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UniLodz Ideathon 2026 – Final of the 4th Edition Behind Us!

We got to know the winners of the 4th edition of the UniLodz Ideathon on Friday, 22 May 2026. During the event, eight teams composed of students and doctoral students from Łódź universities worked on solutions addressing key social and environmental challenges submitted by external partners: Nordea, Commerzbank, Żabka Group, the City of Łódź Office, the Municipal Library in Łódź, the University of Lodz and the Municipal Cleaning Company. The solutions were then presented to the audience and evaluated by the Ideathon Jury. Authors of the highest-rated concepts received financial prizes as well as the Audience Award.

Opublikowano: 09 June 2026

Free your mind and make an impact!

Ideathon is not only a competition, but above all a story about a young generation that wants to have a real impact on the surrounding world and actively co-create the future of the city and organisations by combining student, business and local government perspectives.

This year’s edition stood out for the very high quality of the projects presented, the creativity of the participants and the exceptionally even level of competition. We would like to warmly congratulate all teams on their inspiring ideas, commitment and professional presentations prepared during the finale.

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Winners of this year’s UniLodz Ideathon

1st place (prize of PLN 12,000), challenge by the University of Lodz:

Karol Strasburger of communication: how should a university communicate with students so that both sides are well informed and satisfied?

Team members: Adrian Kucharski, Weronika Różycka, Alina Slobodenyuk, Karina Hmyza, Wiktoria Wośko, Zohra Bouaouda

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2nd place (prize of PLN 10,000), challenge by the City of Łódź Office:

How can the image of working in the public sector be transformed and made the “first choice” for ambitious graduates?

Team members: Wojciech Jurczyński, Ewelina Pilatowicz, Julia Garnysz, Kamil Piotrowski, Alexandr Vassilyonok, Paulina Łataś 

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3rd place (prize of PLN 8,000), challenge by Żabka Group:

How everyday choices can influence the reduction of food waste – design a social, educational or technological solution supporting the reduction of food waste among consumers and retail sector employees.

Team members: Karol Pawelczyk, Sofiia Fedoriuk, Jakub Rozmarynowski, Julia Gałuszka, Mateusz Bieńkowski, Ewelina Stefańskaosoby studiujące podczas finału Ideatnonu 2026osoby studiujące podczas finału Ideatnonu 2026

We would like to sincerely thank all participants and partners for taking part in this year’s edition of the UniLodz Ideathon and for jointly creating a space for innovative solutions and cooperation between the academic community and the socio-economic environment.

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Source and Edit: Education and Student Affairs Centre, University of Lodz

Published: Joanna Wierzbowska

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