Report on the 6th Young Smart Hackathon

Exactly one week ago, the 6th Pomeranian “Young Smart” Hackathon for High School Students kicked off at High School No. 17 in Gdynia—a Microsoft Showcase School

13 teams

55 participants

24 hours to create a design

Challenge theme: “Gdynia 2126 – designing the next 100 years”

Building relationships , safety , climate change, energy resource management , building a bridge between the city's history and its future – The young people decided to look into these issues.

As is typical for a hackathon, participants could consult with mentors during the project development phase; these mentors offered support in their respective fields—ranging from IT and history to presentation techniques

The participants demonstrated tremendous creativity, and the solutions they presented were technologically advanced. They demonstrated that, in the right hands, technology can genuinely improve our daily lives and well-being .

The teams presented the games and apps they had created to a jury of experts from various fields. This year’s jury included Oktawia Gorzeńska, Vice Mayor of Gdynia, who paid particular attention to how the projects addressed the city’s needs.

Representing the Gdańsk branch of the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology, Marek Kudła, an instructor at the Faculty of Computer Science, served on the jury

The winners of the 6th Pomeranian Hackathon for High School Students were:

1st place: Defenders of the Polish Post School Complex in Gdańsk, team: Telegraphers,

2nd place: Polish Navy High School No. 3 in Gdynia, team: 3Hack#,

3rd place: High School No. 9 in Gdańsk, team: Wyrwane kontakty.

We would like to extend our heartfelt congratulations to all participants and winners!

The event was held under the honorary patronage of Barbara Nowacka, Minister of Education; Mieczysław Struk, Marshal of the Pomeranian Voivodeship; Aleksandra Kosiorek, Mayor of Gdynia; and Grzegorz Kryger, Pomeranian Superintendent of Education.

Intel, Microsoft, and the Gdynia Teacher Training Center provided technical and training support.

The Gdańsk branch of the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology is a co-organizer of the event.

We would like to extend a special thank you to the teachers and students of High School No. 17 in Gdynia, who, as they do every year, organized this extraordinary hackathon at their school with the utmost care The Student Council of High School No. 17 in Gdynia organized the event and put together a photo gallery.