HACK OUR CITIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE! OPEN CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS FOR THE 23RD ASEF SUMMER UNIVERSITY HACKATHON
WHAT IS #ASEFSU23?
The 23rd ASEF Summer University (ASEFSU23) is a Hackathon for young Asians & Europeans on “Liveable Cities for a Sustainable Future”. ASEFSU23 connects young hackers, designers, innovators, urban planners and SDG experts from 51 countries to collaborate & develop urban solutions in three of the most populated countries in ASEM: Bangladesh, India & Pakistan.
The Hackathon includes three phases:
- Pre-hack(11-29 Oct 2021): Ideation, including challenge definition, knowledge building & stakeholder engagement
- Hackathon (12-14 Nov 2021): Prototype Development with Experts Mentoring
- Post-hack (up to 3 months post-Hackathon): Prototype Testing and possible implementation, including mentoring & collaboration with partners
#ASEFSU23 HACKATHON CHALLENGES
ASEFSU23 Hackathon Teams will tackle one of three interdisciplinary urban challenges, linking SDG11 with other socio-economic issues that are part of the UN Agenda2030:
- Bangladesh (SDG11, SDG12 & SDG13): Creating Clean Cities: Tackling Urban Waste Management
- India (SDG3 & SDG11): Creating Healthy Cities: Tackling Obesity among Children
- Pakistan (SDG4, SDG8 and SDG11): Creating Accessible Cities: Enhancing Urban Mobility
More info here: Hackathon Challenges
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
- Sustainable Impact! Play your role towards Sustainable Urbanisation and transform your ideas into concrete urban solutions in Bangladesh, India & Pakistan.
- Award! Winning country teams will receive mentoring by tech companies for further development of the prototype, certified training opportunities for digital leadership or digital perks.
- Training and Certification! Get trained on Sustainable Urbanisation & SDG11 and receive a certification of participation by all partners. You can also enrol in a unique training and receive up to 10 academic credits from University College Cork (UCC).
- Network! Build up your network of innovators & experts for future partnerships & collaborations.
WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
You are…
- A Citizen of one of the 51 ASEM Countries
- A Young Professional or Student between 18-30 years
- A programmer, creator, designer, innovator, developer, entrepreneur, communicator or more, and feel that your skillset can be used to solve the challenges
- Enthusiastic to work with an interdisciplinary, intercultural team from Asia & Europe
- Keen to learn more about Sustainable Urbanisation in Bangladesh, India & Pakistan
