Academics for Technology is super excited to be organizing Belgium’s most epic case competition this year. Are you interested to innovate, co-create and learn? Then Holy Hack is something for you!
Register now!
Keep in mind that every team member has to register individually!
Registrations are open!
What is Holy Hack?
Holy Hack is a 24h hackathon, best described as an “invention marathon”. We invite all students who are interested in technology, entrepreneurship or the intersection of both. With a wide range of cases provided by our partners, there will always be a topic that you’re interested in! Join as a group or as an individual and develop your prototype and business plan with the help of our coaches.
Having people with some programming experience in your group can be an advantage.
Who can register?
Holy Hack teams exist of 4-5 people. You don’t have to register as a full team already, you can also participate as a smaller group or individual and we will match you with your dreamteam.
Timeline of the event
18:00 – Doors open
19:00 – Opening ceremony
19:20 – Start of competition
21:00 – Workshop #1
11:00 – Workshop #2
14:00 – Workshop #3
16:00 – Workshop #4
18:00 – End of competition
18:15 – Presentations / Final pitches / Ceremony
* there will be all kinds of entertainment throughout the day and night!
** multiple meals are provided throughout the event
To be announced.
Why join Holy Hack?
- A chance to win €2000 for your team
- Real-World Challenges: Work on cases provided by leading companies, solving problems with real impact.
- Skill Development: Learn from experienced coaches to refine your technical skills and sharpen your business mindset.
- Creativity is key: Our cases are made to give you as much freedom to come up with an original idea and work on something you’re interested in.
- Networking Opportunities: at the Holy Hack you will not only meet top tier companies with amazing technical skills, but we can also put you into contact with amazing organisations who want to help you turn your prototype into a startup after the event.
- Whether you’re a coder, designer, strategist, or simply curious, Holy Hack offers the tools and support to make your ideas happen. Join us and see what you’re capable of.
Why should you participate?
There are too many reasons to sum up! It’s an amazing experience in which you will learn a lot and be able to network with professionals. Furthermore, there will be awesome prizes to win: The winning team will receive a €1000 cash prize! There are also plenty of other prizes for the runner-ups like airtags, wireless speakers and more. If that’s not enough to convince you, we’ll arrange nice food and goodies, all of this for free!
What are the cases?
Delaware - Stay Current!
Delaware wants their team to stay up to date on the newest technologies. Can you help them solve this? 👨💻
AE - Citizen A(E)id
AE would like you to help them optimise a citizen aid platform.
Aviate labs - Blockchain
Aviate labs is all in on blockchain, but how can we use this technology a business context?
Datacamp - Improving learning
Datacamp users love to learn, let’s tackle the challenges in online learning!
Daikin - Energy data
With Daikin, you’ll be able to create your own solution for their energy data.
in the Pocket - Data wizard
In the pocket will test your data wizard skills, do you have what it takes?
Easi - FinTech
Easi wants you to help them tackle some existing challenges within the FinTech industry.
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FAQ
You can build anything that is technology-related and provides a solution to one of our cases. Web, mobile, games, hardware, … the possibilities are endless! Next to developing a prototype, you will also have to present your business plan.
Students of higher education can apply. You don’t need to have tons of experience in coding or business. If you have a great interest in technology and are motivated to learn, you can definitely participate.
You don’t have to pay anything to participate, as long as you show up!
Well it’s an essential part of a hackathon… 😉
You definitely need a laptop, the rest is up to you!
No problem! Students of all skill levels are welcome. We provide workshops and coaches to help you with your project.
Absolutely no problem! As long as one person of your team has some minimal experience you should be fine. If you register with a small team without any coding experience we will match you up with students who do.
After 24 hours of working on your project, you will have to pitch your business plan to a jury as well as discuss your code. You will get a couple of minutes for both.
A team consists of 4-5 participants.
If you want to register with friends you have to register individually and write down the same team name. If you want to register with less then 4 people we will match you with other participant who are a perfect fit for your team.
No. To keep things fair, nobody is allowed to work on the project before the start of the event. You are also not allowed to work on existing projects. However, you can still prepare yourself by brainstorming for ideas and learning the tools that you intend to use beforehand.
No of course not! You are allowed to leave whenever you’d like. We advise you to be present most of the time, but after the midnight snack, participants usually go home to sleep for a few hours.
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