About the challenge

Are you ready to transform ideas into impact? Join us for the Tartans Innovate Hackathon 2025, where creativity meets challenge in an exciting hackathon designed for CMU-Africa students passionate about using technology to make a difference within our campus community.

 

We are seeking innovative, feasible, and commercially viable tech-solutions to address challenges within the CMU-Africa community. Such challenges could include: Campus facilities, Streamlining student services, or creating opportunities for campus engagement. We want your ideas.

Requirements

What to Build

Participants are tasked with creating innovative, feasible, and commercially viable tech-solutions that address challenges within the CMU-Africa community. Potential areas for solutions include, but are not limited to:

  • Enhancing campus facilities
  • Streamlining student services
  • Creating opportunities for increased campus engagement

Creativity and innovation are key, so think outside the box!

 

What to Submit

Participants are required to submit the following deliverables:

  1. Market Research/Validation: Each team must conduct and document interviews with at least 10 potential users or customers of their solution. Include key insights from these conversations that validate the need and potential impact of your solution.

  2. Design/Prototype: Submit a digital prototype of your solution. This can include wireframes, mockups, or a functional prototype that demonstrates the core features of your solution.

  3. Abstract of Your Solution: A concise summary (150-300 words) outlining the problem your solution addresses, how it works, and its potential impact on the CMU-Africa community.

  4. Well-Designed Presentation Slides: Create a set of presentation slides (5-10 slides) that clearly communicate your solution, including the problem statement, market research findings, the design and functionality of your prototype, and the overall impact.

Dates

  • Hackathon Duration: 6 days (October 14th, 7:00PM - October 21st, 11:59PM)
  • Submission Deadline: October 19th, 2025 (11:59 PM)
  • Online Voting for Top 10 Teams: October 20th-21st, 2025 (Closes at 11:00 AM)
  • Finalist Pitch (Top 10 Teams): October 24th, 2025 (12:00 PM - 2:00PM) at the Industry Innovation Hub

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

2 non-cash prizes
Conference sponsorship, gadgets and vouchers
2 winners

Conference sponsorship, gadgets and vouchers

Electronic Gadgets
1 winner

Electronic Gadgets

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

TBD

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Judging Criteria

  • Innovation
    Innovation (30%): How original and creative is the idea? Does it bring something new to the table?
  • Presentation
    Presentation (20%): How well is the project presented, both in the submission materials and in the final pitch?
  • Feasibility
    Feasibility (20%): Is the solution practical and implementable within a reasonable timeframe and budget?
  • Impact
    Impact (30%): How significant is the potential impact of the solution on the CMU-Africa community?

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