ChallengeEU News June 2, 2026 · 1 min read

ChallengeEU Hackathon at SEEU Showcases Sustainable Student Solutions

The Hackathon “Innovation Challenge: Turning Partnerships into Sustainable Solutions” (29-30 May) concluded successfully at South East European University (SEEU), in cooperation with the Business Innovation Center (BIC) and the Student Parliament and Association, marking the end of two intensive days of creativity, collaboration and innovation.

ChallengeEU Hackathon at SEEU Showcases Sustainable Student Solutions
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During the second day, student teams focused on finalising their projects and preparing their presentations for evaluation by a five-member expert jury. The participants demonstrated exceptional dedication, presenting a diverse range of innovative solutions that addressed contemporary challenges through technology, sustainability, entrepreneurship and social impact.

Following a highly competitive evaluation process, the jury awarded the top three teams:

1st place: ProtocolMinds
2nd place: Predictors
3rd place: LegacyLink

Special awards also went to:

Best Business Idea: Exchange for Less Waste
Best Technical Idea: Quantum Five
Best Social Idea: Kitogo

The Hackathon showcased the talent and innovative spirit of SEEU students, with many teams presenting solutions that have the potential to generate real-world impact. It concluded as a remarkable success, giving students a valuable opportunity to transform ideas into sustainable solutions while strengthening partnerships across disciplines and institutions.

Participants and organisers of the ChallengeEU Hackathon pose together in a lecture room at South East European University, with the hackathon presentation displayed on the screen behind them.
Two student participants and an organiser pose with a second-place award certificate for 18,000 denars during the ChallengeEU Hackathon.
A student team and mentor pose with a third-place award certificate for 12,000 denars during the ChallengeEU Hackathon.
A student team and mentor pose with the Best Technical Idea award at the ChallengeEU Hackathon.
A student team and mentor pose with the Best Business Idea award at the ChallengeEU Hackathon.
A student team and organiser pose with the Best Social Idea award at the ChallengeEU Hackathon.
The first-place winning team poses with a 30,000 denar award certificate at the ChallengeEU Hackathon.
Hackathon participants work in groups at tables in a bright hall on the SEEU campus in Tetovo.
A top-down view of hackathon participants working in teams with laptops and notes in a spacious university hall.
Groups of students sit at tables and discuss their ideas during the ChallengeEU Hackathon.
A four-person team of hackathon participants works together on a project using a laptop.
Hackathon participants sit in a lecture hall during the opening presentation of the ChallengeEU event.
A speaker addresses the audience from a lectern in front of a screen displaying the ChallengeEU Hackathon logo.
The audience applauds during the ChallengeEU Hackathon in a lecture hall.
A hackathon participant presents a project at the lectern in front of a screen displaying the event logo.
A lecture hall filled with hackathon participants applauding after a presentation.
Two hackathon participants pose for a photo in the hall on the SEEU campus.
A speaker gives a presentation to hackathon participants in a lecture hall.
Hackathon participants sit in a lecture hall and listen to a presentation.
Hackathon participants sit in a lecture hall and listen to a presentation.
Students register at an information table during the ChallengeEU Hackathon.
Close-up of an attendance list, ChallengeEU badges and a participant signing in for the event.

Daria

Contributor at ChallengeEU Alliance.

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