On 3-4 April 2025, the next edition of this year’s Hackathon GBS took place at the Socio-Economic Innovation Cluster Zablocie on 20.22 – an event that develops creativity, teamwork skills, and entrepreneurial spirit among students of the Krakow University of Economics.
The event is organised by Agnieszka Pacut, Ph.D., and Anna Mirzyńska from the Krakow University of Economics, with the support of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Innovation of the Municipality of Krakow and the participation of companies from the sector of Global Business Services.
A hackathon is a space for intensive work on ideas for your own business. Mentors from the public, private, and non-governmental sectors supported the students with their knowledge and experience, inspiring them to create projects that really respond to social needs.
We thank the mentors and jurors for their commitment:
- Anna Mirzyńska, Krakow University of Economics
- Agnieszka Pacut, Krakow University of Economics
- Marek Ćwiklicki, Krakow University of Economics
- Wioleta Gałat, Krakow University of Economics
- Marek Oramus, Krakow University of Economics
- Bartosz Dasios, Municipality of Krakow
- Paweł Majka, Municipality of Krakow
- Janusz Grabiasz, Municipality of Krakow
- Karol Papciak, Genpact
- Łukasz Mikołajczak, Genpact
- Patryk Douglas, Cisco
- Kaja Magiera, Kimberly-Clark
- Maria Czarniecka, Kimberly-Clark
- Ewa Krawiec, HEINEKEN Krakow
- Marta Kosińska, HEINEKEN Krakow
- Elżbieta Klamra, HEINEKEN Krakow
- Joanna Topolska, HEINEKEN Krakow
- Marta Kosińska, HEINEKEN Krakow
- Eliza Willim, HEINEKEN Kraków
- Ewa Krawiec, HEINEKEN Krakow
- Krzysztof Glomb, AbbVie
- Barbara Bartus, Zurich Insurance Ltd.
- Maria Musiał, Zurich Insurance Ltd.
- Anna Strojny, Zurich Insurance Ltd.
- Joanna Włodarska, Zurich Insurance Ltd.
Many thanks to Dorota Bentke, from the Department of Public Management of the KUE for her help and support in organising the event!
Intensive work, enthusiasm, and ambition filled the hall for several days! Among 11 groups, 3 winning projects were selected:
1st place: Outfitter: Julia Hyrc, Joanna Krogulec, Wojciech Łudzik, Maria Wojtaszczyk
2nd place: Śpiucholandia: Victoria Gomółka, Aleksandra Łyszczarz, Bartłomiej Ogrodnik, Justyna Podgórska, Emilia Świątek
3rd place: Ekodolewka Zuzanna Kołcon, Klaudia Olszewska, Agnieszka Pomarańska, Magdalena Róg
Congratulations to the students’ commitment and innovative ideas!
The prizes were funded by the Municipality of Krakow and following companies: Cisco, Jacobs, Zurich Insurance Ltd., Kimberly-Clark, Heineken Krakow. Thank you very much!
The idea of inclusive entrepreneurship provides a broader background for the Hackaton GBS 2025. The initiative is part of the activities of the Inclusive and Sustainable Innovation Hub: https://biznes.uek.krakow.pl/dla-pracodawcow/hub-innowacji-spolecznych-i-zrownowazonych/ launched in 2024, a platform that supports the implementation of innovative solutions in the area of social and inclusive entrepreneurship. It was established as part of the international project Transnational Action to Advance Skills and Competences for Inclusive Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation – TASK4ISI.
More about the event in the article: https://uek.krakow.pl/artykuly/studenci/hackaton-gbs-2025-maraton-mlodych-innowatorow-w-krakowie
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