From Concept to Market: Present Your Creative Industry Project

The first competition level involves the submission of the project solution.

The Judging Committee checks the formal and technical correctness of the application. All application documents must be clear, accurate, and fully completed. The application must include:

• Information about the institution (name, address, city, and country)
• Information about the mentor (first name, surname, email address, and phone number)
• Information about the competitors
• Title of the project solution
• If a co-mentor is included, their personal details must also be provided along with a justification (50 to 100 words) for their involvement.

The submitted title of the project solution cannot be changed during the Competition.

In the first level, competitors can earn up to 10 points. The project solution submission (150 to 400 words) is evaluated according to the following criteria:

• Description of the project solution (up to 4 points)

• Explanation of the connection between the project solution and the chosen theme (up to 3 points)

• Explanation of the connection between the project solution and the creative industry sector(s) (up to 3 points)

The Judging Committee publishes the results of the first competition level, which are sent to the mentor via email. Teams that score 6 or more points qualify for participation in the second level of the Competition.

The second competition level involves the live presentation of the project solution in Osijek (Croatia) or online (via Zoom or similar platforms). All team members must participate in the presentation, accompanied by the mentor and co-mentor, if registered. The team presents the project solution to the Judging Committee and other competitors in the same category, who act as the audience. 

Up to 60 points can be earned at this level.

The Judging Committee awards up to 55 points, and the project solution is assessed based on the following criteria:

• Quality of the project solution – structure, innovation, creativity, critical thinking (up to 10 points)

• Relevance of the theme to the project solution (up to 5 points) Presentation of the project solution – audience interaction, appeal, confidence in delivery, linguistic accuracy (up to 20 points) 

• Application of the project solution – usability, usefulness, market orientation, science popularisation (applicable to higher education institutions) (up to 20 points)

The audience (other competition teams) awards up to 5 points based on the overall impression of the presented project solutions within the competition category.

Project solutions from the second level are published in the book Millennial Stars as examples of best practice in the creative industry.