The aim of the competition is to popularize topics related to Ełk, authors of the work to promote their achievements, as well as to encourage the use of undertaking innovative scientific and research work devoted to our City.

Every year, the Mayor of Ełk invites the authors of works to participate in the competition bachelor's, master's, engineer's, doctoral studies and students of Postgraduate.

This year, 10 works were submitted to the competition. They were evaluated by a chapter composed of following people:

Representatives of universities:

• Karol Kowalewski, PhD – University of Finance and Management in Białystok, Branch in Ełk,
• Jacek Mrozek, PhD – University of Warmia – Mazurski, Faculty of Technical and Social Studies in Ełk,
• Rev. Dr. Marcin Sieńkowski – Higher Seminary Clergy in Ełk,
• Agnieszka Danielewicz, PhD – University of Technology Economy in Bydgoszcz, College of Applied Sciences in Ełk.

Representatives of the Mayor of the City of Ełk:

• Marcin Radziłowicz, PhD – Secretary of the City of Ełk,
• Marta Herbszt, M.Sc. Eng. – Head of the Department Spatial Planning and Real Estate Management,
• Cezary Winkler, M.Sc. Eng. - Head of the Department of Municipal Property

After reviewing the recommendation of the Chapter, the Mayor of Ełk awarded two Awards:

• in in the category of master's theses, the work of Aleksandra Chrzęst was rated the highest "Space of social integration" (Bialystok University of Technology)
• in in the category of bachelor's theses, the work of Zuzanna Gabriela was rated the highest Olszewska "Planning and management of learning time by school students Ełk" (Ełk University of Technology) Białystok)

Three theses from among the master's and bachelor's theses were awarded to Highlight:

• Anne "Museum of Water in Ełk" (Bialystok University of Technology)
• Paul Murawski " Analysis of macroplastic pollution of a selected reservoir and its quay" (Bialystok University of Technology)
• Anne "Phenomena of violence on the Internet in the assessment of young people from the city of Ełk" (University of Ełk) Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in Olsztyn)

The award ceremony took place today (16 December) in the Office of the City of Ełk.