With innovation as its compass, JA Cyprus travels to GEN-E 2025 in Athens.

July starts dynamically: On Tuesday 1 July 2025, the Cypriot delegation of Junior Achievement Cyprus is packing its bags for Athens, participating in Europe’s leading youth entrepreneurship festival, GEN-E 2025! The “Peellastic” and “MedschoolPal” teams are preparing to present their innovative ideas and worthily represent Cyprus on the European stage.

GEN-E is much more than a competition, it is a celebration of youth innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship. Thousands of young people from all over Europe will meet in Athens, to present their business ideas, be inspired, learn and compete for the title of “Best Student Company” and “Best Start-Up” of the year.

The CEO of JA Cyprus, Antigoni Komodiki, stated:

“Athens, apart from being a historic city; this year in July, it becomes the focus of youth innovation. Every year, GEN-E is a top experience for our young people. This year’s event in Athens fills us with enthusiasm, not only because it brings the festival closer geographically, but also because it highlights the important role played by young people in Cyprus in the European innovation ecosystem. We wish every success to our teams!”

This year’s GEN-E 2025 event is hosted by JA Greece, in the heart of Athens, from 1 to 4 July 2025. The national winners will have the opportunity to present their ideas in front of international judges, entrepreneurs, educators and hundreds of young people from all over Europe.

Cyprus declares itself “present” for another year, with faith in the potential of its teams and inspiration from previous successes. The Cypriot teams are accompanied by the Chairwoman of JA Cyprus, Konstantina Logotheti, Director General Research and Innovation Foundation, Theodoros Loukaidis, representatives of the Ministry of Education, Inspector Ziannet Kalakouti Hadjiiosif, Deputy Executive Director of ONEK, Maria Miltiadou teachers Sophia Louka Sofroniou, Avramis Despotis, Panagiotis Panagi, representative of the Junior & Senior School, John Pipis, the mentor of the winning teams Evangelia Athanasiou, the student Kyriakos Filokratos from CUT who is participating in the Pulse-Z programme, and the JA Cyprus team.

The Organization expresses its warm thanks to the partners of the programmes: PwC Cyprus, Metlife Cyprus, Ministry of Energy, Trade and Industry, Research and Innovation Foundation and Ministry of Education, Sports and Youth.

Follow #GEN_E for all the festival news and #JACyprusGEN_E to follow the Cypriot teams’ journey to Athens. Click here to get a taste of what’s coming in Athens.

JA Cyprus (www.jacyprus.org) is a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide, the world’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to equipping students with entrepreneurship, work readiness, and financial literacy skills through experiential, hands-on learning programmes.
For more information, visit our website at www.jacyprus.org or contact us at info@jacyprus.org.