August 22-24, 2022
São Paulo
Do you want to be part of tech-solutions for and national challenges in the educational area?
Do you have a problem in education that could be solved with the support of technology?
What is the EdTech Hackathon?
The program
The Edtech Hackathon is an event to develop tech solutions to local and global challenges in education. The online phase is the moment where everyone can submit an idea of challenge here. The presencial phase, which will take place on the 22-24th of August at the Goethe Institut in São Paulo. It will be two exclusive days for participants to develop solutions supported by mentors and workshops and pizza.
What kind of problem we are aiming to solve?
The Challenges
Challenges related to education and technology can be submitted online and by everyone, some will be selected by jury and will be worked on by hackthon participants over two days. The solutions proposed during the Hackthon will be sent to the authors and published here.
Who can participate?
Participants
The participants from various regions of Brazil will be selected by the organizing committee. We will financially support applications from outside the expanded São Paulo area and from all over Brazil with a mobility grant.
Pre-Event | Digital Education
This pre-event webinar will showcase the state of the art of digitalization in Education from the perspective of the two German Universities and will also explain the hackathon idea and inform about the program and the ways to participate.
Program (local Brazilian CET time):
10am (Brazilian time) / 15pm (CEST)
10:00 AM (BRT) | Welcome & Opening Remarks
Welcome & Moderation: Sören Metz (Technical University of Munich) and Christian Lazar (Freie Universität Berlin)
10:15 (BRT) | Digital Education - Quo vadis. Insights from two German universities of Excellence
- - Prof. Dr. Daniel Pittich (Assitant Professorship of Technical Education - TUM)
- - Dr. Antje Brock (Institut Futur, Freie Universität Berlin)
10:45 (BRT) | German-Brazilian EdTech Hackathon
- - Thomas Bartoschek (re:edu) - presentation of the challenge and the German-Brazilian EdTech Hackathon
11:00 AM (BRT) | Q&A Session with all panelists
11:30 AM (BRT) | Wrap-Up Closing Remarks, Summary and Wrap Up
The webinar will be conducted in English. Questions can be asked by the audience in the webinar
Signup for the event
If you missed the pre event you can watch the recording of the presentation on youtube:
The challenges
Music for everyone
Brazilian music education still seems to belong to an economic and social elite, and its presence in schools, especially public ones, is almost non-existent. Music is impregnated with affective memories, which remind us of important moments in our li
Urban Education
Many Brazilian citizens do not understand basic urban concepts and current legislation, which are fundamental for living well in urban and rural areas. And more and more people are connected on their smartphones. How to promote urban education, consi
TBA
More Challenges will be published soon. You want to hand in your own challenge? Go to the form below
Jury and Prizes
The best team will be awarded with a registration for one representative of the winning team to participate in the German-Brazilian Innovation and Sustainability Congress organized by the German-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry São Paulo (AHK-SP), to be held on 29 and 30 September in São Paulo. The decision will be made by a high-ranking jury according to the following criteria:
- Degree of innovation
- Feasibility
- Benefit for the educational sector
- Quality of final pitch
The Jury
Prof. Dr. Kristina Reiss
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Professor Emerita of Didactics of Mathematics and Emerita of Excellence of the Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Rafael D. Deschka
Goethe-Institut São Paulo
Head of Language and Educational Programms South America,
Dr. Jörn Weingärtner
Director at g.a.s.t
Dr. Jochen Hellmann
DWIH São Paulo
Director
The Mentors and Mediators
The Team of mentors will help you during the hackathon. They are experts in different fields and they will be available during the hackathon
Artur Kim Shum
re:edu GmbH & Co KG.
Design, UX
Felix Erdmann
re:edu GmbH & Co KG.
Web and App development
Anna Maria Schneider
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
Kamilla Tenório
FU Berlin
Computer Science Education
Thaís Blasio Martins
Municipal Education Secretary of São Paulo
Education Programms
Priscilla Pessutti Nascimento
Goethe-Institut São Paulo
Coordinator of Educational Projects
Timeline
Start
May 31st of 2022
Submit a challenge and apply to join the Edtech Hackthon
Webinar
June 22nd of 2022 - 10AM (BRT) | 3PM (CEST)
Get to know the state of the art of digitalization in Education with German Universities and Hackathon idea. More Information and Signup
Deadline for registration and challenge submission
August 7th of 2022
Deadline extended to August 15th of 2022!
Submit a challenge and apply to join the Edtech Hackthon
Edtech Hackthon - Day 01
August 22nd of 2022
- 09:00- 10:00 Registration, welcome
- 10:00-13:00 Pre-hack hands-on workshops on technologies from partners
- 13:00
- 14:00
- 14:30
- 15:00
- 15:30
- 16:00
- 19:00
- 21:00
Lunch
Welcome words DWIH & introduction & challenges
Thinking and tinkering
Pitches
Group forming
Kick-off / registration of groups with participants and project name
Pizza dinner
End Day 1
Edtech Hackthon - Day 02
August 23rd of 2022
- 09:00
- 13:00
- 18:00
- 21:00
Start Day 2 - Hacking
Lunch
Sundowner and Barbecue
End Day 2
Edtech Hackthon - Day 03
August 24th of 2022
- 09:00
- 12:00
- 13:00
- 15:00
- 16:00
Start Day 3 - Hacking, preparing presentations
Lunch
Final presentations to the jury
Announcement of winners & farewell
End of the Hackathon
Questions
FAQ
The Organisators
Mario Pesch
University of Muenster
Dr. Thomas Bartoschek
University of Muenster
Christian Lazar
FU Berlin
Laura Redondo
University of Muenster
Maxi Neidhardt
g.a.s.t
Sören Metz
Technical University of Munich (TUM)
