No. HKMU Hackathon only open to HKMU current students. (Including full-time, part-time, distance learning students).

Application will close on 15 December 2024. All applicants will be informed of their application results by email within two weeks.

Yes, an individual applicant is accepted to submit the application. If you register individually, you can find your teammate(s) during pre-Hackathon sessions.

If not, based on your interests indicate in application form, SAO will facilitate team formation after deadline and inform you before Main Hackathon Days.

It is requested to have 2 to 5 team members with complementary background and knowledge.

There would be TWO problem statements:  Ageing Society and Sustainability.

The expected outcome of the competition would be a business, product, services or technology to the problem. Each project would be judged according to: innovation and industry disruption; feasibility and commercial viability; Impact on society and solution effectiveness; team cooperation; and presentation Quality.

No, all formats are welcome. However, a presentation template will be provided before the Main Hackathon Days for your reference while workshops will be offered before the pitch.

No. The objective of pre-hackathon activities is to help students understand the problem statements in different angels, and to foster the creativity and innovation.

You are highly recommended to join if you put on the thinking cap.