Turkey-Greece Hackathon 2024/25: Application deadline extended
The EBEA informs that the application period for interested Groups to participate in the innovation competition “Greece – Türkiye Hackathon 2024-25” has been extended until Monday, January 13, 2025.
Those interested can find all the relevant information and the application form on the Hackathon website (http://www.greeceturkiyehackathon.com).
The competition is co-organized by Startup Business Athens Incubator (THEA) of Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Bilişim Vadisi, Technology Base and of Innovation of Turkey, in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry and Technology of Turkey, after the official announcement from 02.12.2024 of the Deputy Ministers of Foreign Affairs of both countries etc. Costa Fragogiannis and Mehmet Kemal Bozay.
Aim of the groundbreaking competition is to promote innovation, cooperation and mutual understanding between the young people of the two states.
Hackathon 2024-25 focuses on the topic of Smart Cities, and more specifically on key issues such as sustainable urban mobility, smart buildings, cutting edge technologies and transport systems, as well as improving everyday life with citizen-friendly solutions, waste management, disaster prevention and protection. Approaching these critical issues offers participants the opportunityto seek innovative and sustainable solutions to address the challenges of the present and the future.
The invitation is addressed to young people aged 18-35 years, university students, young entrepreneurs and researchers from Greece and Turkey.
The teams will deposit their ideas, they will choose their partners from the other country with the aim of jointly shaping their innovative proposals.
The final phase of the Hackathon will take place in Turkey on February 20, 2025, while the award ceremony will take place in Athens on February 27, 2025.
The first three teams will be awarded 20,000 euros, 10,000 euros and 5,000 euros respectively, in recognition of their outstanding contribution.