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. |
Choose one of the following four themes for your project:
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.
Prizes
FinTech Champion
Winner of the FinTech category will receive a Certificate of Achievement and non-cash prize.
Automation Champion
Winner of the Automation category will receive a Certificate of Achievement and non-cash prize.
EdTech Champion
Winner of the EdTech category will receive a Certificate of Achievement and non-cash prize.
Data-driven Champion
Winner of the Data-driven category will receive a Certificate of Achievement and non-cash prize.
Secondary School Track Champion
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
To be announced.
To be announced.
To be announced.
To be announced.
Judging Criteria
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To be announced.
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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