Hack the Waste – edition 2026 - Hack the Waste – 8-9 May 2026 - Join the 24-Hour Global Hackathon! 🌍♻️
Are your students eager to contribute to real solutions for today’s sustainability challenges? Hack the Waste is a 24-hour online hackathon that brings together students from different countries, disciplines, and cultural backgrounds to tackle real-world waste issues through innovation and collaboration.
During this intensive event, participants will work in international and interdisciplinary teams, combining skills from fields such as technology, business, sustainability, design, and beyond. Together, they will rethink how we deal with waste and develop creative, practical ideas aimed at making a positive environmental impact.
We warmly invite staff coordinators and academic colleagues to promote Hack the Waste, a 24-hour international online hackathon that gives students the opportunity to collaborate across borders and disciplines while working on a concrete sustainability challenge.
Why Encourage Your Students to Participate?
Hack the Waste offers strong educational and internationalisation benefits:
- 🌍 International collaboration in multidisciplinary teams
- ♻️ Engagement with a real sustainability challenge
- 🚀 Development of innovation, problem-solving, and teamwork skills
- 🤝 Valuable international experience without travel or cost
- 📚 A practical, intensive learning experience complementary to formal curricula
Participation is completely free of charge. The only requirement is that nominated students are motivated and committed to working actively with their team for the full 24 hours.
Practical Information for Coordinators
- Dates: 8–9 May 2026
- Time: Friday 8 May (1:00 PM) to Saturday 9 May (1:00 PM) — Brussels time
- Format: Online (Zoom)
- Cost: Free - no participation or registration fee
Registration & Further Information
Full details and registration are available at:
👉 https://hackthewaste.com/
For questions or additional information, please contact:
📧 griet.barrezeele@ucll.be
We encourage you to share this opportunity within your institution and support students in taking part in an engaging, international learning experience that contributes to a more sustainable future.