International Hackathon

What is an 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.

This year's topic

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The program (15-16. April)

The course will take place in person in room B323.

15th April, 2026

12:30-13:00 Registration (3rd floor B323)

13:00-13:30 Opening inspirative session

13:30-14:00 Pitch training

14:00-14:45 Teamwork: Troubleshooting/problem identification

14:45-15:00 COFFEE BREAK

15:00-16:30 Teamwork: problem dissection/problem refinement

16:30-17:00 Keynote speaker

16th April, 2026 (3rd floor – Room B323)

8:00-8:30 Coffee Break to start the day

8:30-9:30 Teamwork: drafting solution concepts

9:30-10:15 Teamwork: Refining solutions, selecting 1 final

10:15-10:30 COFFEE BREAK

10:30-11:00 Teamwork: drafting MVP sketches

11:00-12:00 Teamwork: MVP creation

12:00-13:00 LUNCH BREAK

13:00-14:00 Expert validation I.

14:00-15:00 Expert validation II.

15:00-16:00 Teamwork: Preparing for the pitch

16:00-16:30 COFFEE BREAK

From 16:30 Pitch presentations (currently 20 teams x 2+5 minutes)

Jury decision + announcement of results

For further questions, please contact Csenge Tóth at toth.csenge [at] ktk.pte.hu (toth[dot]csenge[at]ktk[dot]pte[dot]hu)