On Friday, 8 May 2026, during the closing ceremony of the XXXI International EUROWEEK Conference at the University of Economics in Katowice, the winners of the awards for the best projects and posters prepared by international teams of students and academic teachers were announced.
This year’s EUROWEEK took place on 4-8 May 2026 and gathered students and academic staff from many European countries. Throughout the week, participants worked in international teams on research projects addressing contemporary economic and social challenges. The main theme of the event was organizational resilience in the context of dynamic change, including organizational agility, digital transformation, sustainability, entrepreneurship, and the future of work.
EUROWEEK is a recurring conference organized continuously since 1995 within the PRIME Networking network. Its concept combines international student collaboration with competition for the best research projects, which are then presented before an international jury. In 2026, the University of Economics in Katowice hosted the event for the third time - after the 2005 and 2015 editions.
Awards were granted in three project areas: Project Paper, Poster Pitch, and Project Presentation. Evaluation criteria included academic and analytical quality, structure and style, critical approach, use of sources, poster attractiveness, verbal and non-verbal communication, teamwork, audience interaction, and effective time management.
EUROWEEK 2026 winners
In the Project Paper category, first place went to "Learning Faster Than Change: Absorptive Capacity and the Future of Work", prepared by a team from ECAM Brussels Engineering School, Democritus University of Thrace, and VIKO Vilniaus Kolegija. Second place was awarded to "3D Printing: turning plastic waste into creation", and third place to "Bending Without Breaking: Employee Resilience and Coping Strategies in a Changing World".
In the Poster Pitch category, first prize went to "Building Resilient Entrepreneurs: Key Dimensions of Startup Survival and Gamified Learning in Preparing for Uncertain Futures". The winning team included representatives from FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, University of Lille, and the University of Economics in Katowice: Olivia Woldeyes and Stanisław Polko, supervised by prof. dr. hab. Wojciech Dyduch and dr Magdalena Dominiczewska. Second place went to "Resilient Human Resources: Shaping the Future Professional Profile", and third place to "Multiuse Resilient Wind Turbine".
In the Project Presentation category, three first prizes were awarded across thematic tracks: "Global Teams Organizational Resilience, Productivity, Innovation" (Track 1), "Bending Without Breaking: Employee Resilience and Coping Strategies in a Changing World" (Track 2), and "Multiuse Resilient Wind Turbine" (Track 3).
The ceremony concluded an intensive week of collaboration, knowledge exchange, and international teamwork. Congratulations to all winners and their academic supervisors, with best wishes for continued success in research development and cooperation within the PRIME Networking community.
Join us