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The Institute of Earth Systems, in collaboration with the , the and The Edward Debono Institute for Creative Thinking & Innovation, is organising a hackathon titled ‘Hack2O – Rethinking water management in our homes’ on Friday 12 and Saturday 13 April 2024 at the University of Malta, Msida Campus. The event forms part of the global initiative aimed at empowering people to use new ideas, make new decisions, and make the world a better place.

Participation in the hackathon is open to students from all sixth form colleges in Malta and Gozo – we are inviting bright young minds to help us come up with innovative solutions towards better water management in the home.

During this two-day event, participants will work in teams under the mentorship of industry practitioners and of University of Malta academics from different disciplines, who will help the various teams to develop their ideas and formulate their proposals. Participants will also be guided in the use of creative thinking methods.

Solutions put forward will be judged by a panel of industry experts and academics, and the winning teams will be awarded prizes in the form of vouchers to the value of €1000 for the team in first place and €500 to the team placing second. All participants will receive a certificate of participation.

A draft programme of the event is available within the online information pack, and any queries should be addressed to Ms Katya Dingli by email or over the phone.

Points to note:

• This is a team event. 
• Students may either register as a team (with a maximum of 5 members per team) or they may register individually and will then be allocated to a team.
• Capacity is limited, and registrations will be accepted on a first-come first-served basis.
  
• Participants are expected to be physically present throughout on both days as follows: 
  from 17:30 to 20:30 on Friday 12 April, and
  from 09:00 to 17:00 on Saturday 13 April.
  
• Light refreshments will be provided on both days.