Champion - Y2O
An agency to provide workshop and emotional support to bridge the connection between corporations and the elderly employees
1st Runner-up - The Hacker King of Marathon
Use camera to record the elderly who have been ignored by society and convey their stories to the public
2nd Runner-up - Silver Tech Innovators
Provide home safety services
for the elderly
Champion - F-C-C-L
Provide series of programs for secondary school newcomers to appreciate and integrate into HK's local culture
1st Runner-up - Alkaid
Minecraft STEAM programme to promote HK's historical buildings
2nd Runner-up - LSMK
STEM education to promote the consciousness about protect the ocean to primary or secondary students
Participants have to provide feasible solutions, turn their strategies
into a business, product, services or technology.
Each plan would be judged according to the following criteria:
No. HKMU Hackathon only open to HKMU current students. (Including full-time, part-time, distance learning students).
Application will close on 17 December 2023. All applicants will be informed of their application results by email within two weeks.
Yes, an individual applicant is accepted to submit the application. If you register individually, you can find your teammate(s) during pre-Hackathon sessions.
If not, based on your interests indicate in application form, SAO will facilitate team formation after deadline and inform you before Main Hackathon Days.
It is requested to have 2 to 5 team members with complementary background and knowledge.
There would be TWO problem statements: Environmental & Cultural Sustainability and Aging Population.
The expected outcome of the competition would be a business, product, services or technology to the problem. Each project would be judged according to: innovation and industry disruption; feasibility and commercial viability; Impact on society and solution effectiveness; team cooperation; and presentation Quality.
No, all formats are welcome. However, a presentation template will be provided before the Main Hackathon Days for your reference while workshops will be offered before the pitch.
No. The objective of pre-hackathon activities is to help students understand the problem statements in different angels, and to foster the creativity and innovation.
You are highly recommended to join if you put on the thinking cap.
Student Affairs Office (Career Development & Entrepreneurship)
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Tel: (+852) 2768 6644
Email: saomc@hkmu.edu.hk
