33 %
of the world’s population still has no access to the Internet.
The Competition in figures
- 218
Submitted projects
- 2108
Number of students
- 14
Cantons represented
- 4
Languages of submission
Interconnected: human - digital - sustainable
10th edition of the Eduki Competition
During the 2025/2026 school year, the Eduki competition invited pupils from across Switzerland to imagine the impact of digital technology and new technologies on our daily lives. Through their projects, they explored solutions and ideas for navigating an increasingly interconnected world, placing people and sustainability at the heart of not only their thinking but also their actions.
Symbol of this edition: the compass
A symbol of guidance and informed choices, the compass embodies the search for the right path towards a responsible, sustainable and human-centred digital future.
Discover the projects and winners here, and relive the highlights of this exceptional edition!
Two Main Approaches
Human and social impacts
Digitalisation is transforming our lifestyles, impacting them in a variety of ways, both positive and negative. It influences social relations, well-being, education, work and civic life. Thanks to technology, we are increasingly interconnected and informed. However, it also raises major issues such as misinformation, online safety and mental health.
Environmental impacts
New technologies offer invaluable tools for analyzing environmental changes and responding swiftly, among many other things. But they also raise crucial questions: energy-consuming equipment production, high electricity consumption, extraction of rare resources, management of electronic waste… to name but a few.
Awarded Projects 2025/2026
→ Want to see more? You can view almost all of the submitted works in this catalogue.
→ You can also find out here who the winners of the 4th edition of the Françoise Demole Award are! What’s waiting for the winners? CHF 10,000 to help advance a selection of projects in a meaningful way.
1st Prize
Tomorrow’s friends
Ecole Internationale de Genève – La Châtaigneraie, VD
2nd Prize
Boussoles du futur
École primaire de Conches, GE
1st Prize
We Are Not Just a Pixel
Ecole Internationale de Genève – La Châtaigneraie, VD
2nd Prize
The cloud is a mountain
Verbier International School, VS
1st Prize
Perdue
Collège de Gambach, FR
2nd Prize
Kinderbuch zum Thema Digitalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit
Kantonsschule am Burggraben, SG
Jury’s ♥
Chanson on est encore là
Ecole secondaire de Vevey, VD
Eduki’s ♥
Brain Drain
Ecole Internationale de Genève – La Châtaigneraie
Tomorrow’s friends
Ecole Internationale de Genève – La Châtaigneraie, VD
A collaborative project exploring the future through the lens of the past: clay figures that blend technology and tradition, exploring sustainability and innovation.
Boussoles du futur
École primaire de Conches, GE
A collective reflection and the creation of prototypes that use short skits to illustrate the process of finding one’s inner self amidst emotional, climatic, media and digital ‘storms’.
We Are Not Just a Pixel
Ecole Internationale de Genève – La Châtaigneraie, VD
A collaborative series of self-portrait engravings on a pixelated grid, exploring identity, connection and the impact of digital technology. The large-scale installation transforms individual journeys into a shared celebration of diversity, empathy and creativity.
The cloud is a mountain
Verbier International School, VS
A collaborative work combining photographs of the Verbier Alps with technical collages to reveal the infrastructure of the ‘cloud’ and reflect on the environmental impacts of digital technology.
Perdue
Collège de Gambach, FR
An introspective project by Inés Marchioni exploring our ambivalent relationship with digital technology, emotional dependence on mobile phones and the paradoxes involved, without passing judgement or offering solutions.
Kinderbuch zum Thema Digitalisierung und Nachhaltigkeit
Kantonsschule am Burggraben, SG
An illustrated children’s book explaining sustainable cities and the economic cycle.
Chanson on est encore là
Ecole secondaire de Vevey, VD
A protest song, originally written as the soundtrack for a film project, which invites listeners to reflect on the path towards a desirable future and traces a journey of social engagement.
Brain Drain
Ecole Internationale de Genève – La Châtaigneraie
A sculpture that explores how social media drains our attention, memory and individuality, shaping a generation guided by algorithms rather than by its own choices.
1st Prize
Enfants connectés, enfants protégés ?
