{"id":5193,"date":"2025-02-24T10:40:57","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T09:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/career-mainfranken.com\/nicht-kategorisiert\/creative-minds-honored-jugend-forscht-award-ceremony-in-bad-kissingen\/"},"modified":"2025-08-14T09:08:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T07:08:01","slug":"creative-minds-honored-jugend-forscht-award-ceremony-in-bad-kissingen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/career-mainfranken.com\/en\/news-events\/creative-minds-honored-jugend-forscht-award-ceremony-in-bad-kissingen\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative Minds Honored: Jugend Forscht Award Ceremony in Bad Kissingen"},"content":{"rendered":"

Great excitement prevailed at the ceremonial award ceremony of the 41st regional competition “Jugend forscht” Unterfranken in Bad Kissingen. The Region Mainfranken GmbH invited over 400 guests to the closing event of the two-day competition last Friday afternoon in the Wandelhalle of the Regentenbau. <\/p>\n

District Administrator Thomas Bold, in his capacity as shareholder of Region Mainfranken GmbH, together with Bettina Gardenne, Managing Director of Region Mainfranken GmbH, Dr. Robert Christoph, Ministerial Commissioner for the Gymnasiums in Lower Franconia, and Heiko Br\u00fcckner from the Government of Lower Franconia, presented the winner’s certificates to the proud prize winners.<\/p>\n

In her speech, Bettina Gardenne emphasized the importance of the competition for promoting young talent in the region and thanked the city of Bad Kissingen for its excellent local support. This year again, the competition could count on the generous support of numerous companies and institutions. The sponsors included, among others, Gl\u00f6ckle Holding GmbH, HESCURO, IHK W\u00fcrzburg-Schweinfurt, Labor LS SE Co. KG, Schaeffler Technologies AG Co. KG, the Sparkassen-Bezirksverband Unterfranken, VDI, Bavaria Yachtbau GmbH, Fr\u00e4nkische, IFSYS Integrated Feeding Systems GmbH, Pickel Partner mbB, Va-Q-Tec, ZF Friedrichshafen, Oswald and VR Bank Genossenschaft. <\/p>\n

The competition mode distinguishes between two age categories: “Jugend forscht Junior” for students from the 4th grade and “Jugend forscht” for young people between 15 and 21 years old. The seven subject areas include the world of work, biology, chemistry, geo- and space sciences, mathematics\/computer science, physics, and technology. A jury consisting of representatives from schools, universities, and businesses evaluated the submitted projects based on content, conceptual, and design criteria. The young researchers presented their work at specially designed exhibition stands and provided exciting insights into their research results. <\/p>\n

Alexander Pabst, head of the regional competition, emphasized the importance of the committed support from school administrations, supervising teachers, and the jury. Their voluntary commitment is an essential component of “Jugend forscht” and a crucial incentive for students to engage with scientific questions. <\/p>\n

The following projects were awarded as winners by the jury and have qualified for the state competitions “Jugend forscht” and “Jugend forscht Junior”:<\/p>\n

JUGEND FORSCHT JUNIOR: <\/strong><\/p>\n