvia at Gen-E 2026

Heatify is a student company from Daugavpils developing residential heating systems with integrated Bitcoin miners. Their hydro-cooled solution is built around a home heating and hot water system, where a

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Innovation for Safer Nights Out: HerShield Named JA Cyprus CP Winner 2026

HerShield is a discreet and elegantly designed lip-gloss–style case, created with a clear and purposeful mission: to enhance women’s safety in critical moments. Within its refined exterior, it houses drink-testing

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Livia Crowned JA Cyprus Start Up Winner 2026

LIVIA is building an intelligent agriculture platform that combines satellite observations, autonomous drones, and AI-driven analytics. By integrating multispectral drone imagery with satellite time series, the platform delivers actionable insights

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Lipigo is the National Winner of JA Slovakia

The title of Slovakia’s Best Student Company for the 2025–2026 school year was awarded to the Lipigo team from Poštová 9 Grammar School in Košice, which impressed the jury with

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Cuan will Represent JA Ireland at Gen-E 2026

Team Cuan from the Gaoth Dobhair Gaeltacht in Co Donegal are preparing to take their business idea to Riga, Latvia this summer after winning the All-Ireland Young Entrepreneurs from the

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RECAF will Represent JA Hungary at Gen-E 2026

The final of the National Student Entrepreneurship Competition of JA Hungary took place last week! At the opening, Balázs Toldi, Head of Corporate Business at UniCredit Bank, welcomed the teams,

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SOLACE: Closing the Safety Gap for Marginalized Communities

SOLACE is an interactive mobile application developed to enhance urban safety for women and the LGBTQIA+ community by mapping high-risk areas based on anonymous user experiences. The app offers specialized

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Revitalize from Isle of Man Crowned HSBC Student Company of the Year

Re-Vitalize from Isle of Man have been named HSBC Student Company of the Year, with their team impressing judges with an innovative all-natural soil enhancer made from waste coffee grounds

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