News | 27 May 2026
Innovation success for class 6A at IES Lund
Students from IES Lund solidified their position as some of the country’s leading young inventors when they received an award in the "Young Innovator of the Year" competition. With their refined invention, "Move 2 Freedom", they impressed the jury and were invited to present their work during a grand ceremony in Stockholm.
From the left: Abdulrahman Alhomsi, Eddie Tsai, Rita Maksoud, and Linnea Lindkvist.
It was an expectant group of students consisting of Abdulrahman Alhomsi, Eddie Tsai, Rita Maksoud, and Linnea Lindkvist who, on 25 May, stepped into the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm. They were participating in the national award ceremony for "Young Innovator of the Year" (Årets Unga Innovatör), which is Sweden’s largest competition of its kind for young people.
Following a rigorous judging process that focused on criteria such as creative merit, technical functionality, and commercial potential, they were awarded an honourable second place in the national final. During the gala, they had the opportunity to present their innovation to a knowledgeable audience and receive prize money for their work.
A further developed success for the future
The innovation "Move 2 Freedom" was built on a solid foundation, as they had already won the "Experts of Tomorrow" competition in April with the same core idea. The invention involves building generators into shoe soles that charge batteries while walking, running, or cycling. This new prototype was a refined version where they had adapted the concept to a new context and polished the details.
"It feels completely surreal to stand in the Nobel Prize Museum and present something we have created ourselves. We have put a lot of time into developing the idea and are very proud of the result," student Linnea Lindkvist said afterwards.
"We wanted to create something that can actually help people while also contributing to a more sustainable future. The fact that the jury saw the potential in our idea means an awful lot to us," Eddie Tsai added.
The project supervisor was Hanna Gustafsson Sjöberg, a teacher of Swedish and Social Studies (SO) at IES Lund. She followed the students' journey with great admiration and watched them grow with the task throughout the process.
"It was fantastic to see how they combined their theoretical knowledge with practical problem-solving at such a high level. I am incredibly proud of them!" Hanna noted.
In the video interview below, you can listen to the young inventors themselves sharing the thoughts behind "Move 2 Freedom". It is worth mentioning that this is the first time in the competition's 47-year history that a junior school class has reached the podium in the Years 6–9 category!
"Young Innovator of the Year" is Sweden’s largest innovation competition for young people. The competition is divided into two categories: compulsory school (Years 6–9) and upper secondary school (gymnasiet), offering a chance to win up to 8,000 SEK and to participate in the award ceremony in Stockholm. Read more at https://ungainnovatorer.se/arets-unga-innovator