Welcome to the Estonian Student Company Trade Fair 2026!

Estonia’s biggest Student Company Trade Fair is set for February 13th to 15th. Over the course of two days, you’ll find more than 440 Student Companies showcasing and selling their products and services across two shopping centers.

Agenda

Friday 13.02​

11:00 Check-in to the hotel Location
11:00–11:40 Lunch at the hotel
11:40 Gathering at the lobby
11:45–15:15 Company visits
    12:00-15:00 Teachers program at the conference room
15:15–18:30
Welcome to CBYE event in Tallinn. Workshop: Sales mindset. Location (Öpik Conference Centre)
18:30–21:00 Evening activities, networking and dinner. Location
21:10 Transfer to the hotel 

Saturday 14.02

Breakfast at the hotel
10:20 Transfer to the Shopping Center. Location
11:00–12:00 Setting up stands
12:00–17:00 Opening of Trade Fair, Lunch
    14:00-15:30 Innovation Competition (exact schedule will be published later)
17:00–17:45 Closing and awards
17:50 Transfer to restaurant
18:15-19:15 Dinner at restaurant Aroma. Location
19:20 Transfer to the hotel

Sunday 15.02

Breakfast at the hotel
11:00-13:00 City Tour. Starting at the hotel lobby and ending at the Town Hall Square in the Old Town.

Departures

Company visits

Company visit is one part of the events and during this time all students will go shadow one company. You will go and discover different fields and occupations, below you can check in which company are available for visit.

Keep in mind every company has limited spaces, and you can add your name only in white cell, if it is already filled, check next options.
If you have not chosen company for Job Shadow on 11th February 21:00, then you will be randomly signed one company.

Detailed information about specific company visit will be sent to all participants email together with travel schemes.

Trade Fair information

General

Trade Fair is two-day event, what will happen simultaneously in two different Shopping Centres. CBYE project Student Companies will be in Rocca al Mare Shopping Center on 14th February (over 440 Student Companies in total). There will be approximately 110 Student Companies in one Shopping Center from Estonia, Finland, and Latvia. From the organizer side is provided:

  • stand with walls 1x1x h2,5m. For attaching something on the stand one-sided tape, “office tape” or a sticker can be used. Double-sided tape, glue, staples, screws, nails, etc. are not allowed.
  • Table, height 110cm, diameter 80cm, covered with black stretch tablecloth.
  • Electricity (if requested beforehand). Please note, if electricity is requested, students must bring their own extension cord (minimum 5m long) and must have at least one extra socket, what will not be used by the Student Company.
  • Card payment terminal (if requested beforehand)– we offer to rent card terminals for student companies, so it would be more convenient to make sales. Rent of the terminal is 0€, but from every transaction bank will take transaction fee 1%. In process all payments will come to JA Estonia, and after the Trade Fair (7 business days) we will pay out the amount according to the payment report. Please note that transfer fee will be calculated of from the amount. NB! There is limited amount of terminal, fastest one will get it, right now we have reserved 5 terminals per country.

Competitions and awards

During the Trade Fair jury will go around and will choose the best companies in following categories:

  • Best product/service
  • Highest turnover
  • Best sales strategy
  • Most outstanding Sales Stand
  • Best International potential
  • and more

Also, during the Trade Fair, there will be Innovation Competition held. Student Company will present a 2-minute speech to the jury, highlighting what is innovative about their Student Company’s product or service. The speech will be delivered through a microphone. No computer presentation will be used in the competition.

What happened last year?

Agenda

Friday, 13th February

11:00 Arrivals
Company visit
Sales workshop
Network & Chill

Saturday, 14th February

Trade Fair preparations
Trade Fair
Celebration Dinner

Sunday, 15th February

Tallinn City Tour & free time
Depatures

Participation fee

In single room
430 per person
  • All meals during the event
  • Accommodation for 2 nights in a 4-star hotel
  • Trade Fair stand
  • Transfers and City Tour

In twin room

350 per person
  • All meals during the event
  • Accommodation for 2 nights in a 4-star hotel
  • Trade Fair stand
  • Transfers and City Tour

For more information and questions, please contact Roger - +372 5666 6146, roger@ja.ee

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