3rd place in the Panhellenic Competition “Best Virtual Enterprise 2022” was won by the Experimental High School of the University of Macedonia, with the contribution of the Department of Forestry, Wood Science and Design.

The Experimental High School of the University of Macedonia achieved a special distinction, thanks to the guidance, support and contribution of the Department of Forestry, Wood Science and Design of the University of Thessaly in the Panhellenic Competition “Best Virtual Enterprise 2022” of the Association Junior Achievement Greece.

From the Department of Forestry, Wood Science and Design, the mentoring of the contestants was undertaken by Professor Georgios Ntalos with the valuable contribution of Mrs. Katerina Rammou. Thus, the students managed to implement their innovative and environmentally sensitive idea and to create disinfectants and surface cleaners from dry pine needles.

The virtual company My_Pine of the students for the conquest of the program of creation of Virtual Businesses, emerged in the 10th best student enterprises and won the Third place in the final, which took place at the Cultural Center Stavros Niarchos Foundation, in the presence of the Minister of Education, Mrs. Niki Kerameos.

The Department of Forestry, Wood Science and Design congratulates the Experimental High School of the University of Macedonia, its teachers and students for their success and wishes to continue this cooperation, supporting every effort of students, which aims both at developing skills and their abilities as well as in creating value for society as a whole.