Etablissement primaire et secondaire (EPS) Villamont, VD
2nd Prize
Once a phone, Now a story
Bilingual Kids Academy International School Basel, BS
1st Prize
Podcast Zürich Jugendliche : Zwischen Algorithmus und Alltag
Im Birch, ZH
Joint 2nd Prize
Gefangen im Bildschirm
Kantonsschule Alpenquai, LU
Joint 2nd Prize
Hasard ou pas ?
Cycle d’orientation du Vuillonnex, GE
1st Prize
Is it Too late ? (The Risks of AI Companionship for Society)
Zürich International School, ZH
2nd Prize
Fast Fashion: a market driven by AI
Gymnase de Nyon, VD
Jury’s ♥
Stories that Cross Borders
Gymnase de Nyon, VD
Enfants connectés, enfants protégés ?
Etablissement primaire et secondaire (EPS) Villamont, VD
A series of podcasts in which students explore their digital habits, learn about their rights and the risks involved, and become aware of the human and environmental impacts.
Once a phone, Now a story
Bilingual Kids Academy International School Basel, BS
A stop-motion short film tracing the journey of an electronic device and showing how recycling and sustainability help reduce electronic waste.
Podcast Zürich Jugendliche : Zwischen Algorithmus und Alltag
Im Birch, ZH
An extract from a podcast exploring how technology shapes young people’s thoughts, emotions and behaviours, analysing its effects on mental health as well as the influence of social media on political views. The aim is to bring together different perspectives and take a critical look at the role of digital technology in everyday life, whilst giving a voice to the young people directly affected.
Gefangen im Bildschirm
Kantonsschule Alpenquai, LU
An illustrated stop-motion film based on the observation that pupils spend a great deal of time on their phones, to the detriment of essential activities such as sport, socialising, spending time in nature, reading or sleeping. An experiment will therefore be proposed: a week without phones, in order to observe the effects and changes this brings about.
Hasard ou pas ?
Cycle d’orientation du Vuillonnex, GE
A series of three illustrations explaining how algorithms, personal data and cookies influence the information we receive; an invitation to develop a critical perspective.
Is it Too late ? (The Risks of AI Companionship for Society)
Zürich International School, ZH
A short film directed by and starring Léo Bartu-Hong, exploring the impact of AI and chatbots on young people’s mental health, from silent loneliness to the dizzying depths of depression.
Fast Fashion: a market driven by AI
Gymnase de Nyon, VD
A video highlighting how AI is influencing online shopping and transforming the sector.
Stories that Cross Borders
Gymnase de Nyon, VD
A video designed to explain and humanise the migrant experience through personal accounts, encouraging the audience to put themselves in migrants’ shoes and understand the challenges they face.
1st Prize
IA, + – ou = ?
Ecole Primaire du Platy (Education Spécialisée), FR
Joint 2nd Prize
La valise des livrées
Ecole de collonge, GE
Joint 2nd Prize
Une chorale déconnectée
Ecole des Charmilles. GE
1st Prize
Olympink : “l’importante è poter partecipare”
Scuole di S.Maria Poschiavo, GR
2nd Prize
Postkarten-Aktion: Fotografie vernetzt Menschen
Schullhaus Zentral, AR
1st Prize
Numérique pour tous : Sensibilisation au home de la Colline
Centre de formation professionnelle Berne francophone (CEFF), BE
2nd Prize
Ecoloco, “If you login, the planet wins!”
Gymnase de Crissier, VD
Jury’s ♥
Imaginer demain : 2070, Un monde désirable dans le donut
Ecole secondaire de Vevey, VD
IA, + – ou = ?
Ecole Primaire du Platy (Education Spécialisée), FR
An immersive game combining role-play and debate to encourage children and young people to reflect on the role of artificial intelligence. Set in the year 3026, players take on the roles of humans or robots with secret pro- or anti-AI stances and complete missions guided by a game master in timed rounds. Through the game, discussions and educational worksheets, they explore the risks and opportunities (jobs, the environment, autonomy, dehumanisation) and learn that AI is neither good nor bad in itself: it all depends on the choices we make.
La valise des livrées
Ecole de collonge, GE
A project in which pupils devised and designed a kit of screen-free activities (games, workshops and reading material) to encourage conversation on public transport. The aim is to persuade SBB to make this kit available in a carriage to enhance the journey for many passengers.
