Five inspiring youth initiatives from across the Alpine region have been selected for the final round of the Pitch Your Project 2025 competition, which will take place during the EUSALP Annual Forum on 25 November in Innsbruck.
From a pool of 17 creative submissions representing the diversity and innovation of Alpine youth, an international jury has chosen five outstanding finalists. Their projects propose bold, forward-looking, and sustainable solutions to key challenges in the Alps — spanning digital democracy, circular economy, sustainable tourism, and cross-border mobility.
These young changemakers are proving that fresh ideas and local action can drive the Alpine region toward a more resilient and connected future.
🔹 Civic’Quest (France)
Turning civic engagement into an adventure.
Civic’Quest is a gamified mobile app that makes community participation fun, accessible, and rewarding. Young users complete daily “missions” from cleaning a park to volunteering at a cultural event, to earn badges, points, and eco-friendly rewards. Built on eco-design principles and full GDPR compliance, the app connects youth, local institutions, and associations to co-create a more sustainable and democratic society. By transforming civic action into a game, Civic’Quest empowers a new generation to act locally and think globally.
🔹 AlpWood Circular (Italy)
From hazardous forests to sustainable Alpine construction.
AlpWood Circular tackles two major Alpine challenges, forest overgrowth and inefficient heritage buildings, with one circular solution. The project transforms wood from newly formed, risky forests into eco-insulating panels that cut energy consumption in mountain homes by up to 50%. Each pilot valley generates up to 25 new green jobs for young people, proving that prevention can create both safety and value. A model of circular economy rooted in resilience and local empowerment.
🔹 Alpine Fresh-Lock Cooperative Network (Italy)
Preserving Alpine flavours while creating green jobs.
The Alpine Fresh-Lock Cooperative Network bridges rural innovation and youth employment. Through solar-powered cold hubs, e-bike deliveries, and digital traceability tools, it helps small food producers preserve and distribute their high-quality local products more efficiently. By combining renewable energy and cross-border cooperation, this project keeps the taste of the Alps fresh and ensures that the next generation takes pride in sustainable, local food systems.
🔹 Move Globally (Slovenia)
Simplifying cross-border mobility for everyone.
Move Globally is a smart digital platform that turns the complexity of moving abroad into a simple, personalized experience. By combining legal expertise with artificial intelligence, it provides clear, verified, and continuously updated guidance on migration, taxation, and social security. Built on strong European values of inclusion and free movement, the platform empowers students, workers, and families to navigate mobility confidently and fairly across Europe.
🔹 AlpLink (Slovenia)
Rethinking tourism mobility in the Alps.
AlpLink introduces a smart, community-based car-sharing system that connects tourists and locals for flexible, eco-friendly rides to Alpine destinations. By reducing traffic, CO₂ emissions, and pressure on natural sites, the project supports both sustainable tourism and social inclusion, offering jobs for students and opportunities for local communities. A great example of how innovation and cooperation can make Alpine travel greener and more human.
What will happen next? The five finalist teams will take the stage to pitch their projects live on Tuesday, 25 November 2025, during the EUSALP Annual Forum in Innsbruck (Austria)! They’ll go head-to-head for three prizes worth €2,000, €3,000, and €5,000, financed by the Region Bourgogne–Franche–Comté.
Who will wow participants and take home the top spot? Stay tuned!
