Upcoming Hackathons

72-hour co-creation sprint: 16 lab-validated Mediterranean technologies (pharma & health, cosmetics, agrifood, monitoring) meet real industrial needs. Researchers, PhD candidates, deeptech startups from 6 countries build prototypes judged by a joint academia-industry panel.

Local onsite edition of the IEEE Xtreme 24-hour international programming and problem-solving competition.

Binational student hackathon for a sustainable, resilient and inclusive environmental/social transition (7 themes: sustainable water management, digital agriculture, circular economy & waste valorization, renewable energies, social inclusion & communities, environmental education & awareness, biodiversity)

A 2-day hackathon dedicated to innovative solutions for a sustainable and inclusive blue economy. Teams of students, graduates, developers, designers, researchers and young entrepreneurs will work on challenges around marine ecosystem protection, marine waste valorization, digital solutions, ecotourism and climate change adaptation, with expert mentoring, workshops and a final pitch before a jury.

HYBRID drone hackathon — 3rd edition by IEEE AESS ENSIT Student Branch Chapter. Participants work overnight on a real engineering challenge: design an autonomous drone system for disaster relief — detecting survivors in inaccessible zones, delivering medical supplies, transporting food. Entry 15 TND; coffee breaks and meals included. Note: hybrid format, submitted for the owner's review.

Local Tunis edition of the NASA Space Apps Challenge: a two-day in-person hackathon where teams build solutions to NASA-published space and Earth challenges.

National hackathon celebrating 60 years of Tunisian television: teams digitize TV archives with AI, VR/AR, games and audiovisual production. 6 teams, 36 participants.

Hackathon segment embedded in the 14th International Occupational Health and Safety Meetings: multidisciplinary teams build digital/technological solutions to prevent musculoskeletal disorders at work; prototypes are presented at the closing ceremony with prizes awarded.

🚀 The future of youth innovation lands in the south! Integrated into the massive ELIFE NextGen Fest, this high-energy hackathon brings young builders together to transform raw ideas into scalable startups. Over 2 days, participants will dive into deep-dive tech workshops, engage with industry panels, and collaborate in a high-intensity prototyping race backed by international incubation experts 💡

🌱 Nothing is wasted, everything is invented! The Green Hackathon challenges passionate Tunisian student builders to design and engineer a mobile game prototype focused on recycling and waste management Organized by national ministries and global tech giants like Ericsson, this 2-day sprint merges game mechanics with environmental sustainability 🎮

AeroEntrepreneur Hackathon is a challenge that combines aeronautics and entrepreneurship, encouraging young innovators to develop creative solutions to real-world problems.

Partner event of AI Community Days Tunis: a two-day, in-person hackathon focused on building bots and conversational AI on Microsoft Azure.

HYBRID national hackathon by Evey, the Tunisian event-tech platform. Build AI agents for professional events: engagement, matchmaking and automation. Open to engineers, developers, business profiles and innovators. Note: this event is hybrid (online + onsite), submitted for the owner's review.

24-48h hackathon on the Sustainable Development Goals, turning ideas into startup concepts with coaches and masterclasses.

The Carthage AI Challenge gives Tunisian students a globally recognized way to prove their AI and data science skills. Participants compete in an official Kaggle competition against thousands of competitors worldwide. The Carthage AI Challenge then ranks every Tunisian participant against each other. Each participant ends the season with two results: • A Carthage AI Challenge rank against every Tunisian participant in the event. • An official Kaggle result on their profile: worldwide rank, percentile and possibly a medal, verifiable by anyone in seconds. The top participants will be presented directly to startups looking for AI and software talent.

Onsite final round of the flagship Securinets CTF 2026. Top 10 international + top 10 MENA teams from the online qualifiers compete in person on campus.

A 3-day youth innovation hackathon designed specifically for the next generation of builders. Managed by ATIE to ensure all safety, rules, and child-care needs are fully met, kids will collaborate to solve problems and pitch their final ideas 🧠

An intense, non-stop 48-hour national hackathon for senior developers, designers, and creators. Teams will stay on-site overnight to build high-impact tech solutions before pitching live in front of an international jury 🚀

A unique overnight creative hackathon focused on bringing history to life. Participants will design advanced 3D avatars and MetaHumans of historical figures. Organized in partnership with Belgian tech experts, this is a deep dive into heritage tech and immersive digital modeling 🌌