
Prize-giving ceremony to the students winners of the 4th edition of the Ideas Competition “Empreender no Alto Tâmega e Barroso”
On the 9th and 15th of May, the Intermunicipal Community of Alto Tâmega and Barroso (CIMAT) proceeded to deliver the awards to the three winning groups of students of the 4th edition of the Ideas Competition “Empreender no Alto Tâmega e Barroso”.
The Ideas Competition “Empreender no Alto Tâmega e Barroso” is an initiative of CIMAT, in partnership with EHATB – Empreendimentos Hidroelétricos do Alto Tâmega e Barroso, and aims to actively promote the conception and implementation of entrepreneurial initiatives in Alto Tâmega e Barroso which contribute to the development of this territory.
The 4th edition of this contest involved two distinct groups/targets, among them, “Group 2 – Entrepreneur in the Future” directed to young people attending the 10th, 11th, and 12th year of secondary education, in one of the educational establishments of Alto Tâmega e Barroso’s region.
The result of the Roadshow “The Future of the labour market and the entrepreneurial initiative”, which consisted in the realization of divulgation and reflection sessions about the labour market ecosystems of the future and appeal to the presentation of business ideas to this edition of the Ideas Competition, ten business ideas (in the group) were worked in the Bootcamp “To undertake in the future”.
At the end of the training period, the various business ideas were assessed to determine the three winning ideas, with the podium made up as follows
- 1st place – Renewal of the website and promotion of the School – Agrupamento de Escolas Dr. Júlio Martins
- 2nd place – VÁ.PÁ.LEGRE (Halloween Broom – Friday the 13th) – Group of Schools Dr. Bento da Cruz
- 3rd place – Happy Bar (Decorating the school bar with recyclable materials) – Group of Schools Dr. Júlio Martins
The First Executive Secretary of CIMAT, Ramiro Gonçalves, made the question of going to the schools to proceed to the delivery of the prizes to the three groups of students winners of the 4th edition of the Ideas Competition “Empreender no Alto Tâmega e Barroso” and to thank the participation of these. Each one of the elements (18 in total) of the three winning groups was rewarded with a Voucher – Pack Pura Adrenalina, offered by Pena Aventura Park, where are included the activities Fantasticable and Alpine Coaster, two of the main activities of this space.