Event Description

Become Part of the Future — Fresh AIR 2025 Awaits You!

April 10-12, Odesa (Ukraine) will transform into a true hub of innovation and world-changing ideas!

The third annual international hackathon Fresh AIR 2025, organized by the Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics of the National University "Odesa Polytechnic" in collaboration with Odesa IT Family, with support from Ukraine’s top IT companies, calls on the young, bold, and creative!

Theme of the Fresh AIR 2025 Hackathon Finding innovative solutions for reconstruction, sustainable development of Ukraine, and social support for its people.

Who Can Participate?

Teams of 2 to 4 participants—students, high school seniors, dreamers, and innovators under 23 years old from Ukraine and Europe.

Participation is completely free, but with an exciting prize pool—we believe in your ideas and want to give you wings!

What Do You Need to Do?

Your team develops a new project or significantly improves an existing one, aligned with the hackathon’s theme.

Your team prepares a presentation of your results, pitches it, and defends it before the jury.

Project Evaluation Criteria

• Relevance to the hackathon theme and level of societal benefit;
• Quality of presentation and pitch vibrancy;
• Project stage: idea, prototype, or product.

What Awaits You?

Three days of excitement: intensive work on projects that can change reality.

Flexible format: join offline in Odesa or online from anywhere in the world.

International teams: collaborate shoulder-to-shoulder with talents from Ukraine and Europe.

Professional mentors: experts from leading IT companies will help refine your idea to perfection.

Real impact: your projects could become part of our country’s great future!

Cool atmosphere: the offline part of the event will take place in a large, vibrant venue. Invite your friends and family to the offline event on April 12 to cheer for your project— the team with the most enthusiastic support will win special prizes from the organizers.

Impressive Prizes!

A prize pool of 60,000 UAH (1 360 €) for the best teams, plus special awards from sponsors and partners in various categories. Show your talent—and the world will hear about you!

Special awards from the hackathon partner Hillel IT School: 10 certificates for studying at any course of the Hillel Computer School!

Time to Act!

Registration is open until April 06. Gather your team (or join others), generate ideas, and submit your application now! The number of teams and participants is limited, and competition grows every day.