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    15-16 February

    Pan-UAE Inter-University Student Hackathon to craft innovative solutions to tackle the evolving realm of cybersecurity.

    Registration Closed

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    IMPACTATHON 1.0

    Make a real impact

    Impact is at the core of this Hackathon, to build solutions that matter, to problems that matter. Build a diverse team of innovative students and use your unique thinking and skills to make our world more cyber secure.

    Feature 1

    What to expect?

    • 48 Hours of innovation, coding and fun.
    • Experienced student mentors for each team.
    • Hackathon and cybersecurity specific talks and workshops.
    • Teams will build and pitch a solution for the revealed themes.
    • Great learning and networking opportunities for the youth in UAE.
    • Submissions will be judged on their impact potential, creativity, pitch, implementation and feasibility.

    Eligibility

    • Team size between 2-6 members.
    • Open to all students currently studying in an Undergraduate Degree in the UAE.
    • Open to any disciplines, we recommend forming teams that have a good mix of skills across various disciplines: Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, Design, Finance, etc.
    • All team members must attend the Hackathon in person on Sunday, 16th February at the BPDC Campus.
    • Impactathon 1.0 is completely free for all Non-BPDC Students and for all ACM Members at BPDC.
      At BPDC and not a member yet? What are you waiting for?

    Refer our Rules and FAQs.

    Prizes

    All participating teams are in for an exciting experience. To spice up the competition, we have some awesome prizes to be seized sponsored by our amazing partners.

    AED 3000
    1st Place
    AED 2000
    2nd Place
    AED 1000
    3rd Place

    TIMELINE

    Registration Deadline

    Selected Teams Announcement

    Due to limited spots not all teams might be able to be a part of this hackathon. We’ll email you with the confirmation and next steps.

    Release Of Themes

    The themes for the hackathon will be released and teams can start working on their ideas.

    Online Hackathon

    All day online hackathon where teams will work on their solutions. There will be workshops and talks to empower teams with essential skills, tools and knowledge.

    In-Person Hackathon

    All day event, where teams will present their solutions to the judges and the winners will be announced at the BPDC Campus.