06 June 2025
On April 25, 2025, the Mohyla Open Hackathon "BE FIRST: Future of Innovation, Resilience, Security, Technology" took place — an event that brought together youth, scientists, and business representatives to develop innovative solutions for a sustainable future.
Key directions of the hackathon:
Security and responses to the challenges of a changing world
The European Green Deal and green transformation
Healthcare and quality of life
Sustainable industrial development and mobility
Digital innovation and artificial intelligence
Post-war recovery
Teams of 4–5 participants presented their projects to a jury composed of business professionals and academics. The hackathon showcased the potential of Ukrainian innovative youth to create solutions relevant in a European context.
Congratulations to the Hackathon winners:
1st place: Repair
2nd place: XSleeve
3rd place: BREKHUNY
You can relive the atmosphere of the event through the video recordings:
Photos from the event are collected [here].
Next step — Europe:
The winning teams of the Mohyla Open Hackathon from the 2023–2025 seasons will present their innovative solutions in an Online Elevator Pitch at the international CloudEARTHi Wroclaw 2025 conference, which will take place on June 9–11, 2025:
June 9, 2025, 11:30–11:40 (CET): Online Elevator Pitch — Mohyla Open Hackathon BE FIRST
This is a great opportunity for Ukrainian students to make their mark as part of the European innovation ecosystem.
Join the event and support the Ukrainian teams!
We thank all participants, mentors, partners, and jury members for their inspiration, support, and collaboration!
The event was organized in partnership with Kyiv Academic University and the Bogomolets National Medical University. It was supported by the EdTech Ukraine Association and Symbioz Holding.
The hackathon was implemented as part of an experimental project by the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine, in cooperation with the Innovation Development Fund, aimed at creating a network of startup schools–incubators–accelerators based at higher education institutions and research centers.
