Smart City Hackathon
Smart Cities Hackathon is open students of Universities and engineering & Business schools who would like to contribute to make their city a better place through Smart Cities innovative applications and solutions. This Hackathon will take place on October 13-15, 2025 and it is a completely free event in which competing university students teams wishing to make a difference in their cities through innovative smart cities solutions are welcome! All participating teams will have the chance to present their projects in a rocket pitch fashion to the judges, who will decide the winners.
WHERE, WHEN AND HOW?
- October 13-15, 2025
- Location: ENS, Martil, Morocco
- Teams must have at least 3 participants and a maximum of 5
- Projects should follow the guidelines indicated in this link: https://med-sc.org/
WHAT SHOULD YOU CREATE?
The Smart Cities Hackathon participants are required to build innovative solutions for a Smarter Cities through a rapid pace development. These solutions should include a functional prototype related to one of the areas below.
SMART CITIES AREAS
- Transportation and Mobility
- Smart Governance
- Education
- Social Inclusion
- Tourism and Cultural Heritage
- Economic Development
- Environmental Sustainability
- Energy Efficiency
- Urban Planning
- Waste Management
- Healthcare
- Public Safety and Security
EVALUATION RUBRIC
| THEME | CRITERIA | DESCRIPTION | SCORE |
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| IDEA & TEAM | Innovation | How creative or innovative is the idea behind the app? | 20 |
| Multidisciplinary | The team is well assembled and having different members in each area of expertise | 10 | |
| EXPERIENCE | Intuitiveness | Is the overall user experience intuitive? Does the flow make sense? | 10 |
| Value | How relevant is the app for solving a Smart City challenge? | 10 | |
| IMPLEMENTATION | Functionality | Do the team has a functional prototype? Does the app work and how many of the functionalities actually work? | 30 |
| Scalability | Could this app scale as a real solution with multiple users? | 10 | |
| PRESENTATION | Rocket Pitch | Did the team presented a solid, persuasive rocket pitch in English? | 10 |
| OVERALL | 100 | ||
*Challenges and evaluation criteria may change according to the event's organizing committee
Hackathon Co-chairs |
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Mohammad El Harrak Hajri
SUP-MTI, Morocco
Email: Harrakmohammad2@gmail.com
Tel: +212 688-039556
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Prof. Houyem Mrabet
Entrepreneurship Expert, SUPCOM, Tunisia
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Mohammed Lamarti Sefian
Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Morocco
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Diaa Alhak EL FALLOUS
diaaland, Morocco
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Dr. Sonia Ouachani
Entrepreneur in Finance
PMP Certified
Coordinator, Challenge Projet d'Entreprendre, SUP'COM
Referent, Carthage Student Entrepreneurs Hub
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To submit your project
REGISTER HERE
Important Dates
- Project Submission September 25th, 2025
- Project Acceptance October 1st, 2025
- Camera-ready October 5th, 2025
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