Junge Ideen für die Zukunft - Schülerpreis TECCI 2025 verliehen
Creative impetus, innovative projects and a strong sign of commitment: The TECCI 2025 student competition was honoured at the Digitalwerk Werder. Ten project ideas from Potsdam-Mittelmark took centre stage at the event.
Ceremonial award ceremony at Digitalwerk Werder
On 18 June 2025, the award ceremony for the TECCI student competition took place at Digitalwerk Werder. Around 70 guests - including pupils, teachers and representatives from the worlds of business, administration and society - attended the event. The ten best student projects from the entire district of Potsdam-Mittelmark took centre stage.
The event was opened by Dr Steven Koch, First Deputy Mayor of the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark. In his welcoming address, he emphasised:
"The TECCI student competition is a forum in which young people with creativity, innovative spirit and a sense of responsibility come to the fore."
Ten nominated student projects presented
The nominated projects were presented as part of a public project show. The topics covered ranged from sustainability and climate protection to digitalisation and social commitment. Guests were able to vote for their favourites directly on site.
The three winning projects of TECCI 2025
First place: The "GreenStack" project from Grace Hopper Comprehensive School in Teltow impressed the judges with a smart hanging basket for houseplants that uses sensor irrigation to reduce water wastage.
Second place: The Evangelische Gesamtschule Werder presented creative litter bins with humorous designs under the title "No Littering", which are intended to raise environmental awareness in the school playground.
Third place: The science project "Diamonds from the beaker" from Brück secondary school impressively demonstrated how crystals are formed from chemical solutions.
All award-winning teams received high-quality prizes and individual recognition.
Impulse lecture on democracy by Alfred Roos
Alfred Roos, Head of the Tolerant Brandenburg Coordination Centre, gave a keynote speech entitled "Stronger than we thought - what and who holds our democracy together"
Supporters and sponsors of the competition
The competition is organised by Netzwerk Schule & Wirtschaftsforum PM of TGZ PM GmbH and supported by the district economic development agency. Supporters and sponsors such as the district of Potsdam-Mittelmark, Paul Hartmann AG, Becker + Armbrust GmbH, Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG, e.dis, Elektroinstallation Michael Müller GmbH and Gottlieb Tesch Kanal- und Rohrleitungsbau GmbH contributed to the success of the competition.
Outlook for the TECCI 2026
After the award ceremony, the guests took the opportunity to exchange ideas, network and try out the experience stations in the Digitalwerk. Caroline Stallbaum from Netzwerk Schule & Wirtschaftsforum PM emphasised at the end:
"This competition thrives on people who believe in young ideas - and on young people who take their future into their own hands."
Further information on the TECCI student competition can be found on the website of the School & Business Forum PM network.
