Junior Achievement Austria presented the best student ideas

During the 2025/2026 school year, 603 Junior Companies were set up in Austria, involving around 5,700 pupils. At a nationwide competition organised by Junior Achievement Austria, nine regional winners presented their companies to a panel of experts and a packed auditorium.

Impressions

In the special category ‘EIT Manufacturing Award’, the Slovak student company Nimaya, from this year’s cohort of Junior Achievement Slovensko, was also nominated. The SK-AT cross-border network is getting stronger

The category was moderated by Markus Kleinfercher of EIT Manufacturing East: “We are delighted about our long-standing partnership with Junior Achievement and the opportunity to support young talent from Austria and Slovakia in our Twin City project.”

Twin City Future Innovation Manufacturing Hub is a project within the Interreg Slovakia-Austria programme co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.