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42 Vienna students Beregszászi István and Myron Prokopenko, alongside teammate Valérie Vienne, achieved 1st place among all Austrian participants at the recent AWS Community GameDay Europe. Competing as team “SEGFAULT-42,” the trio faced a rigorous test of skill against 1,100 participants from 53 countries!

Two teams of 42 Paris students took first and third place at the Gemini 3 Paris Hackathon. The event challenged participants to build concepts using AI Studio, Vertex AI and Google’s new agentic development platform: Antigravity. Congratulations to the winners!

42 Heilbronn student Mohamad Mansuri took first place in the IPAI x Hi! PARIS Hackathon, a three-day international competition focused on innovation in education. His team, the AGORA, developed a multi-agent approach for bias detection to mitigate hidden prejudices in educational materials. The event also saw 42 Heilbronn student Ali Sanei take third place.

42 campuses once again stood out in the rankings, taking home more top positions than any other community. With 1337 taking the first spot globally, two 42 campuses on the podium, half of the Top 10 being 42 campuses, and six 42 campuses in the Top 15, the community’s dominance is undeniable!

With the Eduvhled Engine, a project they developed during a 42 Prague Hackathon, four 42 Prague students stood out among 800 projects from 31 countries in a competition organized by the European Commission. They’ll be on their way to Brussels in June to claim their prize!

42 Perpignan and the Chamber of Commerce of France’s Occitanie region co-hosted a public innovation hackathon where students prototyped the future of public services. The winning team took home €2,000 for developing a visual tool to streamline complex decision-making processes.

42 Antananarivo dominated their first ODC Champions, Africa’s largest coding competition. With five teams in the national Top 10 and one Madagascar champion, team “New Team” took 4th place internationally out of 357 African teams, a massive win for Malagasy tech talent.

42 Warsaw became a Community Partner of HackNation PL 2025, Poland’s nationwide hackathon with 1,000+ developers, analysts, designers, and strategists.

Teams tackled real challenges during this Hackathon, from ministries and state agencies to open-data solutions for smuggling detection and geopolitical forecasting.

On December 16–17, 42 Türkiye partnered with Bilişim Vadisi for a Web Technologies Hackathon, bringing together 20 teams in the final.

The event combined 42’s peer-to-peer, project-based learning with Bilişim Vadisi’s tech and entrepreneurship ecosystem.

It showcased how strong learning models and the right ecosystem can produce focused teams and real, implementable outcomes.

1337 participated in a national Capture The Flag challenge organized by AXA Assurance, competing against 120 teams from top Moroccan schools.

After weeks of problem-solving and learning under real-world conditions, the team won 1st place, earned a $900 prize, and secured internships with AXA Assurance.

Team noTime from 42 Abu Dhabi secured first place at the BNB Hack Abu Dhabi, an international blockchain hackathon organized by Binance and BNB Chain.

The team developed an AI agent for blockchain access and a DeFi looping assistant, earning a $5,000 prize along with up to $50,000 in additional support.

42 Nice had the opportunity to participate in the Côte d’Azur Digital Schools Hackathon, joining top digital institutions including Epitech Nice, CESI and others.

The challenge focused on applying AI to support small and medium-sized enterprises, with students tasked to design practical solutions addressing real operational needs.

Across three days, 42 Nice students collaborated in inter-school teams, combining technical skills and strategic thinking to deliver concrete, impactful AI-driven solutions for local businesses.

42 Porto co-hosted the AI Retail Hackathon alongside MC and SONAE, bringing students into direct collaboration with industry leaders.

Over five days, five participants used AI and computer vision to explore new ways of shaping the future of food retail, working with real datasets from the Continente Smart Store.

The winning team, 42 Ducks, developed a smart “hot shelf” system powered by an intelligent agent and a live dashboard designed to improve product visibility and support real-time decision-making.

Following the strong momentum of the 2024 edition, the 42 Asia Hackathon returned in 2025, hosted this year by 42 Bangkok.

