communityX

Bring real challenges
to students across campuses.

communityX runs the program end to end, so your institution can give students a real problem, and a real way to show their work.

Campus EngagementSkill BuildingTalent Pipeline
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Everything your institution needs to run a real hackathon.

Students registering for a campus hackathon challenge
REACH & REGISTRATION

Bring students in from across your campus.

Give students a clear starting point with the challenge brief, eligibility, and key dates. Capture team and skill details when they register.

Student profiles
Department, year, team, and skills
Clear expectations
Brief, eligibility, and key dates
Students presenting a project submission
PROJECT SUBMISSIONS

See how students turn a problem into a solution.

Review project details, code links, and demos to understand how student teams approach the challenge and bring their ideas to life.

Working projects
Code and demos ready for review
Team thinking
Approach, roles, and trade-offs
Judges evaluating campus hackathon projects against criteria
STRUCTURED EVALUATION

Evaluate every team against a fair framework.

Assess projects against agreed criteria, from execution to problem-solving, with a process your faculty and mentors can stand behind.

Fair criteria
The same standard for every team
Focused reviews
Clear strengths and areas to improve
Faculty reviewing a campus hackathon report
REPORTING & INSIGHTS

Take a clear record back to your department.

Bring participation, submissions, and results together, with a record your institution can use for placements, recognition, or next year’s program.

Program record
Participation, submissions, and outcomes
Standout students
Teams and individuals worth recognizing

Meet the students behind the projects.

Discover how students think, build, collaborate, and explain their work under a real deadline.

Problem-solvers in action

See how student teams break down a challenge and choose an approach worth building.

Builders who follow through

Explore how students turn an idea into a working solution within a fixed timeline.

Collaborators at work

Observe how teammates split work, exchange feedback, and pull a submission together.

Campus talent, up close

Hear students walk through their decisions and reflect on what they would improve next time.

You bring the campus and the goal. We build the program around it.

From challenge design to evaluation and handoff, communityX coordinates the details around your institution’s goals.

Challenge Design

Shape a learning goal or industry problem into a clear, practical challenge for students.

Student Outreach & Onboarding

Reach students across departments and years, and help them understand how to take part.

Program Setup & Operations

Coordinate registration, timelines, submissions, and communication throughout the program.

Mentorship & Support

Support the build journey with mentor coordination, technical sessions, and student guidance.

Judging Coordination

Set up a fair review process and help faculty or industry judges assess each submission.

Reporting & Handoff

Consolidate participation data, submissions, and results for your department or TPO.

We coordinate the program. Your institution owns the outcomes and recognition.

From campus goal
to a completed hackathon.

Team aligning on goals for a campus hackathon
01 — Define Your Campus Goal

Start with the outcome
your institution wants.

We align with your team on the goal, whether it’s skill building, placements, or campus engagement, and who should take part.

  • Program goal and audience
  • Departments and eligibility
  • Scope and timeline
Challenge brief being drafted for a campus hackathon
02 — Design the Challenge

Give students
a relevant problem to solve.

We shape a practical challenge around your goal, with clear expectations for what students should build and how it will be assessed.

  • Problem statement and deliverables
  • Team format and timeline
  • Evaluation criteria
Students being onboarded into a campus hackathon
03 — Reach & Onboard Students

Bring the challenge
to the right students.

We coordinate outreach and onboarding so students across your campus understand the opportunity and how to register.

  • Targeted student outreach
  • Registration and team details
  • Briefing and participation guidance
Students building during a campus hackathon
04 — Run the Build

Give students the space
to build something real.

We coordinate the build experience, support teams with mentors, and keep the program moving toward submissions and demos.

  • Program communication and coordination
  • Mentorship and student support
  • Project submissions and demos
Judges reviewing submitted campus hackathon projects
05 — Evaluate & Showcase

Review the work
and celebrate what stands out.

Projects are reviewed against the agreed framework, and results are brought together for your institution to recognize the strongest teams.

  • Judging and technical review
  • Results and standout teams
  • Program record for your institution

Ready to bring a hackathon to your campus?

Tell us about your institution and what you’d like students to build. Let’s design a program around it.

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