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.