Xunta awards six vocational training projects in Eduemprende Idea 2026 contest

The competition recognizes innovative proposals from Galician institutes, with 12,000 euros in prizes and support for integration into business incubators.

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The Xunta de Galicia has recognized six entrepreneurship projects by vocational training students in the Eduemprende Idea 2026 contest, an initiative aimed at fostering an entrepreneurial spirit and creating innovative business ideas.

The Official Gazette of Galicia (DOG) published today the resolution from the Consellería de Emprego, Comercio e Emigración recognizing proposals from students at institutes in A Coruña, Santiago de Compostela, Lugo, and Tui. The competition, with 12,000 euros in prizes, is aimed at students of Vocational Training, sports education, and plastic and design arts in the region.
The winning projects, divided into higher and intermediate vocational training cycles, include initiatives such as Plasticrab, which revalues ​​fishing and dairy waste to create bioplastics; Protenord, a biotechnology company for obtaining protein concentrate and organic fertilizer; and Corte Creativo, focused on designing Galician tourism products using laser technology.
In the intermediate cycle category, the winners were Hygrorock, which manufactures stones that change color with humidity; Jerky Beef Bites, for the production of dehydrated meat protein snacks; and MarIA, an artificial intelligence company specializing in the Galician maritime sector.
The winning projects will have the opportunity to join the business incubators of the Consellería de Educación, Ciencia, Universidades e Formación Profesional and will receive technical advice from the Rede de polos de emprendemento e apoio ao emprego (Network of entrepreneurship and employment support centers).
Based on information from the official source: Xunta de Galicia — Notas de prensa (portal central, cubre todas as consellerías) (22/10/2026)