Join us for a 24-hour hackathon addressing one of the most pressing challenges in Czech education. As part of the European Commission's global DigiEduHack initiative and Days of AI in Czechia 2025, we're bringing together developers, data scientists, designers, and educators to build technology that can transform educational equity for over 5,000 schools.
After five years of successful pilots, Eduzměna Foundation is expanding nationally but faces a significant bottleneck. The manual process of analyzing multidimensional data from schools, municipalities, teachers, and parents is no longer sustainable, risking their ability to make data-driven decisions and scale proven solutions to over 5,000 Czech schools.
Your Mission: Design and build a prototype for an open-source data infrastructure that can handle this exponential growth in data complexity. Your solution will enable Eduzměna to bring educational equity interventions to schools across the country, creating a replicable model for the EU's most decentralized education systems.
📅 November 13-14, 2025
📍 42 Prague Campus (on-site event)
🇬🇧 In English
⏰ Register by November 6, 2025
System Architecture (Four-Stage Process)
📥 Data Input Layer
🤖 AI-Powered Processing Core
📊 BI & Analytics Engine
🖥️ User Dashboard Interface
Ownership: Solutions will be owned and directly managed by the Eduzměna Foundation
You can register individually or as a team. Teams of 3-5 members will be formed during the intro session on Tuesday, November 11, or at the beginning of the hackathon on Thursday, November 13.
🏆 Compete for Global Recognition: Local winners are evaluated by the DigiEduHack Steering Group for a chance to compete among 12 global finalists across four award categories at the Digital Stakeholder Forum in Brussels in 2026:
💡 Real Impact: Your solution could transform education for 5,000+ Czech schools and serve as a blueprint for decentralized education systems across Europe
🧑🏽🏫 To help you get the most out of your participation and the know-how you gain, mentors will also be on hand at the event to assist with both the educational and technical aspects of the solutions.
Tue, November 11, 2025:
Online - Intro session 17:00-18:00 — Introduction session & team formation
Thu, November 13, 2025: Day 1
09:00-10:00 — Registration & Welcome Coffee
10:00-10:20 — Welcome & Keynotes
10:20-10:40 — Hackathon Rules & Organization
10:40-11:20 — In-depth Challenge Presentation by Eduzměna Foundation
11:20-12:00 — Mentor Introduction & Team Formation
12:00 — Hacking Begins!
19:00 — Evening Check-in & Late-Night Hacking Session
Fri, November 14, 2025: Day 2
09:00-10:00 — Workshop: "How to Pitch Your Solution"
12:00 — ⏰ Submissions Deadline & Code Freeze
13:00-17:00 — Final Team Pitching Session (5 minutes per team)
17:30 Winners Announcement & Awards Ceremony
Main organizer: 42 Prague - a free IT education based on project-based & peer-to-peer learning model.
Challenge Host: Eduzměna Foundation - a Czech NGO driving systemic change in public education, working regionally to transform entire school ecosystems.
Sponsors:
- Adastra: a company providing comprehensive solutions in the areas of data management and data governance, data analysis, artificial intelligence, and IoT.
- Featherless AI: Provides an open-source platform where you can access thousands of AI models.
Network partner: prg.ai - a non-profit initiative whose goal is to transform Prague into a European center for artificial intelligence by supporting talent, companies, and connecting the academic and business spheres.
Supporters:
- NPI (National Pedagogical Institute)
- AI Tinkerers
- European Commission
If you have any questions, please contact us at info@42prague.com
