The UNESCO ICIREWARD International Centre has developed Water4Future (W4F). This programme is divided into three formats: junior, high school and students.
The student version is an international competition: the Water4Future Students Hackathon. In teams of 5 to 7, they have 48 hours to set up an innovative, technical and social project addressing a water-related issue. Each year highlights a new theme.
The aim is to create a team project, encourage an entrepreneurialspirit, and come up with new tools, technologies or innovative services to protect our environment and improve people's everyday lives.
Find out in pictures what this event looks like and join us for the 2025 edition!
The Water4Future Students Hackathon is back for its 7th edition on 20 & 21 February 2025!
Registration is open until Friday 20 December 2024. Don't wait any longer and register your teams now!
🎓 Teams must be made up of a minimum of 5 and a maximum of 7 students
👨🏫 Each team must have a referee (e.g. a teacher, a member of the administrative team, etc.).
📧 If you have any questions, please write to the following address: contact@unesco-montpellier.org
On 15 and 16 February 2024, nearly 450 students from Montpellier, Europe, Africa, North America and South Asia from 40 universities in 20 countries came together for 48 hours. The aim was to set up an innovative and sustainable project on the theme of "Water, Crises & Resilience".
Have a look at the aftermovie !
Following the pitches to the grand jury, we are proud to announce the winners! We would like to thank all the coaches and participants in this 6th edition of the Water4Future Student Hackathon
1st place: Team 10 - Les infiltrés - University of Montpellier, France
2nd place: Team 06 - Charm European University
3rd place: Team 69 - IUT de La Réunion, France
Coup de cœur - crush prize : Team 59 - AquaScan - INRS Québec, Canada
Coup de cœur - crush prize : Team 64 - Dublin City University, Ireland
Public Prize: Team 48 - Enactus - FST Tanger, Morocco
On 18 and 19 February 2022, 230 students from Montpellier, Europe and Africa from 20 universities met to think about innovative and sustainable projects on the theme of "Water and Risks".
Following the pitches in front of the grand jury, we are proud to announce our winners and thank all the coaches and participants who took part in this rich experience.
1st: LIL'EAU project
2nd: SWAF project
3rd: TYPHA project
Coup de ♥: project SAFTER
Audience award: project
