Sustainability, Creativity and Entrepreneurship: Finalists Present Their Projects at Erudito Entrepreneurship PITCH 2025

The final presentations of Erudito Entrepreneurship PITCH 2025 brought together Year 5–10 students from Erudito Licėjus in Vilnius and Kaunas to showcase their business ideas and prototypes. The event took place at KTU Santaka Valley, where the young innovators presented their projects to a panel of experts from Lithuanian Junior Achievement, Kaunas University of Technology (KTU), and ISM University of Management and Economics.

Throughout the project, students explored global sustainability challenges that are relevant not only worldwide but also to their everyday lives in Lithuania. Each team developed a solution—whether a business idea, a social initiative, or a technological prototype—designed to contribute to one of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As part of the process, students investigated real-world problems, developed prototypes, planned budgets, tested their solutions, and learned how to present their ideas professionally. Along the way, they strengthened their creativity, financial literacy, teamwork, and confidence in their own ideas. Most importantly, they learned to see themselves as changemakers capable of creating practical solutions that make a positive impact on both people and the environment.

During the final presentations, the judging panel evaluated not only the finished projects but also the entire development process—from identifying and analysing a real-world problem, to creatively justifying the proposed solution, preparing financial projections, developing a prototype, and presenting the idea clearly and persuasively. Particular attention was given to each project’s sustainability, social impact, teamwork, and the practical feasibility of bringing the idea to life. Congratulations to this year’s winners:

Years 5–7 Category

3rd Place – ISM Team “Neoniniai klajokliai” (Vilnius)

2nd Place – Junior Achievement Team “Cashkit” (Kaunas)

1st Place – KTU Team “Žaliasis trejetas” (Kaunas)

Years 8–10 Category

3rd Place – ISM Team “Butterup” (Kaunas)

2nd Place – Junior Achievement Team “Securitas” (Kaunas)

1st Place – Erudito Licėjus Team “Phiumptdedum” (Vilnius)

A special thank you goes to Tech-Park Kaunas and Jurgita Šarkienė, Director of the Department of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, for the professional organisation of the event and their ongoing commitment to fostering a community of young innovators in Kaunas. We also extend our sincere thanks to Mindaugas Šerpytis, Lecturer at the Faculty of Economics and Management at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU), for his inspiring talk, “7 Lessons for Young Entrepreneurs.”

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