Over an intensive 42-hour challenge, students from six campuses across Asia collaborated, innovated, and competed to deliver impactful solutions.

42 Tokyo stood out and secured first place. The event brought together bold ideas and talent, transforming 42 Bangkok into a playground of creativity and innovation energy.

Students from 42 Lausanne took on a significant challenge during an intensive 48-hour hackathon organized in partnership with Audemars Piguet.

Working from a confidential brief based on a real operational need, participants were ask to imagine, prototype, and present a viable solution within a limited timeframe.

The teams demonstrated exceptional creativity, discipline, and technical expertise throughout the competition.

1337 Coding School achieved a national milestone by hosting Morocco’s first live hacking event. Building on their strong performance at the Hack The Box hackathon, the team officially launched NullHat Morocco in collaboration with HackerOne.

Over two days at UM6P, participants took part in the country’s first Live Hacking Session and a nationwide CTF featuring 40 teams, supported by hands-on expertise from leading ethical hackers and HackerOne ambassadors.

For the second year in a row, 42 Nice came out on top at the regional inter-school hackathon.

During a fast-paced 24-hour challenge, the team created an interactive portal giving easy, organized access to key regional data.

They were supported by a former champion, whose guidance helped keep the project focused and impactful from start to finish.

Over five weeks of simulated trading under real-market conditions, 2,100 participants from universities and schools across Morocco competed in the Casablanca Stock Exchange Championship 2025, organized by the Bourse de Casablanca.

Among them, Nour-Eddin Ait Bouguarri from at 1337 Benguerir, earned second place, standing out for his analytical mindset, composure, and vision bridging technology and finance.

The experience reflects the transformative potential of Morocco’s young talent and the 1337 learning philosophy

42 Berlin claimed first place at the Battle of the Tech Schools 2025, standing out among Europe’s leading institutions.

Competing under this year’s theme, KiezConnect: Economic Opportunity for Berlin’s Newcomers”, the team developed KiezConnect, an AI-powered discovery platform designed to help new arrivals connect with local events, communities, and professional opportunities.

Their innovative approach showcased both technical excellence and social impact.

Over the span of two days, 175 participants across 33 teams transformed the 42 Heilbronn campus into a true hub of innovation during the Unlock Campus 2.0 Hackathon.

Students tackled challenges ranging from creative digital solutions to improve campus life to ambitious real-world projects, including designing, building, and even racing hovercrafts.

The event showcased the creativity, collaboration, and technical excellence that define the 42 spirit.

In a leading innovation challenge bringing together young talents across the UAE rail ecosystem, a team led by 42 Abu Dhabi student Abdullah Ali Salem secured first place at the Global Rail Youth Hackathon by Etihad Rail.

Their winning concept, Sanady, is a compact autonomous module that clips onto any wheelchair and guides passengers from station entrance to seat. The solution combines AI navigation with live station mapping, an on-device interface for SOS and rapid assistance, and seamless integration with UAE Pass and ticketing systems, advancing safe, barrier-free mobility.

In a prestigious national competition gathering Morocco’s top engineering schools and universities, two of our teams from 1337 delivered an outstanding performance, earning 1st and 4th place among the country’s top talents.

Throughout several days of intense algorithmic challenges, participants demonstrated advanced technical skills, teamwork, and creativity under pressure.

These results highlight the excellence and competitive spirit that drive 42 students around the world.

At ETHWarsaw Hackathon, Guanyi Du and his team stood out with their project Pool Keeper, a Base mini app designed to bring greater transparency to decentralized finance.

By tracking liquidity pool health and APY evolution, Pool Keeper offers actionable insights that help traders, protocols, and analysts navigate market volatility with confidence.

This achievement showcases how our talents are turning technical expertise into tangible impact, driving innovation in DeFi and beyond.

In just five hours at IAA MOBILITY, a team from 42 Heilbronn developed a “Black Box” solution for the Virtual-2-Real challenge. 