Une chorale déconnectée
Ecole des Charmilles. GE
An awareness-raising initiative highlighting the importance of stepping away from screens and prioritising quality family time, during which the École des Charmilles choir performed Aldebert’s ‘Écrans, rendez-nous nos parents !’, with a performance staged for the other classes.
Olympink : “l’importante è poter partecipare”
Scuole di S.Maria Poschiavo, GR
The first GSI classes at Poschiavo School, with the support of a class from Rovereto, the Movimento association and craftsman Daniele Rinaldi, have designed a specially adapted bike to enable Arianna, a young athlete with a disability, to take part in the Special Olympics National Summer Games in Zug. Combining 3D printing, eco-friendly materials and sensor- and AI-assisted steering, this project promotes inclusion, responsible technology and solidarity.
Postkarten-Aktion: Fotografie vernetzt Menschen
Schullhaus Zentral, AR
A series of photographs by Elio Butz exploring the themes of sustainability and connection.
Numérique pour tous : Sensibilisation au home de la Colline
Centre de formation professionnelle Berne francophone (CEFF), BE
Organisation of a half-day digital support session at Home La Colline (Reconvilier) to introduce elderly residents who are still independent to basic digital tools – such as smartphone apps, online ticket purchases and everyday services – through simple explanations, practical demonstrations and Q&A sessions.
Ecoloco, “If you login, the planet wins!”
Gymnase de Crissier, VD
An idea for a mobile app aimed at young people in the canton of Vaud, turning climate action into a game. It offers weekly eco-challenges that allow users to earn points and climb a national leaderboard. The app also connects students from different schools so they can organise practical local initiatives to protect the environment.
Imaginer demain : 2070, Un monde désirable dans le donut
Ecole secondaire de Vevey, VD
A school-wide initiative to raise awareness and spur action, aimed at engaging the fields of economics, law, culture and the creative arts to transform eco-anxiety into concrete commitment. Inspired by the Doughnut Theory, the pupils combined interdisciplinary artistic creations, meetings with organisations, associations and policy-makers working on human rights and sustainability, as well as a screening and discussion at school of a film they had made, proposing a sustainable future by 2070 through three forward-looking narratives.
Discover the photos
Photos taken in Geneva on Wednesday 6 May 2026 during the awards ceremony, as well as at the exhibition in Hall 14 of the UNOG, which ran from 4 to 11 May.
2025/2026 Edition
Members of the Jury and Committee Françoise Demole Award
Françoise DEMOLE
Sponsor
Maud ROURE
Head of Peace and Youth Programs at the Kofi Annan Foundation
Jean-Jacques LIENGME
President of the Tchendukua Suisse association, former geography/civism teacher at Collège André-Chavanne
Dyvuth LO
Finance and accounting project manager at EFG BANK, treasurer of the Association des Cambodgiens de Genève, active member of the Association Don du Chœur
Salman Bal
Director, Ambassador Centre d’Accueil de la Genève internationale (2019-2023)
Célia SEPE
President of the Lyoxa association
Annabel Bernardon
Head of Cultural Engagement
Audrey Piguet
Photographer – Audrey Piguet Photography
Cassandre Poirier-Simon
digital artist and teacher at MYTHN. CH
Catherine Fégli
former staff member of the UNOG Information Service
Wendy García
co-chair of the working group “School Documentary” chez Swiss Climate for Youth
Bakel Walden
Former Director of Development & Programming at SRG-SSR and Member of the Swiss National Commission for UNESCO
Joanna Bärtsch
Co-Director, Head of Training and Advocacy at CODAP
Alexandru Lazar
Programme Officer at the CyberPeace Institute
Romain Prina
Programme Director at À nous de jouer !
Competition partners
The Eduki Foundation would like to thank all the departments of the UN in Geneva, as well as its partners and sponsors, without whom this 10th edition of the competition would not have been possible. For any partnership enquiries, please contact the Eduki team.
Councils and foundations partners
Testimonies
Students, teachers and past competition participants share their experiences! To find out more about their projects, their achievements and the impact the competition has had on their learning, browse past reports or read the blogs written by the winners of the Françoise Demole Award.
A First
ITU launch event
September 30, 2025 marked the launch of the 10th edition of the competition, at an inaugural event organized in partnership with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in celebration of its 160th anniversary.
62
billions of kilograms of e-waste is generated every year by the digitized world.
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