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
Entrepreneurial Education Reimagined - Transform the Role of the University!
At the 2025 Spring Simonyi Hackathon, teams will have the opportunity to reform entrepreneurial university education along the subthemes of creating an entrepreneurial university environment, developing tools and methods to support education, boosting student motivation, and fostering effective communication. The goal is to enhance the entrepreneurial competencies and skills of the student base.
Additionally, participants can explore alternative approaches, as they are encouraged to outline their own needs during the one-and-a-half-day event, supported by professional mentors and industry stakeholders.
Last year's summary
The program (16-17. April)
The course will take place in person in room B323.
16th April, 2025
13:00-13:30 Registration
13:30-14:00 Inspirations along the Hackathon challenges (description of the Challenge)
14:00-14:45 Teamwork: Problem finding (bug list)
14:45-15:00 Coffee Break
15:00-16:30 Teamwork: Problem selection / refinement
16:30-17:30 Pitch training
17th Apri, 2025 (3rd floor – Room B323)
8:00-8:30 Start the Day – Coffee Break
8:30-9:30 Teamwork: Creating a sketch of solution concepts
9:30-10:15 Teamwork: Refining the solutions
10:15-10:30 Coffee Break
10:30-11:00 Teamwork: Making 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 13 teams x 5+2 minutes)
Jury decision + Announcement of results
Application deadline
24th February, 2025 Neptun – Campus course
For further questions, please contact Csenge Tóth at toth.csenge@ktk.pte.hu
