The awards were presented during the official ceremony held last Friday at Royal Military Academy in Brussels.
Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini and Rzeszow University of Technology have been the hosts of this edition under the topic “From STEM to strategy: Empowering young minds to shape Europe’s aerospace & defence future”.
We are excited to announce the winners of the 6th edition of the European Defence Challenge:
First position:
Patrycja Paleń and Maciej Dec, from Rzeszow University of Technology (Poland) with the proposal “Strategic Defence Talent Academy: An Intelligent Educational Ecosystem Integrating STEM, Real Defence Challenges and Workforce Planning for Europe”
Second position:
Alix Raynaud de Lage and Anna Paszek, from Sciences Po Lille (France) with the proposal “A Defense Erasmus: one year, three perspectives, one European defense”.
Third position:
Clémence Menard and Hadrien Matignon, from Sciences Po Lille (France) with the proposal “Orbital Europe – spreading european strategic culture at all levels”.
Congratulations to all the winning teams for their remarkable work, creativity, and commitment to addressing key challenges through innovative solutions.
We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to the hosts of this edition, speakers, evaluators, and contributors whose dedication and expertise made this event possible. Your support has been instrumental in the success of this 6th edition.
Finally, thank you to all participants for sharing your ideas, talent, and vision with the European defence innovation community.
We look forward to seeing you in the next edition. Stay tuned!


