Center for Applied Learning (CAL)
iExpo
The iExpo is an event where students showcase their semester projects, research, business ideas, and presentation skills in the form of a project competition. In addition to presenting their professional work, students also have the opportunity to demonstrate their personal competencies.
The event provides an excellent opportunity for companies seeking future employees to discover the talents and skills of our students. Representatives can visit the teams’ booths, give feedback, and evaluate the projects by awarding “UniCoins” as a form of professional recognition.
At the end of the event, the students and teams who collect the most UniCoins — and stand out with their performance — will be rewarded with scholarships and valuable prizes.
Simonyi International Hackathon
A hackathon is an event where creative, open-minded, entrepreneurial people from different disciplines meet together - in an intensive business development sprint - to work together to find a solution to a specific industry or technology problem or challenge. The goal is to create an MVP - which is a demo version of the product / service, NOT a prototype - during the event, thus supporting the viability of the idea. In many cases, teams continue to work on the MVP, either out of self-interest or after a hackathon, until a final, marketable solution is found. In fact, the hackathon is a challenge-based complex learning framework.
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Successful iExpo in 2025 Autumn
Simonyi International Hackathon 2025 Autumn
Comprising industry leaders, alumni, and academic professionals, these boards have since played a crucial role in aligning education with real-world expectations by offering continuous feedback on our programs. Their insights have enabled us to refine course content and teaching methods, ensuring students are equipped with the most relevant skills.
World of Practice
In 2024/2025 the World of Practice (WoP) events of the school continued and expanded to University-wide events with continuous WoP events, and corporate guest lecturer series during the semester. Under the umbrella of WoP, the Centre is also overseeing course-embedded real-life projects, organizes training programs, short programs, hackathon and international hackathon events.


