Imagine. Experiment. Implement.
ABOUT
UFAZ Hackathon is a thematic event during which competitors from various universities work intensively on different projects with the objective of producing solutions in 48 hours. Competitors in this event are groups of three students and each group will be given a unique topic to work on.
To increase the competition spirit, topics will be distributed at the start of the Hackathon.
Competition date:
The Hackathon will take place on March 5 and 6
Who can join:
Students from any university forming a group 3
Why join ?
- Discover talented students
- Encourage students to go further with their ideas
- Inspire students how exploiting their time in a good manner
- Strengthen the spirit of teamwork
- Link students to university by the extra-curricular activities
Who are in the Hackathon ?
- Competitors
- Scientific Committee/Jury: Approve topics and evaluate projects
- Mentors: A group of mentors will guide groups during the competition by discussing and exchanging ideas with each group. The mentors will be pass by groups twice during the Hackathon (see Program)
- Sponsors: Sponsors by funds and/or topics
RULES
- Only students can be competitors at the Hackathon
- Teams must be formed by exactly three students
- Respecting the program and following the instructions on site is a must
- Submitted work will be discarded if:
- Plagiarism is detected
- The deadline of submission is not respected
- The team is trying to get help from other members (competitors or outside)
Evaluation criteria and Types of deliverables
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Each team will be evaluated based on:
- A speech of five minutes during which they should show (in English):
- Distribution of tasks between team members and the timing of each
- Clear goal in one line of their final work
- Technical documentation of codes
- Results of meaningful use cases
- Submitted code and its deployment
- A speech of five minutes during which they should show (in English):
Prizes:
3500 AZN
2500 AZN
1500 AZN
DISCIPLINES
Topics
Topics will be given by sponsors and confirmed by the Scientific Committee.The list of topics will not be given to participants beforehand
Topics will be distributed among teams randomly at the opening session
Agriculture
Technology
Environment
Finance
Health
Water
Timeline
3rd of FebruaryPublish Announcement and Open Registration
22nd of FebruaryClose Registration
5th and 6th of MarchCompetition
11th of MarchCeremony to announce results
Program
DAY 1
5th of March
08:30 - 09:00: Arrival of Competitors and Distribution of Badges
09:00 - 09:30: Welcome Speech and distribution of topics + Breakfast
09:30 - 10:00: Installation of each team in their places
10:00 - 11:00: Competition
11:30 - 12:00: Snack
12:00 - 13:00: Competition
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch
14:00 - 16:00: Competition
16:00 - 16:30: Snack
16:30 - 19:30: Competition + 1st Pass of Mentors
19:30 - 20:30: Diner
21:30 - 08:30: Competition + Sleeping time included
08:30 - 09:00: Arrival of Competitors and Distribution of Badges
09:00 - 09:30: Welcome Speech and distribution of topics + Breakfast
09:30 - 10:00: Installation of each team in their places
10:00 - 11:00: Competition
11:30 - 12:00: Snack
12:00 - 13:00: Competition
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch
14:00 - 16:00: Competition
16:00 - 16:30: Snack
16:30 - 19:30: Competition + 1st Pass of Mentors
19:30 - 20:30: Diner
21:30 - 08:30: Competition + Sleeping time included
DAY 2
6th of March
08:30 - 09:30: Breakfast
09:30 - 11:00: Competition
11:00 - 11:30: Snack
11:30 - 13:00: Competition
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch
14:00 - 16:00: Competition + 2nd Pass of Mentors
16:00 - 16:30: Snack
16:30 - 19:30: Competition
19:30 - 22:30: Submissions + Presentations + Diner
08:30 - 09:30: Breakfast
09:30 - 11:00: Competition
11:00 - 11:30: Snack
11:30 - 13:00: Competition
13:00 - 14:00: Lunch
14:00 - 16:00: Competition + 2nd Pass of Mentors
16:00 - 16:30: Snack
16:30 - 19:30: Competition
19:30 - 22:30: Submissions + Presentations + Diner
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