10th EUSAIR Annual Forum

POPRI EUSAIR Youth, the esteemed international competition fostering entrepreneurial innovation among young talents across the Adriatic-Ionian macro-region, concluded on a high note, celebrating the outstanding achievements of the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Following two days of intense competition and innovation, we are thrilled to announce the winners of the Youth Business Model Competition. The top three teams from both the high school and university categories have demonstrated exceptional creativity, vision, and commitment to addressing societal challenges through entrepreneurial endeavours.

HIGH SCHOOL CATEGORY WINNERS

1st Place:

ReGlass, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Team members: Lidija Volf and Eva Kuruzović

Mentors: Neda Vasić, Suzana Gotovac Atlagić

2nd Place:

Risonic, North Macedonia

Team members: Sara Nikolova, Velincho Kjitanov, Mia Andreeva & Matea Sazdova

Roza Vojnovska & Snezhana Jordanova

Mentors: Gosho Vikentiev

3rd Place:

Smart Net, Slovenia

Team members: Urška Medved, Nika Stepančič

Mentors: Urška Božič

UNIVERSITY STUDENTS CATEGORY WINNERS

1st Place:

INAMINUTE, Serbia

Team members: Miljana Ristic, Anja Gasparevic and Jelisaveta Ikodinovic

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2nd Place:

PEAKBEATS

Team members: Lana Rakovec

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3rd Place:

Inno Go

Team members: Christos Papanastasiou, Stergios Chaitoglou, Emmanouil Doxastakis. Emmanouil Polychronakis, Ioanna Theodosiou

Mentors: Nikolaos Sifakis

AWARD: SMARTCITY HACK – Nova Gorica, 16–17 October 2025

These winning teams have not only showcased their entrepreneurial excellence but have also earned an exclusive opportunity to participate in SMARTCITY HACK, a dynamic innovation hackathon focusing on urban energy transformation.

SMARTCITY HACK will bring together high school and university winning teams to tackle the critical challenge of achieving net-zero buildings and creating smarter, greener cities. Participants will collaborate with industry mentors, technology experts, and policy innovators to prototype solutions that will shape the sustainable urban environments of tomorrow.

Organized by Danfoss Slovenia and supported by SPIRIT Slovenia and the EUSAIR Facility Point, SMARTCITY HACK is part of the Interreg IPA ADRION project and will take place in Nova Gorica, the European Capital of Culture 2025.

"We are immensely proud of all the participants and congratulate the winning teams for their outstanding achievements," said Tanja Kožuh, CEO of Primorska Technology Park, the main organizer of POPRI EUSAIR Youth. "Their innovative ideas and entrepreneurial spirit are truly inspiring and demonstrate the immense potential of youth-led initiatives in driving positive change."

One of the POPRI EUSAIR Youth events was attended by the Minister for cohesion and regional development Dr Aleksander Jevšek. In his speech the invited young people to use EUSAIR as a springboard to acquire new knowledge and broaden their horizons by looking beyond the borders of their countries and then tapping into newly acquired knowledge upon return home. He mentioned that EUSAIR POPRI initiative, is an excellent example of collaboration of young entrepreneurs from the 10 EUSAIR participating countries.

POPRI EUSAIR Youth continues to serve as a catalyst for entrepreneurship and innovation, fostering collaboration and creativity among young talents across the region. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all the winners and express our gratitude to everyone who contributed to the success of this event.

For more info and photo material please contact:

Marjana Simčič Humar

Primorska Technology Park

marjana.simcic@primorski-tp.si

+386 41 840 227