Their app detects crashes, records full vehicle data, activates cameras, and automatically generates a Digital Witness Report in the cloud, helping to provide insurers, law enforcement, and emergency services with instant and reliable evidence. 

This innovative approach highlights the team’s ability to deliver practical, high-impact solutions under real-world time pressure.

42 Berlin student, Thanakorn Thajan won big at the Berlin Energy Hackathon, organized by the European Energy Collective.

Competing in Voltaic’s KiezGrid challenge, he delivered a full-stack platform powered by AI that determines in real time whether to use solar, battery, or grid energy. The solution gives residents live insights into generation, consumption, and savings, automates fair and transparent billing, and provides building managers with a clear system health dashboard.

What set his project apart was its holistic approach,going beyond code to consider user experience and operations.

This is a great example of how hackathons inspire practical innovation with real-world impact.

As part of the Tech Field Studies series, students at 42 Heilbronn collaborated with Gero’s Flohmarkt to explore how traditional flea markets could be transformed into modern, user-focused online platforms.

This partnership provided students with valuable hands-on experience in digital innovation, critical thinking, and creative problem-solving, while supporting Gero’s Flohmarkt in reimagining its services for a digital-first audience.

Last week, Hive hosted an intensive three-day Qt Hackathon in collaboration with the Qt team.

Over the course of the event, students immersed themselves in Qt Design Studio, Qt Creator IDE, and the Qt Framework libraries to address a unique challenge: Create an Emotional Experience with Qt for Android.

Participants were tasked with designing multi-sensory applications that engage users through sight, sound, and motion. Working in self-formed teams, they developed prototypes that responded in real time to human interaction and live data.

Throughout the hackathon, the Qt team provided continuous support both on campus and via Discord, ensuring participants could push their projects forward effectively.

In just three days, students demonstrated remarkable focus, creativity, and determination.

The LoopHole Hackathon, organized by Build Club Malaysia and the UniLah Student Community, was designed to celebrate creativity without boundaries. With no problem statements, no set agenda, and no major prize pool, the event encouraged participants to embrace experimentation and innovation.

Students from 42 Kuala Lumpur joined the challenge, forming two teams that delivered projects characterized by originality, humor, and clever design. For many, this was their first hackathon experience, offering valuable exposure to collaborative innovation in a free-form environment.

The participation of 42KL students reflected the community’s ability to think outside the box and apply their skills in unconventional ways.

The 2025 Summer CodinGame Challenge brought together thousands of participants from leading schools and companies worldwide.

In this highly competitive environment, students from the 42 network delivered outstanding performances, securing five places in the global Top 10.

This achievement highlights the exceptional talent, creativity, and technical skill cultivated through 42’s peer-driven, project-based learning model. It also underscores the ability of 42 students to compete, and excel, on the global stage.

Discover the full winners list here 

At 42 Heilbronn, a 24-hour hackathon brought together students to design innovative solutions for building a safer, smarter internet for children. The initiative was inspired by the work of Sascha Schell, who examined hardware-based protections against explicit content, and Kay Winter, who explored AI-driven content filters tailored to parental values in his master’s thesis.

Over the course of the hackathon, students developed functional prototypes that successfully merged ethics, personalization, and technical rigor. Every team delivered a working model, each demonstrating creativity, practical application, and a strong sense of purpose.

This hackathon showcased how the 42 model of project-based learning empowers students to address complex societal challenges while delivering impactful, real-world solutions.

Over an intensive 72-hour challenge, seven teams at 42 Abu Dhabi participated in the RecognAIze Hackathon, developing AI-powered CCTV recognition systems that combined machine learning, ethics, and innovation to deliver real-world applications.

Among plenty of participants, three teams, Attention, CatsUnderCCTV, and Team Piolo were awarded for their outstanding performance and creativity!

From concept to code, the RecognAIze Hackathon demonstrated how the 42 community can harness AI to decode patterns, detect behavior, and design technology with purpose.

On July 10th, 42 Luanda hosted the final of its first-ever hackathon, a competition exclusively for cadets.

