Trimo's competition challenging young researchers for the 11th year in a row

Trebnje, 31 January 2012 – Starting today, young researchers from 15 European countries can submit their Diploma papers, expert works, dissertations, and Doctoral theses to this traditional competition created by the company, Trimo. Research papers incorporating up-to-date achievements in science, new approaches, and solutions, can be submitted by their authors until 18 March 2012. Trimo’s competition encourages innovation and creativity in young researchers and enhances the cooperation between the commercial sector and the academic sector. Trimo which has been researching and developing new business models, processes, services, products, technologies, and markets within their operations for over 50 years, is also paying special attention to developing young people and encouraging their innovative ideas. Creative ideas and the approaches of individuals are encouraged through a number of projects and competitions, including the especially recognisable and acclaimed Trimo Research Awards.

This has become Trimo’s traditional competition which encourages innovation and expertise in students at home and abroad. The competition is not limited to students from Slovenia, where the headquarters of the parent company, Trimo, are located, but also encourages students to apply from other European countries – Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, Montenegro, Croatia, Italy, Hungary, Germany, Poland, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, and Great Britain where Trimo also operates.

Trimo Research Awards are also important from the aspect of new opportunities opening up for students and companies alike.
“Young researchers get a lot of new knowledge and experience in practical work and an opportunity to tackle real entrepreneurial challenges. On the other hand, Trimo this way is also getting many new and fresh ideas that create trends. Consequently, different types of knowledge are exchanged that encourage cooperation between the company and universities at European level, which is even more important in the time of recession, and recognition of the company and students by the specialist public also increases,” said Danijel Zupančič, MSc, President of the Committee for Research Work and Deputy General Manager for the Technical Department in Trimo.

Tatjana Fink, MBA, Trimo’s General Manager, added that “one of the principal aims of the awards is to also encourage the transfer of information and ideas between Trimo and external knowledge centres that work in those fields of interest to Trimo, and encourage contact between the most promising students and the company. Trimo Research Awards are an important source for recognising and creating innovation and a solid link between academia and commerce. We are certain that the development of knowledge and cooperation within the company and with external partners strengthens our competitiveness in the long run.”

In these ten years, Trimo presented a total of over 400 awards, of which 229 were given for Diploma papers, 85 for dissertations and expert works, and 87 for Doctoral theses. 226 mentors from 53 universities from 12 European countries also cooperated in these works.

This year, students and young researchers from Slovenia and other countries can submit their Diploma papers, expert works, dissertations, and Doctoral theses from 31 January until 18 March 2012. The committee shall consider works which have been efficiently appraised by an adequate committee from 1 January until 31 December 2011.

Scientific work submitted to the competition should be from the fields of expertise such as architecture, industrial design, construction/ civil engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry, law, IT, economics and management, electro technology, and employee development. The Committee for Research Work Trimo will submit the received works to specialists in the respective fields, for evaluation, and together assess and award the best works. The award-winners will receive a cash prize; the summary of their work will be published in the Trimo Research Awards brochure.

The works incorporating up-to-date achievements in science, new approaches and solutions that Trimo could apply to practical work, and provide results that have an important contribution to further success of the company, will be reviewed.

Candidates can apply by filling in the application published on the website for the Trimo Research Awards  and sending or personally handing in the original bound paper until 18 March 2012, to the address Trimo, d. d., Committee for Research Work, Prijateljeva cesta 12, 8210 Trebnje, Slovenia.

For further information candidates can refer to the e-mail address: award@trimo.si.