Awarded an additional scholarship for participating in the Startup Workshop Part 2 organized by the „Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft“ (German Business Foundation). Selected based on prior demonstrated knowledge in entrepreneurship. Joined 17 other scholars in an intensive 5-day bootcamp, featuring workshops on business plan development, self-leadership, and prototyping, while building our own startup ideas. The program also included personal mentorship, tickets to the Founders and Entrepreneurs Forum in Berlin, and the opportunity to pitch our ideas to experienced investors and entrepreneurs.

At a one-day hackathon hosted and sponsored by Google Berlin, my team and I developed an AI-powered application that creates personalized songs and music videos from text prompts — and won first place.

The event was organized by BLISS, a student network focused on machine learning. Our interdisciplinary team, consisting of students from computer science, mathematics, and industrial engineering, built the entire software within a single day, combining technical expertise with creative problem-solving.

In October 2022, I was awarded a scholarship by the Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (Foundation of German Business), one of Germany’s leading government-funded organizations for the promotion of talented students. I was selected based on my strong academic performance and active extracurricular engagement. Only around 4% of students in Germany receive such a scholarship.

At the national JugendUnternimmt Summer School — a special program awarded through the "Jugend forscht" competition and organized by the International Martin Luther Foundation (IMLS) together with the Foundation for Technology, Innovation and Research Thuringia (STIFT) — I participated alongside selected young entrepreneurs from across Germany. The program involved three intensive days of workshops, mentoring, and business training to develop business models based on Jugend forscht projects.

I pitched my app Readisfying, which helps elementary school children improve their reading skills through real-time speech feedback, and was honored to receive first place from the professional jury.

Our startup, SafeSpace, won first place in the “Services & Platforms” category of the Startup Teens — Germany’s highest-funded business plan competition for high school students. 

Winning 10,000€ in prize money and gaining significant media exposure, we also had the opportunity to network with experienced entrepreneurs and industry leaders.

Jugend Forscht is Germany’s leading youth science competition that encourages young talents to develop innovative projects across STEM fields. At the state-level competition (Landesrunde), I won second place with my app Readisfying, which supports elementary school children in improving their reading skills. 

I was selected as one of the top 32 out of 729 business plans in the national Jugend Gründet competition with my idea for the reading app Readisfying. Jugend Gründet is a prestigious German startup competition for young entrepreneurs, encouraging innovative business ideas and supporting their development. This achievement qualified me to present my project at an exclusive pitch event in front of a jury.

Jugend Forscht is Germany’s premier youth science competition, encouraging young talents to develop innovative research projects across various STEM fields. I won the regional round with my app Readisfying, designed to support elementary school children in learning to read by providing real-time feedback on their pronunciation. This experience allowed me to combine technical skills with educational impact, advancing my passion for technology and innovation.