St. Pauls Elias Rieger wins the Geonomic Award 2025!
St. Pauls Elias Rieger wins the Geonomic Award 2025!
St. Paul, Österreich - Elias Rieger, student of 7B at the Stiftsgymnasium in St. Paul, Lavanttal, secured first place in the nationwide geonomic competition 2025 with its excellent performance. Over 1,400 AHS students: Inside from all over Austria took part in this competition, which establishes a connection between economic and geographical education. The online advance took place in March, and Elias Rieger is one of the best nine that could qualify for the final. This took place on May 16, 2025 in the Austria Chamber of Commerce in Vienna, where the participants had to demonstrate their skills before a specialist jury, reports MeinDzirk.at .
In the final, Rieger chose one of two topics: "Demography and Economy" or "Business Location Austria and Foreign Trade". Through his well -founded knowledge, a clear expression and a confident appearance, he convinced the jury and secured victory. The performance of all finalists was particularly appreciated, including Melina Schneider, head of the education policy of the Austria Chamber of Commerce, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Education and Economic Affairs. Minister of Education Christoph Return emphasized the importance of economic and geographical education in a video message, emphasizes wko.at
prices and recognition
For his impressive victory, Elias Rieger receives a city break worth 1,500 euros. The awards were presented by prominent representatives, including Doris Wagner from the Federal Ministry of Education and Georg Konety from the Federal Ministry of Economics, Energy and Tourism. In addition to Elias Rieger, other talented students were also in the spotlight.
| Platz | name | school |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Elias Rieger | Stiftsgymnasium St. Paul (Carinthia) |
| 2. | Johannes Kellermann | BG/BRG Rohrbach (Upper Austria) |
| 3. | Jan Wenhardt | Gymnasium Neusiedl am See (Burgenland) |
| 4. | Sven Patrick Wimmer | Don Bosco Gymnasium Ebreichsdorf-Unterwaltersdorf (Lower Austria) |
| 5. | Kilian Ledermann | BG/BRG Horn (Lower Austria) |
| 6. | divided by Aron Bayer, Leon Frieß, GERVIN Schwarz and Raoul Tomovski | |
diversity of topics in the competition
The topics of the finalists ranged from demographic development in Austria to the role of Austria as an open economy. The effects of these developments on the pension system and the export structure as well as trade balance in the international context were also dealt with. The geonomic competition, which has been taking place since the 2007/2008 school year, is organized by the Chamber of Commerce in partnership with the ministries for education as well as economy, energy and tourism, as wko.at describes in detail.
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| Ort | St. Paul, Österreich |
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