The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) of The American University in Cairo School of Business is calling all national and international undergraduate students! We’d like to invite you to participate in the Third Annual Virtual Regional Business plan competition “HACK 22”
Through Hack22 we are looking for students who are passionate about finding and creating innovative technological solutions that inspire a more sustainable, accessible and resilient future for their communities.
It is no secret that the world has been facing issues due to humanity’s unsustainable tendencies. Accordingly Hack 22 main target is UN SDG 13; “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts” i.e.; sustainability, solutions for the climate change crisis, and recycling/upcycling. We aim at encouraging participating teams to develop a sense of awareness and understanding of the crisis and all of the interconnected aspects that surround them in their daily lives. Teams will create solutions that would advocate for a resilient and more sustainable future for the world.
Subsequently, climate change affects every sector and industry. Hack 22 encourages participating teams to develop ideas targeting specific corporate areas and sustainability problems in order to ensure an effective learning environment. Our aim is to produce solutions that would increase regularly sustainable behavior in order to help minimize the impact of climate change. The solutions could fall under a variety of categories, which include but are not limited to:
- Plastic waste, reduction and recycling ie banners, sim cards …..etc.
- Climate changes and actions
- Hospital air pollution
- Overexploitation of natural resources
- Energy efficiency
- Green sustainable fintech
- Others
Gather your team, sign up, and get ready for a mind-blowing experience! Monetary prizes and other exciting valuable prizes
- Deadline for submission: June 9, 2022
- Hack dates: June 24-29, 2022
The deadline for applications Thursday, June 9th @ 12:00 AM (Cairo local time) GMT+2