Four finalist teams presented Mapazzz, an application designed for malaria prevention, before a distinguished panel of judges.

Team SUDOZZZ emerged as the winner, securing the opportunity to represent 42 Luanda and Angola at Expo Osaka 2025, where they will showcase their project to an international audience.

July was a month of remarkable achievements for 42Blockchain!

From excelling at the ETHGlobal Hackathon in Cannes to achieving success at the Chiliz Hacking Competition in Paris, 42Blockchain students demonstrated outstanding technical expertise, innovation, and collaboration.

Securing more than $60,000 in awards, these achievements underscore both the caliber of talent within the 42Blockchain community and the effectiveness of 42’s project-based, peer-driven educational model.

In just 15 hours, three students from 42 Roma developed Summy, an innovative AI tool that transforms complex content into clear, structured executive summaries.

Created in response to Eni’s knowledge capture challenge, the project showcases the power of 42’s peer-driven, project-based learning model.

This accomplishment not only highlights the students’ technical expertise and problem-solving abilities, but also reinforces 42’s role as a hub for impactful, real-world innovation.

42 Paris served as an official jam site for the global LeRobot Hackathon, drawing participation from AI and robotics enthusiasts across the campus.

Four student teams ranked among the top 30 internationally, showcasing advanced problem-solving in AI robotics. Supported by volunteer mentors and a vibrant peer community, the event reflected the high caliber of innovation, collaboration, and technical excellence cultivated at 42 Paris.

Three outstanding students from 42 Berlin have been selected for the highly competitive Female @ Tech Scholarship, supported by Deutsche Telekom and T-Systems.

The program offers recipients financial support, hands-on internship experience in Germany, and dedicated mentorship, empowering the next generation of female tech leaders and reinforcing 42 Berlin’s commitment to inclusion and excellence in technology education.

Organized by 1337 and UM6P, HackAI Morocco brought together 25 top-tier teams, selected from over 200 applicants for four days of focused AI exploration.

Participants tackled generative AI mini challenges, open innovation prompts, and benefited from expert mentorship in a collaborative, high-energy environment.

The event reinforced Morocco’s growing leadership in AI talent development and the 1337 network’s commitment to frontier tech education.

In an intensive 48-hour sprint, 31 students from 42 Porto’s GameDev Club developed 7 original games as part of the club’s second official Game Jam.

Demonstrating strong creative and technical skills, participants engaged in friendly competition, with the final winner determined by community vote, reflecting the high caliber of game design and development talent within the 42 network.

Over 120 students from 42 campuses in Berlin, Heilbronn, Wolfsburg, and four international 1337 locations participated in a 3-day global cybersecurity competition in collaboration with Hack The Box.

From capture-the-flag challenges to hands-on physical security exercises like lockpicking, the event showcased the depth of cybersecurity talent, critical thinking, and cross-campus collaboration that defines the very nature of the 42 global network.

In collaboration with Make, 42 Heilbronn organized an intensive 24-hour hackathon focused on smart automation solutions.

Students worked in agile teams to prototype and deploy automation workflows: from beginner-level integrations to advanced system logic. The initiative highlighted not only the technical versatility of 42 Heilbronn students but also the impact of rapid innovation in solving real-world process challenges.

20 aspiring developers from 42 Firenze rose to the occasion in the “Cocktail Debacle” Challenge: a hands-on initiative launched with Terranova Software to simulate a real-world product sprint.

Over several days, students built full-stack web apps from scratch using TypeScript, C#, Git, and databases. They pushed their limits, collaborated under pressure, and learned new tech stacks on the fly. The challenge resulted in live project demos, and an opportunity at landing interviews with Terranova.

This event is another milestone in bringing industry and innovation closer to the 42 ecosystem.

The Supercell AI Hackathon, hosted at Hive Helsinki in partnership with Junction, brought together over 300 developers, designers, and creatives from 38 countries for a weekend dedicated to reimagining the future of gaming through AI.

