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Hackathon?

The 2022 Seneca Sustainability Hackathon is an innovation contest where participants from various schools work together to tackle challenges we are facing in the world today. This year’s theme is sustainability: economic sustainability, environmental sustainability, societal sustainability, and more.

By participating, you will be working closely with one of our industry-leading sponsors in creating sustainable solutions for the future. Some of our sponsors include Formula 1 Grand Prix Canada, Salesforce, Google Cloud, Deloitte, Roche Data Science, Toronto Municipalities (Vaughan, Brampton, Waterfront Toronto), Toronto District School Board, and more.

Who can register?

• Any student from Seneca College
• Any student/team from Sustainability Hackathon affiliated Colleges:
  • Panyapiwat Institute of Management (Thailand)
  • Universidad del Rosario (Colombia)
  • St Clair College (Windsor, Ont.)
  • Conestoga College (Waterloo, Ont.)
• Any student from other learning institutions provided a Seneca student is included in their team (our registration team will help with that)

Non-programmers are welcome!

Hackathon Rules

• You can register as an individual or as a group
• Minimum team size: 2 (we will help you find a team)
• Maximum team size: 5
• If your school is not a partner school (see above), at least one team member must be from Seneca (we can help you meet this requirement)

What’s in it for you?

• Win prizes
• Hands-on experience
• Micro-credential for your resume
• Prove or improve your skills
• Collaborate with really smart people
• FREE SWAG (T-shirts, beanies, gift cards, and more!)*

* Terms and conditions apply.

Timeline

• Jan 10 – Registrations Open
• Feb 7 – Ideation
• Feb 28 – Mar 4 – Hackathon
• Mar 9 – Venture

Learn more about the Challenge Sets

https://www.senecahackathon.com/challenge-sets

Follow us on social media!

Link Tree: linktr.ee/Seneca.hackathon

Questions?

Send us an email at senecahackathon@outlook.com.

Click here to learn more about the Seneca Hackathon 2021

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Need experience to get a job but… can’t get a job because you need experience?

Hackathons are the best way to learn by doing.

You can tackle real-life challenges in the healthcare industry, network with our sponsors, make a difference, make new friends, and have fun doing it!

As a participant, you can get:

• Paid internships
• Cash prizes
• Experience for your resume
• A micro-credential for your resume
• Investors to commercialize your idea
• Networking opportunities
• A chance to create an impact!
• FREE T-Shirt & SWAG*

* – While supplies last. Some restrictions apply.

We are inclusive and open in every way! Students and alumni from ANY program and ANY school are welcome!

You can register individually and we’ll help you form a team. Or you can register as a team with your friends through our event page.

T-Shirt and SWAG packages will be delivered to ONLY the first 200 participants! So secure your spot now!

The registration deadline closed on Friday, February 26, 2021

Thank you to over 550 people who registered and Good Luck to all!

Click here to learn more about the Seneca Hackathon 2021

February 6, 2020

Thank you to Thinking North for organizing and hosting Think Disruptors. The event was an outstanding learning and networking opportunity and Octochain was very proud to be a part of it.