The project by Hanna Chabros and Anastazja Jazgarska, students at the State Secondary School of Fine Arts in Lublin, won the MATCH Junior competition. The task for the competition participants was to design a coworking zone for Sii Company which will be created at WSEI University.
- Students from the State Schools of Construction and Geodesy and the State Secondary School of Fine Arts in Lublin took part in the competition. On January 21, the committee reviewed the submitted projects and selected one winner, as well as awarding one honorable mention - said PhD Eng. Michalina Gryniewicz-Jaworska, Prof. at the WSEI University, Dean of the Faculty of Transport and Computer Science, as she opened the event.
Among the submitted works, the committee awarded the project by students of the State Secondary School of Fine Arts in Lublin: Hanna Chabros and Anastazja Jazgarska. Honorable mentions went to Nik Koczuro and Andrii Hirnyk, also from the State Secondary School of Fine Arts.
- I didn't expect to win at all. We worked hard on this project, but it was worth it. I'm very happy - said Hanna Chabros after the results were announced.
- Congratulations to everyone on their creativity and commitment. We chose the project that we felt best suited the space of our University, but in fact all the submitted projects were very interesting, modern, and professionally prepared, emphasized Teresa Bogacka, PhD h.c., President of WSEI Unversity - In this competition, we rewarded a collective effort -the director, teacher, and students, and their shared creativity.
- A coworking space is a place where people and their ideas come together, not just a place with comfortable furniture. That's why designing such a space was quite a challenge. I congratulate the contestants on their courage, ambition, and talent - added Artur Palac, regional director of Sii Poland. If the winning team wants to continue working with us, we want to make this project a reality and turn it into a detailed design.
On behalf of the Mayor of Lublin, Monika Król, Deputy Director for Entrepreneurship Development, Creative Industries, Business Cooperation, and International Projects at the Lublin City Hall, congratulated all participants in the competition: - This is a project we are implementing as part of the MATCH Junior initiative, where students of creative disciplines can work with Lublin businesses and carry out projects for universities or companies. It demonstrates the cooperation between local government, business, and University. Even if there was time pressure and stress, it was certainly a valuable experience.
This is confirmed by Jacek Targoński, deputy director of the State Schools of Construction and Geodesy in Lublin: - Such competitions are a school of life. Our students are already using the experience they gained in this project in other projects. They took a chance, learned how to manage a project and a schedule, and now they are getting involved in new projects. I would like to thank you for this opportunity; we took advantage of it more than 100 percent - he concluded.
The event was also attended by representatives of schools, guardians of students participating in the competition, and the students themselves.
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The MATCH project, implemented by the City of Lublin since 2020, is one of the most important initiatives supporting creativity, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the local economy. MATCH has a clear goal: to connect young people - students of arts and creative disciplines - with entrepreneurs and institutions looking for fresh ideas and innovative solutions. This gives young people invaluable professional experience, while companies and institutions gain access to talent and unconventional projects.
