BAUHAUS4EU Photography Contest: Capture the Invisible

The theme of the first edition of the BAUHAUS4EU Photography Contest is "Inclusive Grounds: Stories of Belonging and Resilience." Participants are invited to show how the campuses of our universities reflect the shared values of the alliance: resilience, sustainability, inclusiveness, and beauty. The captured frames can tell a story of community, sensitivity, and strength that emerges from everyday encounters and shared spaces. Each photograph is a step toward a new, open, and beautiful vision of European universities.

Details

Participants
The contest is open to students of the University of Economics in Katowice enrolled in the 2025/2026 academic year.

Jury
The competition will be judged in two stages:

Stage I - Internal:
The jury will include mgr Ilona Ptak, and mgr Barbara Jendrzejczyk.
They will select the best photographs and accompanying stories to be qualified for the second stage of the contest.
Stage II – International (Alliance-wide):
At this stage, the works will be evaluated by a jury composed of representatives and experts from all ten universities of the BAUHAUS4EU Alliance.

Awards

1st Place: Participation in the BAUHAUS4EU Forum 2026 in Katowice + a backpack with gifts + a special promotional campaign featuring the photo and its author, as well as publication on the social media of BAUHAUS4EU partner institutions.
2nd Place: Participation in the BAUHAUS4EU Forum 2026 in Katowice + a backpack with gifts + publication on the BAUHAUS4EU website and social media.
3rd Place: A backpack with gifts + publication on the BAUHAUS4EU website and social media.

Timeline

Submission period: October 20 - November 14, 2025
Announcement of results: December 8, 2025

Submission process:

September 20 - November 14: Open submissions for students
November 15-21: Internal evaluation
November 22 - December 5: International evaluation
December 8: Announcement of winners

Submissions

Entries must be submitted by email. Contest works should be sent from a university email address (submissions from private accounts will not be accepted) to bauhaus4eu@uekat.pl.
Each participant may submit one photograph along with a short description.

Each submission must include:

A photo file
A photo description (prepared and attached in a separate file according to the provided template).

Detailed submission requirements will also be available at: www.bauhaus4.eu and www.ue.katowice.pl/bauhaus4eu.

First stage jury

Ilona Ptak - Journalist at Polish Public Television (TVP) since 2006 (regional program editor, reporter, drone pilot). A graduate of Journalism at the University of Economics in Katowice and the University of Silesia. Since 2021, an academic teacher at the University of Economics in Katowice, in the field of Journalism and Social Communication. The owner of the company "Lotne Media" which produces television reportages, advertising and podcasts. Award-winning in journalistic and film competitions, including the Association of Polish Journalists Award: 1st place of Adolf Bocheński category (2021), distinctions in the "Watergate" category for investigative journalism (2023, 2024); a distinction in the Silesia Press Award (2019), a distinction at the Documentary Film Festival "Nurt" (2021), 2nd prize and double distinction at the Mountain Film Festival "Adrenalinium" (2024, 2023).

Barbara Jendrzejczyk - She began her career in the media in 2006 and has been associated with the Katowice branch of Polish Television (Telewizja Polska) since 2013. She is the author of over 100 social and intervention reports broadcast on TVP1 (“Głębia ostrości”), TVP2 (“Magazyn Ekspresu Reporterów”, “Reporter Polski”), and TVP3 (“Telekurier”). Her work has been repeatedly recognized in nationwide journalism competitions. She is also the author of the program series “Nasze Beskidy.” Barbara is a reporter for the program “Ktokolwiek widział, ktokolwiek wie…” which supports missing persons and their families. She has also produced feature stories for the English-language service of Polish Television, Poland In. She holds degrees in Film and Television Production Management as well as Cultural Studies. She runs her own company, Piszę Składam Pstrykam, specializing in creative production and promotion. She writes articles and scripts, edits films, magazines, and brochures, takes photographs, and designs graphics. Since 2022, she has been a university lecturer at the University of Economics in Katowice, teaching in the field of Journalism and Social Communication. She has held several photography exhibitions and curated the exhibitions “People of the City of Science” and “The Heart of Silesia: People, Places, Generations.” Her passions include dance, photography, and travel.