
If I had to sum up BraveCamp in one sentence, I would say that it's a chance to meet inspiring people and see things from a different perspective which allows to understand better what I'm about to pursue in terms of my own project’s development.", says Piotr Grajewski, a doctoral candidate at the University of Warsaw’s Faculty of Psychology, the third place winner of 10th BraveCamp edition with his project in Digital Psychology.
Unconventional and innovative
“The vibrant energy and enthusiasm surrounding the participants during BraveCamp were impressive and contagious. Although the idea behind the event was based on competing, you would not be able to tell from the atmosphere of the place. The students were supportive towards each other and challenged each other to make their projects even better. The ideas prepared by them were often unconventional and innovative but also very well prepared and thought through,” comments Katarzyna Szczudlińska-Urban, Head of Technology Talent Services, who represented Nordea at BraveCamp as one of the mentors and a jury member tasked with choosing the best project.
“I believe that building a talent pipeline would not be so effective without the collaboration with students and universities since they are the future of the job market – not only when it comes to IT and banking studies, but also in other fields linked to AI and modern technology, for example medicine.”
Jacek Sztolcman, the founder of the University of Warsaw Incubator, continues:
“Our prime benefit of working with partners is a fresh outlook, most importantly, on education by offering the practitioners’ experience and perspective. That is why we appreciate so much the involvement of the Nordea team in our BraveCamp summer training. We invite experts who work in our partners’ organisations daily; their enthusiasm for working with young people, professionalism and experience make students accept new information more easily. We want students to implement their projects and make them feel they can develop them according to their ideas. It gives them a sense of agency – one of the key features of being an entrepreneur.”