The Grundfos Prize takes place every year in November at Grundfos Center and is a festive day with a focus on the Stars of Tomorrow. Students and staff from relevant higher education institutions are also invited to attend special Grundfos site visits in the morning and join the award ceremony and EXPO in the afternoon.
This year’s ceremony will be held on 10 November.
Programme, 2026 Grundfos Prize
| 9:00-11:00 | Programme for local school pupils by Grundfos |
| 11:00-12:00 | EXPO for VIP guests and Grundfos employees |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
| 13:00-15:00 | Award Ceremony:
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| 15:00-16:30 | EXPO for students, VIP guests and Grundfos employees |
On 11 November 2025, the Grundfos Prize was awarded to Associate Professor Elvis Genbo Xu, University of Southern Denmark. Photo: Lars Holm
Last year’s keynote was delivered by Professor Zahra Kalantari, Director of Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan’s WaterCentre and Frontiers Planet Prize International Champion.
Programme, 2025 Grundfos Prize
| 10:00-12:00 | EXPO open for interested Grundfos staff and VIP guests |
| 11:00-11:30 | Pecha Kucha session – 20 slides x 20 seconds per exhibitor |
| 12:00-13:00 | Lunch, Grundfos Center (Location on name tag) |
| 13:00-14:45 | 2025 Grundfos Prize Ceremony, including
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| 14:45-16:30 | EXPO open for students, VIP guests and Grundfos staff |
Highlights from the Grundfos Prize ceremony
Last year’s keynote was delivered by Professor Zahra Kalantari, Director of Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan’s WaterCentre and Frontiers Planet Prize International Champion.
Professor Zahra Kalantari on stage at the 2025 Grundfos Prize. Photo: Lars Holm
The Foundation awarded three Grundfos Prize Student Awards to brilliant young people who chose to work at Grundfos during their studies in the academic year 2024-2025.
2025 Grundfos Prize Student Award finalists. Pjoto: Lars Holm.
Finally, guests were able to explore the exhibition. You can get a glimpse of the EXPO below:
Lively discussion at the 2025 Grundfos Prize. Photo: Lars Holm
Lively discussion at the 2025 Grundfos Prize. Photo: Lars Holm