Participants explored how artificial intelligence can shape gameplay, storytelling, and creative tools by building real, working prototypes. Hive’s team “Prompt Me Maybe” took home the grand prize with an innovative AI-powered shooter that lets players generate weapons using natural language prompts and real-time texture generation.

This victory highlights 42 students’ creativity and avant-gardiste approach to coding and AI!

Two students at 42 Berlin transformed a bold concept into a high-impact initiative: the AI Vibecoding Hackathon:  a student-led event designed to enhance innovation blending AI and software development.

The winning project, TeamMatch, is a web–based application connecting developers to relevant project through an intuitive, swipe-based interface. Developped by two brilliant students, Francisco Alejandro Ramirez and Mehmet Dadal Ercan, the project was credited for its user-centric design, clear and easy functionality and polished delivery.

This project is a true reflection of the quality of education 42 offers to its students.

Last week, our students from 1337, 42 Abu Dhabi, 42 Antananarivo, 42 Istanbul, 42 Lyon, 42 Nice and 42 Paris hit the top ranks at the 2025 Spring CodinGame Challenge. 

Among thousands of participants and companies worldwide, 42 students managed to stand out with an outstanding performance. Over the span of a week, they demonstrated their problem-solving skills, algorithmic thinking, and creativity by completing a series of online coding challenges designed to test both technical expertise and innovative thinking.

This success reflects the excellence and impact of the 42 learning experience.

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Ben Schor from 19 made an incredible mark at his very first hackathon by winning first place. Alongside his team, he developed an innovative RAG-powered chatbot for hey! Telecom, utilizing OpenAI’s API and LlamaIndex to enhance customer interactions on the telecom company’s website. This cutting-edge solution showcased both technical expertise and creativity.

The team’s outstanding performance highlights the skills and innovative mindset fostered at Campus19. Ben’s achievement is a true testament to the dedication and hard work our students put into real-world challenges.

42 Abu Dhabi students set a new benchmark in medical technology with their new project, Lifelink. Developed as part of the Sambanova Agentic AI Hackathon, this unique AI-powered emergency response system is designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of critical healthcare interventions.

Competing against top teams, 42 Abu Dhabi secured first place, demonstrating the potential of AI to revolutionize emergency healthcare.

This achievement highlights the innovation, expertise, and problem-solving capabilities of 42 students, reinforcing 42’s commitment to shaping the future of technology.

Can AI transform public services, optimize city operations, and improve urban living?

This question drove the KI Hackathon Wolfsburg, where developers, designers, and innovators came together to tackle real-world challenges. Organized by WolfsburgDigital, alongside Lufthansa Industry Solutions, Stadt Wolfsburg, Microsoft, Volkswagen, and T-Systems International, the event brought together 14 teams and over 70 participants, all striving to develop impactful AI-driven solutions.

Among fierce competition, 42 Wolfsburg’s team, TALEMT, claimed first place with their AI-powered solution for optimizing document processing in Immigration Offices.

Competing against industry professionals and seasoned developers, their success highlights the strength of 42’s peer-driven learning model and its ability to foster innovation.

In collaboration with Google Cloud and Fundación Telefónica, students from 42 Madrid took on the challenge of developing cutting-edge AI solutions at the #AI & PARTY Hackathon.

Their creativity, problem-solving skills, and technical expertise set them apart in a highly competitive environment.

42 Warsaw students recently teamed up with Wikimedia Poland to support the development of Open Remix—an innovative app designed to streamline and enhance source attribution for educational visuals such as collages, presentations, and posters.

The tool combines ease of use with creative flexibility, empowering educators and learners alike to credit sources accurately and engagingly.

We’re looking foward to seeing what this collaboration is going to bring to life!

After three days of intense innovation and collaboration, 42 Nice student Sarah Behar took home the first prize at the Tech for Tourism Hackathon in Cannes!

Sarah’s project stood out for its innovation, impact, and potential to redefine the future of tourism. Her win reflects the event’s spirit of forward-thinking collaboration and tech-driven transformation.