About the challenge

THE THEME: University Problems

Build an app or website that solves a problem you experience every day at university!

Innovate an existing platform, identify a missing service, or create something entirely new to make university life easier for students.

This can be on-campus, remote, or anywhere students connect and learn.

 

Get started

  1. Attend the Opening Ceremony
  2. Register on Devpost
  3. Complete the Team Registration Form here (by 2PM Saturday 25th - late submissions accepted)
  4. Create a public GitHub repo
  5. Submit your GitHub link and video demo by the deadline

 

Schedule

Friday 24th October
  • 3:30 PM: Opening Ceremony — 80.1.002
  • 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM: On-campus breakout rooms available.
Saturday 25th October
  • 9:00 AM: On-campus rooms open to participants!
  • 12:00 PM: Lunch provided!
  • 2:00 PM: Team Registration Form due
  • 5:00 PM: Event room bookings end - feel free to continue hacking from home or elsewhere.
Sunday 26th October
  • 9:30 AM: Submissions due! Please reach out to event staff ASAP if you have submission issues.
  • 10:00 AM: Judging commences (private).
  • 1:00 PM: Lunch provided!
  • 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM: Awards Ceremony — 80.1.002

 

Rooms Available

080.03.001
080.03.003
080.03.004
080.03.010
080.03.011
080.03.021
080.03.022
080.04.010
080.06.003
080.06.004
080.08.009
080.08.012
080.09.001
080.09.002
080.09.004
080.09.006

Requirements

What to Build

In teams of up to 5 students, build a website, web application, mobile application or other implementation for your solution.

Please view the comprehensive judging rubric here.

What to Submit

Saturday 2:00pm, (NOT VIA DEVPOST):

  • Finalised Team registration (an elected member from all teams must fill out the Microsoft Form here)

Sunday 9:30am:

  • Code Submissions (GitHub repo link +/- Live Link)
  • Video Demo (YouTube link)
  • Written Description (the provided sections within DevPost)

 

 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

$1,025 in prizes
First Place
$275 in cash
1 winner

$275 AUD, awarded as split gift cards.

Second Place
$225 in cash
1 winner

$225 AUD, awarded as split gift cards.

Third Place
$175 in cash
1 winner

$175 AUD, awarded as split gift cards.

Fourth Place (auDA Sponsored Prize Tier)
$175 in cash
1 winner

$175 AUD, awarded as split gift cards. Thank you to auDA, a CSIT sponsor, for their support.

Community Voted
$175 in cash
1 winner

$175 AUD, awarded as split gift cards.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

RMIT CSIT Society

RMIT CSIT Society

RMIT SWITCH

RMIT SWITCH

Nicky Sephton

Nicky Sephton
RMIT University

Aditya Kalapaaking

Aditya Kalapaaking
RMIT University

Steph Worladge

Steph Worladge
RMIT University

Judging Criteria

  • A. Solution Success (25%)
  • B. Creativity (10%)
  • C. UI/UX Design (20%)
  • D. Technical Architecture and Implementation (30%)
  • E. Video Demo (15%)

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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