zabytkowa sala, kobieta we fioletowym ubraniu i kobieta w różowej bluzce ściskają się za ręce, obok stoi młody mężczyzna trzymajacy kartkę w dłoniach, po prawej długowłosa kobieta w czarnej sukience, w tle biały ekran , — *Winners of the Falling Walls Lab 2023, photo: Paweł Piotrowski*

Wrocław final of Falling Walls Lab 2024 on 14 September!

On Saturday, 14. September, the Falling Walls Lab Wroclaw 2024 will take place in the Oratorium Marianum (Music Hall) of the University of Wroclaw Main Building, as a part of the opening day programme for the Lower Silesia Festival of Science (Dolnośląski Festiwal Nauki – DFN).

Falling Walls Lab is a world-class pitch competition that brings together a diverse and interdisciplinary pool of students and early-career professionals by providing a stage for their breakthrough ideas. The format supports participants in driving their innovations and develop their communication skills, fostering collaboration and creating a space for the impactful and sustainable community to thrive.

The event will be opened at 13:00 by the Rector of the University, prof. Robert Olkiewicz, and followed by a greeting address from the Vice Consul of the General Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany in Wroclaw, Torsten Göhler. After an introduction to the history and aims given by prof. David Blaschke, the coordinator of the event, the breakthrough ideas of eight candidates from Poland and five participants from abroad will be presented with 3 slides in 3 minutes each.

An interdisciplinary jury of experts from academia, business and public sector chaired by prof. Stefan Kiedroń from the University of Wrocław will help select our winner, who will go on to represent Wroclaw at this year’s global finale that takes place beginning November during the science week in Berlin.

Guests are cordially welcome! They are asked to send a short message to the coordinator david.blaschke@uwr.edu.pl