At the end of October, we experienced hack4edu, the largest educational hackathon in Latin America dedicated to digital education, with a focus on artificial intelligence. It was held from 21 to 25 October 2024.

This edition surpassed previous editions, with more than 630 hackers from 28 universities in 12 countries, including Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, Panama, Portugal, Uruguay, Colombia, Italy, Ecuador, Venezuela, and Peru. For 72 hours, participants worked on solving 72 technological challenges related to digital education in vulnerable environments.

From artificial intelligence, P2P platforms, gamification, and PBL (Project-Based Learning) methodology to the development of neural networks and robotics. This edition of #hack4edu, held from 24 to 27 October 2023, marked a milestone by breaking all records, bringing together 534 hackers, 30 universities and 10 countries.

During this event, participants faced more than fifty technological challenges focused on improving digital education in vulnerable environments. The insight and creativity of our hackers clearly stood out on this occasion.

Blockchain, virtual reality, chatbots, artificial intelligence and robotics are some of the technologies that 135 hackers from six countries and 12 universities have applied in the development of prototypes that tackle technological challenges related to digital education in vulnerable environments, which took place between 22 and 25 November 2022.
It was a race against the clock, with only 48 hours to come up with, design and programme the proposals.

The second edition of #hack4edu, held for the second consecutive year and for the first time in a hybrid format, has given rise to various projects promoted by university students that put digital innovation at the service of the common good, with a particular focus on improving educational quality and reducing the educational gap in the most vulnerable areas of the planet. Over three days in November 2021, 130 hackers from six countries and 12 Spanish and Latin American universities worked in multidisciplinary teams in a hybrid format to come up with solutions to the challenges of digital education.

#Hack4edu held its first edition between July and November 2020, culminating in a four-day virtual hackathon involving multidisciplinary teams from six countries and ten universities in Spain and Latin America. Working remotely, they tackled the challenges posed, with solutions as varied as gamification, knowledge sharing and platforms for education during the pandemic.