BUHack is the flagship event of HKBU Coding Club — a 48-hour online hackathon that brings together secondary and tertiary students from different schools and universities.

 

Last year, BUHack welcomed 60+ students from different universities and majors. This year, teams of 2–5 members will build projects during an intensive online sprint. Tertiary students may form teams with students from different universities, encouraging cross-campus collaboration. Finalists will be invited to an in-person closing ceremony at HKBU, where they will present in front of sponsors and an audience and compete for prizes.

 

Event at a Glance

 

Dates 13-15 November, 2026.
Format 48-hour Online Build Sprint.
Max participants 200
Team size 2-5 Members.
Tracks Secondary School & Tertiary Track.
Themes Automation, Data-driven Apps, Fintech, EdTech.
Judges To be announced.
  Themes

Choose one of the following four themes for your project:

1. Automation

Build bots and workflow tools that remove repetitive tasks — from chatbots to smart automations.

  

2. Data-driven Apps 

Create apps that collect, analyze, or visualize data to help people make better decisions.

 

3. FinTech 

Build financial tools and apps for budgeting, investing, saving, payment systems, and financial literacy platforms.

 

4. EdTech

Create study apps, tutoring platforms, gamified education, or accessibility tools that help students improve their learning.

 

 

Tracks

 

Track 1: Secondary School Students

The Secondary School Track supports community engagement and talent-development goals. It creates an early touchpoint with high-potential secondary students before university admission, enriches the hackathon through diverse teams, and strengthens sponsor value by connecting sponsors with a wider future talent pool.

 

Track 2: Tertiary Students

The Tertiary Track is open to tertiary students. Tertiary participants are encouraged to form teams across universities to promote cross-campus collaboration. 

 

Who Can Join?

BUHack 2.0 welcomes secondary and tertiary students. Teams must have 2–5 members. Tertiary students are free to form teams with students from different universities.

 

What to Build

Build a project that aligns with one of the four themes — Automation, Data-driven Apps, FinTech, or EdTech — and demonstrates creativity, a clear use case, and a working demo. Projects will be submitted through Devpost, with final submission requirements shared closer to the event.

Finalists will be invited to present at the in-person closing ceremony at HKBU.

 

Prizes

Finalists will be invited to the in-person closing ceremony with prizes. Prize categories and details will be announced closer to the event.

 

Judging

The judging panel and detailed judging criteria are not yet finalized and will be announced closer to the hackathon. 

 

Sponsors & Partners

●      Computer Science Department HKBU — Supporting Partner

●      HKBU Triangle — Supporting Partner

●      Centre for Innovative Service Learning — Supporting Partner

●      Careerlinks@BUS HKBU — Supporting Partner

●      Omg.dev YC (S24) — Automation Theme

 

 

Requirements

What to Build & Submit

A Minimum Viable Product (MVP) must be provided as a proof of concept that addresses the theme of choice. Cloud deployments are welcome, but demoing local deployments is also acceptable.

 

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

5 non-cash prizes
FinTech Champion
1 winner

Winner of the FinTech category will receive a Certificate of Achievement and non-cash prize.

Automation Champion
1 winner

Winner of the Automation category will receive a Certificate of Achievement and non-cash prize.

EdTech Champion
1 winner

Winner of the EdTech category will receive a Certificate of Achievement and non-cash prize.

Data-driven Champion
1 winner

Winner of the Data-driven category will receive a Certificate of Achievement and non-cash prize.

Secondary School Track Champion
1 winner

Best performing secondary school team will receive a Certificate of Achievement and non-cash prize.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

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Judging Criteria

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