PeaceTech Hackathon 2024
Harnessing science and technology for sustainable peace
“By peace we mean the capacity to transform conflicts with empathy, without violence, and creatively." ” – Johan Galtung, Sociologist, Mathematician, and the Father of Peace Studies
Did you know you can help reshape global possibilities for peace with technological and scientific know-how?
→Bring your innovative thinking and creativity!
Mark your calendar
March 9 - 10, 2024
‣ EPFL campus
‣ Registration coming soon!
In brief
- An event to address urgent global issues: Join us in co-creating solutions aimed at preventing violence and conflict and promoting peace.
- Collaborative environment: Work alongside a diverse mix of students, academics and professionals from diverse fields, including STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math), social and political sciences, NGOs, and international organizations.
- Skill development and application: Whether you're a developer, designer, engineer, peace advocate or innovator, this hackathon offers an ideal platform to connect, collaborate, create and innovate.
- Networking and impact: Engage with leading figures from various sectors and enhance your visibility while developing innovative solutions for peace.
4 critical challenges for peace
Ready to craft solutions that can change the world? Spend a transformative weekend at the EPFL campus, where participants will connect, collaborate, create and present innovative solutions for four critical challenges:
Why a PeaceTech hackathon?
In a world marked by global conflicts and violence, the need for innovative and actionable solutions has never been more urgent.
- Hackathons – dynamic 24-48-hr events of intense collaboration to tackle specific challenges – have proven to be impactful in fostering innovation and creating breakthroughs.
- Hackathons are also fun, exciting events and an experience not to be missed during your time as a student!
- Our PeaceTech hackathon will harness the creative energy of individuals from both technical and socio-political backgrounds including students, professors, Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) and International Organizations (IOs) experts, peace practitioners, and key figures from government and private sectors.
- Our collective aim? To forge a more peaceful and secure world.
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This Hackathon is coordinated by the EPFL EssentialTech Centre with the support of numerous EPFL labs and associations as well as external partners and supporters. (Full list coming soon).
