Techathon 2023

Student Affairs Office MetroChallenge Techathon 2023

Hong Kong Techathon 2023

Join Hong Kong Techathon 2023, a One-week challenge to meet new friends, work out an innovative tech-related business plan and pitch for seed funds offered by HKMU, HKSTP and 8 other universities.

What’s more – they will be admitted to HKSTP Ideation Programme and the universities’ startup programmes!

4 Themes:

ArtTech & EdTech
Fintech & Web 3.0
Healthcare & GeronTech
Smart Cities & Sustainability

Application:

http://www.hktechathon.com/

Application support to HKMU students:

HKMU students who submit project to HKSTP Techathon 2023 successfully are also encouraged to apply for HKMU MetroChallenge Lab (Proof of Concept) – Subsidy support of HK$5,000 per project. For details, please refer to application guideline of MetroChallenge.

Application Deadline:

26 Jan 2023

Eligibility:

All HKMU Students and Alumni are welcomed. Please register by your student email (@live.hkmu.edu.hk).

Programme schedule in detail:

https://www.hktechathon.com/schedule/

Important Dates	Date	Venue	Remarks

Pre-event meetup	16 Jan 2023 (Mon), 17:30 – 19:30	InnoCentre, Kowloon Tong	For students who wish to search for teammates physically
Student application deadline	26 Jan 2023 (Thu)
Online Networking by theme	31 Jan – 1 Feb 2023 (Tue – Wed)		For students who wish to search for teammates virtually
Submission of team member list	2 Feb 2023 (Thu)
Opening Ceremony	6 Feb 2023 (Mon)	InnoCentre, Kowloon Tong	Recommend to participate. Great chance for networking!
Training	7 Feb 2023 (Tue)	Online live training	Recommend to participate. It will be held virtually through Microsoft Teams.
Mentors Consultation	8 Feb 2023 (Wed)	InnoCentre, Kowloon Tong	By appointment, first come first served
Training	9 Feb 2023 (Thu)	Online live training	Recommend to participate. It will be held virtually through Microsoft Teams.
Final Presentation	11 Feb 2023 (Sat)	Charles K Kao Auditorium, HK Science Park	Shortlisted teams are mandatory to join physically

Prizes:

Winning teams will get fabulous prizes including up to HKD$10,000 and Laptop computers:

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