Smart applications for the environment will be one of the area in which students will compete during the “Smart Solutions for Smart Varna” hackathon. The competition will be held from March 20 to 22 in Varna. Participants will have the opportunity to be creative in several areas, including: environment and infrastructure; digital transformation in education; digitalization in management and administration; sports and entertainment.

The event is free of charge and aims to attract students with an interest in IT. Participants must be 15 years or older. Teams of 2 to 5 people are drawn up to prepare a software or hardware project with a technology of their choice. According to the predefined theme, the goal is to create a concept and develop a pilot version of the application.

During the event will be provided mentors, food and drinks, certificates of participation and special awards for the best teams.

The inauguration will take place on March 20, 2020 in Hall 1 of YIU – Varna, after that the competition will continue in halls 50 – 53 at the Center for Research and Application of New Information and Communication Technologies (CIPNICT).

Hackathon Smart Solutions for Smart Varna is being organized to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Varna University of Economics in collaboration with Mentormate and Varna Municipality.

Translator: Valentina Vagge