Care about IT international hackathon

Take on real-life health challenges and join students from around the world!

Are you ready to make a difference in healthcare and biotech? Join our online international student hackathon on March 13–14, where students from Estonia, the Netherlands, Finland, and Italy will team up to solve real-world challenges.

Organised by Tehnopol as part of the Care About IT project, this event is packed with opportunities to innovate, learn, and collaborate.

What’s in store for you:

• Tackle real-life challenges in healthcare and biotech.
• Get inspired by an engaging keynote speaker.
• Participate in hands-on workshops to master design thinking and idea validation.
• Work with expert mentors to refine your solutions.

Event schedule:
March 13: 9:00–19:00 CET
March 14: 9:00–18:00 CET
A detailed agenda will be shared closer to the event. Event is moderated by Helen Minařík.

This is your chance to collaborate with like-minded students, develop innovative ideas, and gain new skills that can shape the future of healthcare.

Bring your own computer! 💻
All participants are required to bring their own computers to the hackathon. Be prepared and ready to hack!

Don’t miss out—sign up now and be part of this exciting hackathon!
Registration for the hackathon will close two weeks before the event, on February 27th. Make sure to secure your spot before the deadline!

Register here and join us online! N.B! Event is in English.

Moderator Helen Minařík: For the past 20 years, she has been a leader in entrepreneurship, specialising in design thinking and service design. With a background in graphic design, she entered the startup scene in Estonia during the tech boom and quickly became a key advocate for design-driven innovation. She has received numerous awards, collaborated with Google to build an ecosystem in Kampala, Uganda, and mentored startups in over 60 countries.

Collaboration partners:
Tallinn Health Care College, Bossers & Cnossen, Katapult, Network Zon, Noordepoort, TAI, Turku City Data, ASL/CN2, APRO, T4Med, DCTerra, Ida Viru Hospital, Kood, Studisco, My Own Interactions

Contact: loora.salurand@tehnopol.ee

Please be advised that the Care About IT Hackathon organisers will form teams before the event, and challenges will be assigned to each team in advance by the organisers. Participants will be informed about their teams and challenges prior to the event.

The Care about IT project explores the opportunities and challenges in vocational education and training (VET) within the care and IT sectors. Through collaboration and innovation, the hackathon seeks to develop forward-looking solutions that ensure education in the care industry remains future-ready.