The new edition of the competition for high schools organised by the Interreg Italy-Slovenia Programme!
This year the competition is part of the Youth4Cooperation brand supported by the European commission and it is sponsored by the Autonomous Region Friuli Venezia Giulia. The initiative aims to engage young people in cooperation and promote awareness of European Union policies that affect citizens' daily lives.
Take a look at the first edition of the competition!
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
High school students from the Programme Area who are attending the final two years.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE:
Student teams composed of up to 6 members must write and present an idea for a cross-border cooperation project on the following topics:
- Environmental education and joint actions for territorial protection
- Sustainable and accessible mobility for young people in cross-border areas
- Strengthening civic participation and the active role of youth
- Intercultural dialogue and social inclusion
- Enhancement of the shared cultural heritage between Italy and Slovenia
Read and download the Guidelines and documents!
TIMELINE:
- 15/11/2025 by 11:59 PM: registration deadline to the e-mail address info.itaslo@regione.fvg.it
- 19/12/2025 by 11:59 PM: deadline fo the submission of the project idea to the e-mail address: info.itaslo@regione.fvg.it
- 17/04/2026: awarding ceremony for the winning team during the event “How Synergies and Complementarities Bridge Europe”, which will take place in Grado (FVG).
PRIZE:
A study visit to Brussels is once again being offered this year. Participating teams will have the opportunity to be awarded a study trip to Brussels, including visits to key European institutions. The visit is tentatively scheduled for the first half of May 2026.
JURY 2025/2026
RANKING OF THE FIRST AND SECOND EVALUATION PHASE:
By the deadline for submitting project ideas, 19 December 2025, we received 13 submissions from 7 schools within the Programme Area. Following a thorough evaluation of all project proposals, the jury established the ranking for the first evaluation phase. As outlined in Section 5 of the competition guidelines, the top 10 teams advanced to the second evaluation phase, which took place in March 2026.
The second evaluation phase concluded with the online meeting held on 9 March 2026, during which the teams presented their project ideas through videos, PowerPoint presentations, or other formats of their choice, showcasing their creativity and innovation. After carefully reviewing all presentations, the jury announced the winners of the second edition of the Students4Cooperation competition:
- FIRST PRIZE: ISIS/DIZ Jožef Stefan - MERITO
- SECOND PRIZE: ISIS/DIZ Jožef Stefan - SAC (Searching Around the Country)
- THIRD PRIZE: ISIS/DIZ Simon Gregorčič - BRIDGES (Building Regional Integration and Development through Governance and Exchange of Solution)
View the ranking of the second phase
AWARDING CEREMONY
On the occasion of the Annual Event of the “Interreg Italy–Slovenia OSI: Synergies and Complementarities bridging Europe” Programme, held in Grado on 16–17 April, the second day was dedicated to young people and to a particularly meaningful moment: the award ceremony of the second edition of Students4Cooperation.
Within this context, the winning students with the project MERITO from class 4KB of ISIS Jožef Stefan in Trieste had the opportunity to present their work and receive the awarded prize: a voucher for a study trip to Brussels.
The event represented an exciting and highly valuable opportunity for the students, who were able to present their project in front of the Managing Authority and Joint Secretariat, Programme beneficiaries, representatives of the European Commission, and other Interreg programmes.
Congratulations to the winners and to the students of the second and third ranked teams, who had the opportunity to take part in the event!
