Turning Ideas into Impact: Student Actions Recognized at the 2026 Decision Techniques Good Practice Awards
The 2026 spring awardees explored a range of socially significant topics, including academic burnout and stress management, financial literacy, artificial intelligence, sustainable consumption, critical evaluation of information and news, and child abuse. The award ceremony took place on June 4, 2026, marking the fourth occasion, where participating groups were honored with the Good Practice Award and the Best Practice Award.
As part of the Decision Techniques course, students work in groups of 5–6 and implement actions based on problems they consider important and have selected together. This collaborative problem-solving process enables them to apply theoretical knowledge from the course in practice and to reflect collectively on their experiences. The aim of the Good Practice Award is to provide a platform for showcasing the most successful and impactful student initiatives, facilitating the exchange of experiences, and encouraging further actions that promote responsibility.
Submissions could be made in three thematic areas—social and community issues, mental and physical health, and environmental sustainability—and were evaluated based on several criteria, including the impact of the initiatives, the creativity of the solutions, the level of stakeholder engagement, and the groups’ own learning processes. The submitted actions were assessed jointly by course instructors and experts from the respective fields, including the Student Wellbeing and Community Center and the Corvinus Science Shop.
Award-winning teams
Impact (Best Practice Award) – interactive workshop on self-worth and academic burnout
Action: The action supported university students in separating self-worth from academic performance and addressing burnout through an interactive workshop with discussions, reflection, and practical stress-management techniques. The workshop led to immediate stress reduction, improved burnout awareness, and encouraged students to adopt coping strategies like self-compassion and grounding. It also highlighted the importance of creating supportive spaces, showing that open conversations and peer support can have a lasting positive impact on student well-being.
Evaluation: The action was built on a clearly defined problem and delivered a tailored, psychologically grounded solution through an interactive workshop format that fostered active participation and deeper engagement. Its effectiveness was supported by thorough impact measurement, including surveys and stakeholder input. Additionally, the initiative had a strong transformative effect on the team, leading to meaningful reflection, learning, and improvements for future projects.
Applying Team Members: Nino Jabanashvili
Seminar Leaders: Mónika Simon and Vivien Koltai
fAktuális (Best Practice Award) – interactive website and guide on evaluating information from internet sources
Action: The action addressed issues with critical thinking among Hungarian university students by developing practical tools to evaluate information more effectively. Its main outputs—a guidebook and an AI-supported website (faktualis.hu) based on the CARS methodology —enable users to quickly analyze news credibility and reduce information overload. The initiative also fostered strong team development, increasing commitment, collaboration skills, and awareness of responsible information evaluation, while offering an innovative, scalable solution for improving media literacy.
Evaluation: The action addresses a genuine societal need by offering an innovative and credible solution for navigating information through AI-supported evaluation tools. It created a sustainable and reusable output that can provide long-term value, while being strongly rooted in the team’s own experiences and the needs of their peers. The initiative also demonstrates deep learning, with thoughtful reflection on both individual and team development, turning challenges into opportunities for growth.
Applying Team Members: Ákos Bozai, Levente Sipos, Péter Schiszler
Seminar Leaders: Attila Szathmári
Children’s voices (Best Practice Award) – guided discussion with experts on the topic of child abuse
Action: The action aimed to raise awareness about child abuse and empower participants to recognize and respond to it through social media outreach and an interactive event with expert speakers. It successfully created a safe space for open discussion, clarified misconceptions, and increased participants’ confidence in taking action. The action also highlighted the value of meaningful dialogue and demonstrated strong teamwork, showing that even small-scale initiatives can have a deep emotional and social impact.
Evaluation: The action addressed a socially significant and sensitive issue effectively enhancing participants’ awareness and engagement. The involvement of expert speakers strengthened the program’s credibility and depth, while the use of social media ensured successful outreach within the university community. The action also demonstrated strong team reflection and growth, marked by increased knowledge, deeper understanding, and a willingness to step beyond comfort zones.
Applying Team Members: Anna Mindler, Regina Berinkei, Adrienn Szondi, Szonja Szőllősi, Csenge Bodri, Szonja Szalóki
Seminar Leaders: Noémi Krátki
ReTrend (Good Practice Award) – encouraging sustainable consumption habits through social media
Action: The ReTrend campaign aimed to raise awareness about fast fashion and promote sustainable consumption among young people through engaging, psychology-informed social media content on Instagram. By combining educational posts with interactive elements, the action encouraged reflection on shopping habits and led some participants to adopt more sustainable behaviors. The initiative highlighted the importance of psychological insight, visual communication, and audience engagement in driving meaningful impact and learning.
Evaluation: The action addressed the significant issue of overconsumption with a thoughtful and well-developed concept, combining sensitivity with a clear focus. The Instagram content was both visually engaging and well-researched, successfully encouraging reflection and dialogue without inducing guilt, while also offering practical solutions. The action was further strengthened by expert involvement, audience feedback, and resulted in deep learning within the team, particularly regarding the psychological drivers of consumption.
Applying Team Members: Eduardo Augusto Cabrera Araque, Belen Casado Rodríguez, Miriam Manzano Delgado, Adara Kiwi Kurte, Manuel Manzano Delgado, Lajos Babics
Seminar Leaders: Mónika Simon and Vivien Koltai
Financiers (Good Practice Award) – financial literacy classes in high school
Action: The action aimed to improve financial literacy among high school students through interactive, English-language lessons covering key topics such as money, investments, and digital currencies. The action successfully engaged 61 students—exceeding its target—while maintaining high participation and positive feedback through practical examples and interactive tools. It also provided valuable learning for the team, demonstrating how academic knowledge can be effectively translated into meaningful community impact.
Evaluation: The action addressed a relevant and real need with a well-prepared, thoughtfully targeted approach, achieving clear positive impact among high school students. The implementation contained several creative and interactive elements. The group demonstrated strong engagement, adaptability, and significant personal and team development, supported by reflective learning.
Applying Team Members: Flóra Anna Balog, Anna Liza Komáromi, Bálint Balogh, Lilla Farkas Othman Elias
Seminar Leaders: Julianna Kiss and Lukács Hayes
FoodWaste 2.0. (Good Practice Award) – workshops on AI usage in learning
Action: The action aimed to educate high school students on how learning works and how artificial intelligence affects learning, while promoting effective and responsible AI use. Through interactive workshops and lectures, it improved students’ awareness of learning challenges and AI-related risks, leading to measurable improvements in their learning processes. The action also contributed to students’ long-term academic development by equipping them with practical tools and critical thinking skills.
Evaluation: The action effectively addressed a timely and relevant issue—AI and learning—by targeting high school students at a formative stage for mindset development. Through interactive workshops and lectures, it offered practical, immediately applicable guidance on AI use, supported by strong stakeholder collaboration and systematic impact evaluation. The action was further strengthened by the group’s reflective approach, demonstrating meaningful learning and continuous improvement in their processes.
Applying Team Members: Federico Biasi, Gábor Emil Dyekiss, Krisztián Kiss, Kornél Péch, Máté Dávid Rimóczi, Liao Zou
Seminar Leaders: Noémi Krátki
Congratulations to all participating teams!
Further information about the course and the instructors: https://www.uni-corvinus.hu/main-page/about-the-university/departments/department-of-decision-sciences/?lang=en