Akaki Tsereteli State University offers high school students to participate in school Hackathon
Announcements ArchiveDecember 06, 2016

Akaki Tsereteli State University, the future industrial innovation lab FabLab ATSU has announced the registration for school Hackathon "JUNIORATSUHACK" and invites VI-XII grade students to participate in the offering.

Hakaton is free. Interested students can register online at the "Hackathon Junior" official website http://junior.atsuhack.com , until December 21.

The II Stage of the Hackathon covers the period from December 22 until January 14. During the phase, the participants will take an online test on the official website http://junior.atsuhack.com , which will be drawn up in compliance with the ICT national curriculum standards. The test results will reveal students for the next round, and the list thereof will be published on the official website of the Junior Hackathon.

The stage III of Hackathon will be held on January 22 in Akaki Tsereteli State University, where the event will be solemnly opened, the project presented and the results of the first school Hackathon introduced. The format of the event also provides for the conduct of master classes, mentor introduction, assigning of participants in teams and elaborating possible projects ideas.

The teams will also work on the project in the virtual space, while the mentors will help them refine their ideas. Team members according to their place of living will work in Fablab in various cities of Georgia - where as appropriate will use Fablab resources - 3D printer, laser cutter and other equipment.

The final IV stage will be held on January 29 in Akaki Tsereteli State University, where the registered teams will be distributed in the working space, ideas materialized and the jury of experts will monitor the working process, and after the completion of the process, the finished products will be presented. On the same day, the jury will announce winners and the awards ceremony will be held.

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