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These were the winners of the 2025 Challenge

The Creativity Challenge, held as part of the Diversity Day at the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, has been decided. Out of all submissions, six made it to the final, which — just like the competition itself — was centered around the theme “Managing Diversity.” With her artwork “Crucial Point,” Eva Alminana Urruela, an employee of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria in Steyr, made it all the way to the top of the podium.

Second place went to BG Werndlpark with their photo “One frame many stories,” while Elisa Dietachmair secured third place with her piece “Nexus.” Andrea Mayer’s “Tree of Diversity” shared fourth place with Matteo Meysels’ “Girls not allowed.” Anna-Lena Fallmann completed the top five with her self‑written song “What about love?!”.

Platz 5: Anna-Lena Fallmann

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These are the winners of 2024

The Creativity Challenge, held as part of the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria’s Diversity Day, has been decided. Out of all submissions, 10 made it to the final event, which—like the competition itself—was held under the theme “Diversity and Artificial Intelligence.” Nadine Hilbert, a “Digital Arts” bachelor’s student at the FH OÖ campus in Hagenberg, took the top spot, winning over the audience vote.

Tobias Stögmüller secured second place with his photographic work “Echoes of Monochrome: The Enigmatic Stance of a Malaysian Soul.” Matteo Meysel claimed third place with an evaluation of a fictional HR-bot based on his own job application. Michael Ujez reached fourth place through artistic means, while Alex Schableger completed the top five with an image depicting everyday life as a trans person.