Meet the European Social Innovation Competition 2018 Finalists

European Social Innovation Competition finalists share their thoughts on their projects, their experience of the competition and their hopes for social innovation in Europe.

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The 2018 edition of the European Social Innovation Competition: RE:THINK Local, awarded three 50,000 Euro prizes to the most innovative projects that empower young people in a changing economy.

Out of more than 700 applications from across Europe, 10 entries were selected as finalists, and given an opportunity to pitch their projects live on stage in Brussels.

The full list of finalists and the three chosen winners can be found on the EUSIC website.

Hear from some of the finalists themselves below on their projects, their experience of the competition and their hopes for social innovation in Europe.

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Meet the European Social Innovation Competition 2018 Finalists

Meet the European Social Innovation Competition 2018 Finalists

Career Bus on bringing career orientation to young people living in rural areas

ConnecTech on offering learning opportunities to young people with physical impairments

ScOLARGeno on empowering secondary school students to act against climate change

Ulisse on creating a European digital platform enabling an international network of deaf tour guides

GoFundEd on creating a crowdfunding platform that helps students and teachers launch their own projects