The event will be led by the Bengis Center for Entrepreneurship &
Innovation of the Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business and Management, and by the
Student Association at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Two hundred people are expected to take part in this immersive event,
including a mix of students from abroad, Israeli students and experts from the
hi-tech ecosystem of Israel’s Negev region. Participants work in teams during an
intensive 28-hour period to create new technologies for the future, and then
present these innovative and unique technologies at the end of the hackathon.
The theme of the hackathon is “Improving Student Life and the Learning
Experience.” Technological, social and business projects generated in the
hackathon can deal with all stages of student life – from the moment the
students come to university up to post-graduation life, with the goal of helping
students with their studies, improving their daily life and the quality of life
on campus, supporting or helping students in the emerging job market, and more. The proposals submitted may engage with existing projects, as long as
the proposed plan is a significant improvement that leverages the services already
offered.
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Participation in hackathons offers hands-on business experience and valuable
support from highly qualified professionals. This hackathon will be a unique
opportunity for students from all over the world to work together in creating a
new technology within a setting, which promotes a project’s potential to grow
and succeed commercially in the future.
http://www.hackbgu.com
