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About the Hackathon
The American University in Cairo, School of Business, Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI), together with Etisalat Misr, and Alfa medical Group AMG are launching the third edition of the annual virtual business plan competition HACK22 for national, regional and international undergraduate university students of all majors. The competition aims to empower students with the needed knowledge, skills and networks to create innovative technological solutions that inspire a more sustainable, accessible and resilient future for their communities.
► HACK22 aims to build the sense of social awareness among the participating students in order to enhance their understanding towards the needs of their societies and communities. HACK22 is looking for emerging trends and innovative ideas to bring them to light.
► Hack22 will mobilize international undergraduate students to find and implement crowd-sourced, and people-centered solutions through an online hackathon built around the design thinking methodology that supports innovation through design sprints, rapid solution development through brainstorming, community engagement through crowdsourcing, and accessibility to coaching and mentorship.
► Hack 22 is coming up with the most thought-provoking and disruptive tracks for you to fully test your potential, gain hands-on entrepreneurial experience and compete against teams from around the globe!
► HACK22 aims at yielding innovative ideas from Youth, developing youth critical thinking, creative thinking, communication skills and spurring youth’s Entrepreneurship mindset through meeting and interacting with experienced coaches and trainers throughout the hackathon’s duration.
► Hack22 is eager to have innovative ideas across sectors and tackles climate change and sustainability in areas that help create simpler, more productive, enjoyable and safer life for our world.
Objective and Rationale
Through Hack22 we are looking for students who are passionate about finding and building innovative solutions to help them tackle any barriers they are facing.
► HACK22 aims to build the sense of social awareness among the participating students in order to enhance their understanding towards the needs of their societies and communities. HACK22 is looking for emerging trends and innovative ideas to bring them to light.
► Hack22 will mobilize international undergraduate students to find and implement crowd-sourced, and people-centered solutions through an online hackathon built around the design thinking methodology that supports innovation through design sprints, rapid solution development through brainstorming, community engagement through crowdsourcing, and accessibility to coaching and mentorship.
► Hack 22 is coming up with the most thought-provoking and disruptive tracks for you to fully test your potential, gain hands-on entrepreneurial experience and compete against teams from around the globe!
► HACK22 aims at yielding innovative ideas from Youth, developing youth critical thinking, creative thinking, communication skills and spurring youth’s Entrepreneurship mindset through meeting and interacting with experienced coaches and trainers throughout the hackathon’s duration.
► Hack22 is eager to have innovative ideas across sectors and tackles climate change and sustainability in areas that help create simpler, more productive, enjoyable and safer life for our world.
Gather your team of 2 to 5 undergraduates
Research, Approach then Generate a Solution
Build The Model and Business Plan
Present to Judges
Win Prizes
Sustainability, Climate Change and Sustainable Healthcare Technology
It is no secret that the world has been facing issues due to humanity’s unsustainable tendencies. Accordingly, Hack 22 first track; Sustainable and climate change track powered by Etisalat Misr; the third mobile operator to enter the Egyptian market and the first integrated operator for telecom services in Egypt, targets UN SDG 13; “Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts” ie; sustainability, solutions for the climate change crisis, and recycling/up-cycling. This track aims at encouraging participating teams to develop a sense of awareness and understanding of the crisis and all of the interconnected aspects that surround them in their daily lives. Teams will create solutions that would advocate for a resilient and more sustainable future for the world. Hack 22 will pave the way for participating teams to participate in COP27 that will be held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt in November 2022
As climate change affects every sector and industry, Hack 22 encourages participating teams to develop ideas targeting specific corporate areas and sustainability problems in order to ensure an effective learning environment. Our aim in this track is to produce solutions that would increase regularly sustainable behavior in order to help minimize the impact of climate change.
Hack22 second track is Sustainable Healthcare Technology track, powered by Alfa Medical Group (AMG), one of the largest healthcare providers in Egypt. According to The World Health Organization (WHO) Sustainable Healthcare System is a system that improves, maintains or restores health, while minimizing negative impacts on the environment and leveraging opportunities to restore and improve it, to the benefit of the health and well-being of current and future generations. Solutions might target different facets of sustainability, such as: reducing the amount of wasted material or energy, recycling materials, or even innovating solutions related to transportation to hospitals. There are unique challenges that are specific to the healthcare industry. These challenges include the fact that the industry has a low risk tolerance, since any accidents lead to direct consequences on people’s lives. In addition to that, low funding is another prominent issue. It stems from the fact that healthcare entities generally do not aim to make a profit when compared to other industries. They seek to find a balance between reducing the costs in order to treat more patients while also receiving enough money to be able to improve their current infrastructure or purchase better medical equipment.
As climate change affects every sector and industry, Hack 22 encourages participating teams to develop ideas targeting specific corporate areas and sustainability problems in order to ensure an effective learning environment. Our aim in this track is to produce solutions that would increase regularly sustainable behavior in order to help minimize the impact of climate change.
Hack22 second track is Sustainable Healthcare Technology track, powered by Alfa Medical Group (AMG), one of the largest healthcare providers in Egypt. According to The World Health Organization (WHO) Sustainable Healthcare System is a system that improves, maintains or restores health, while minimizing negative impacts on the environment and leveraging opportunities to restore and improve it, to the benefit of the health and well-being of current and future generations. Solutions might target different facets of sustainability, such as: reducing the amount of wasted material or energy, recycling materials, or even innovating solutions related to transportation to hospitals. There are unique challenges that are specific to the healthcare industry. These challenges include the fact that the industry has a low risk tolerance, since any accidents lead to direct consequences on people’s lives. In addition to that, low funding is another prominent issue. It stems from the fact that healthcare entities generally do not aim to make a profit when compared to other industries. They seek to find a balance between reducing the costs in order to treat more patients while also receiving enough money to be able to improve their current infrastructure or purchase better medical equipment.
Solution categories include but are not limited to:
Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling
Climate changes and actions
Hospital air pollution
Overexploitation of natural resources
Energy efficiency
Green Finance
Sustainable Health Care Technology
Other Solutions
Strategic Partners
EcoSystem Partners
