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These are the winners of the enlightED Awards!

The enlightED Awards recognise the best practices in the world of entrepreneurship and educational innovation. These awards give the participants the opportunity to share with the rest of the educational community the latest projects in education and digital innovation in response to the situation caused by Covid-19.

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Entrepreneurship Category (startups)

Open for registration
until August 2

Educational Innovation Categories

Open for registration
until September 19

These are the categories you can participate in:

Newly created companies, startups and entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Corporate training, lifelong education, upskilling and permanent formal and non-formal training.

Universities, Vocational Training and higher education institutions.

Primary, Secondary and Post-compulsory Secondary Education schools and projects.

Awards

In the Entrepreneurship category, 10 finalists will be selected who will win the following package, to be used at South Summit 2021:

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Pitch: presentation to top international investors, the media and leading communication companies.

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1:1 meetings and matchmaking with investors and large corporations

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FundBook: access to the list of investors attending the event.

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Mentoring

Also, from these finalists one winner will be selected to receive a full grant for one of the High Impact Online Programs run by IE University, valued at €1,950.

In the other Educational Innovation categories (Corporate training, lifelong education, upskilling and permanent training; Universities, Vocational Training and higher education institutions; Primary, Secondary and Post-compulsory Secondary Education schools and projects), three awards will be granted in each category:

First Prize: €2,000 and a full grant for one of the High Impact Online Programs run by IE University, valued at €1,950;

Second Prize: €1,500€; and Third Prize: €1,000.

enlightED Awards 2021 winners

With more than 700 candidacies received from more than 15 different countries, the winners of the fourth edition of the enlightED Awards are:

In the category 'Newly created companies, startups and entrepreneurship ecosystems':

Número 01

SYMBA

USA

Comprehensive platform that helps organisations streamline the management of their talent development programmes, gathering key metrics for their success and creating scorecards in order to monitor the long-term impact of the programmes.

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In the category 'Corporate training, lifelong learning, upskilling and continuous training':

Número 01

Brasil

Project created with the aim of promoting digital inclusion through the integration of technology into basic public education. 2. Hacking for

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Número 02

Spain

Annual Hackathon during which professionals from the IT sector, students and people of any age with no IT knowledge mix to solve social problems through technology.

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Número 03

Spain

Programming club to inspire technology vocations among students aged 7 to 17, with a special emphasis on vocations for girls.

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In the category 'Universities, Vocational Training and higher education institutions':

Número 01

Colombia

Agronomic Engineering Programme involving the generation of educational and productive opportunities for young people in rural sectors, with little or no economic resources affected by violence.

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Número 02

Spain

Technology and design laboratory that breathes life into ideas. Students do the final project their degree or work experience associated with projects in robotics, IoT or 3D printing, while receiving cross-cutting training in eco-design, ethics and communication.

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Número 03

Spain

Gamification programme based on magic aimed at the development of Digital Competency during the initial training stage of teachers.

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In the category 'Primary, Secondary and Post-compulsory Secondary Education schools and projects'.

Número 01

Colombia

This project was born with the aim of reducing the social divide between the urban and rural sector through the creation of STEM community vegetable gardens to contribute to food security along the paths of San Francisco, Santa Inés and Holanda In the town of Pitalito Huila, in Colombia.

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Número 02

Colombia

Experience that supports the life project of students through Information and Communication Technologies, respecting the environment and using innovation as a means so that students may attain their goals and enrol in a higher education institute or university.

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Número 03

Spain

Design and development of business and social projects in centres that form part of the EDUCSI network, combining entrepreneurship and creation with Innovation and Technology.

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Awards

All the winners will be able to benefit from a scholarship to study one of the High Impact Online Programs delivered by the IE University. Furthermore, the 10 finalists in the entrepreneurship category will have access to presentations before leading international investors and the media, as well as meetings with large corporations and mentoring. In the Educational Innovation categories, there will also be three prizes in each of €2,000, €1,500 and €1,000, respectively.
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