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Top Young 100 Foundation · 9th edition in progress

Where the leaders of Poland’s supply chain begin

A one-year programme connecting the country’s 100 best students with the companies actually looking for them. Real business challenges, a mentor for the whole year and the digital skills the market asks for — running since 2017.

Trusted by

  • Raben Logistics Polska
  • GEODIS
  • IKEA Purchasing Services
  • FM Logistic Polska
  • Procter & Gamble
  • Żabka Polska

Nine editions, measurable results

programme graduates
615programme graduatessince the first edition in 2017
partner companies
78partner companiesleaders in logistics, manufacturing and retail
academic centres
39academic centresacross Poland, each with a faculty tutor
programme editions
9programme editionsrunning without a break

Choose your path

The programme works because both sides get something concrete out of it.

For students

Enter the job market with an edge, not just a CV

  • Solve real challenges commissioned by companies in the industry
  • Work for a year with a mentor who is a practitioner, not a lecturer
  • Build the digital skills employers are actively hiring for
  • Grow a network across 39 universities and among senior managers
See how to join

Recruitment for the next edition opens in January.

For companies

Meet your future employees before your competitors do

  • 100 students pre-selected by the universities themselves
  • A project team bringing a fresh perspective to your real challenge
  • Employer branding across 39 universities, not a single campaign
  • Mentoring that develops your own managers too
Download the partnership pack

A PDF covering scope and partnership tiers.

What a year in the programme looks like

Four pillars working towards the same outcome for twelve months — readiness for the industry.

  1. Business challenges

    Student teams from different universities take on a real problem from a partner company and present their solution to its leadership.

  2. Training and digital skills

    Workshops designed with employers: analytics, no-code tooling, agile delivery and digital transformation in practice.

  3. 1:1 mentoring

    Every participant is paired with an industry mentor. Over the year they set development goals together and hold each other to them.

  4. Events and networking

    An opening conference, study visits to partner sites, industry galas. The places where job conversations actually start.

Where our graduates work today

The best proof that the programme works is what its participants go on to do.

Meet the graduates
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    First Last

    5th edition

    Supply Chain Analyst

    Partner company

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    First Last

    6th edition

    Logistics Specialist

    Partner company

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    First Last

    7th edition

    Demand Planner

    Partner company

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    First Last

    8th edition

    Process Improvement Specialist

    Partner company

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What participants and mentors say

  • Above all, the programme brought a network into my career. From the business challenges through the training to the conferences — everywhere there is a chance to connect with the industry. For building a career, it is an enormous springboard.
    Bartosz Gryko1st edition participant, Bialystok University of Technology
  • I can feel that taking an active part in the challenges, the training and the mentoring is raising my competences. The programme is a great way to meet business practitioners and see companies from the inside.
    Magdalena Karpińska5th edition participant, Poznań University of Economics and Business
  • This is another edition I am taking part in, and the commitment of the participants keeps inspiring me. Working with the teams is living proof that after years of process improvement there is still enormous room for change.
    Jarosław UrbańskiCE Process Director, FM Logistic Polska

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39 academic centres recommend their best students

You cannot simply sign up. Candidates are put forward by faculty tutors at their universities — because nobody knows the students better than the people who teach them.

See all universities and tutors
  • Warsaw University of Technology
  • Poznan University of Technology
  • Wrocław University of Science and Technology
  • Silesian University of Technology
  • Warsaw School of Economics
  • Poznan University of Economics
  • Wroclaw University of Economics and Business
  • University of Gdańsk
  • University of Łódź
  • AGH University of Science and Technology
  • University of Economics in Katowice
  • Kozminski University
  • Gdynia Maritime University
  • Bialystok University of Technology
  • Cracow University of Technology
  • The Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń
  • + 23 more institutions

Credibility you can verify

  • Certificate verification

    Every completion certificate carries a number an employer can verify online.

    Check a certificate
  • Patronage and awards

    Honorary patrons, industry awards and institutional partners.

    See our recognition
  • Foundation transparency

    Registration details, board members and annual reports available to download.

    About the foundation

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What is happening in the programme

All news
  • Events

    Top Young 100 networking event

  • Conferences

    Opening conference of the 8th edition

  • Alumni

    Interview: Emilia Rawluszko on life after the programme

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Frequently asked questions

What exactly is Top Young 100?

Top Young 100 is a one-year development programme run by the Top Young 100 Foundation. Since 2017 it has brought together 100 supply chain students from across Poland. The programme combines business challenges commissioned by companies, training, individual mentoring and industry events.

How does recruitment work and who can apply?

Recruitment has three stages. In the first, a candidate is recommended by a faculty tutor at a partner university. The second is a group session with a business case. The third is an individual interview. If your university is not yet a programme partner, get in touch with us.

Can the programme be combined with university studies?

Yes. The schedule is designed around the academic calendar, and partner universities know about the programme and their students’ involvement. It does require real work though — this is not a box-ticking exercise.

What does a partner company gain?

Access to a pre-selected pool of candidates before they enter the job market, a project team working on a real business challenge, employer branding presence across 39 universities, and development for its own managers acting as mentors.

How long does the programme last?

One edition runs for twelve months. New editions start on a regular cycle, with recruitment usually opening at the start of the calendar year.

Is there a fee to take part?

PLACEHOLDER — to be confirmed with the foundation: participation terms for students and the commercial model for partner companies.

Let us build the next cohort together

Whichever side you are on, the first step is the same.