{"id":63805,"date":"2026-03-13T16:54:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/?post_type=events&#038;p=63805"},"modified":"2026-03-13T17:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T15:45:10","slug":"fresh-air-2026-hackathon-to-bring-together-young-innovators-from-ukraine-and-europe","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/events\/fresh-air-2026-hackathon-to-bring-together-young-innovators-from-ukraine-and-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Fresh AIR 2026 Hackathon to Bring Together Young Innovators from Ukraine and Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On <strong>April 2\u20134, 2026<\/strong>, Odesa will become a hub of creativity and innovation as it hosts the <strong>4th annual international hackathon Fresh AIR 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is organized by the <strong>Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics of Odesa Polytechnic National University<\/strong> together with <strong>Odesa IT Family<\/strong>, with the support of leading IT companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh AIR 2026 will bring together young people from <strong>Ukraine and across Europe<\/strong> to develop innovative ideas and technological solutions aimed at <strong>supporting Ukrainians and contributing to the country\u2019s recovery and future development<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hackathon is open to <strong>high school students, university students, and young innovators under the age of 23<\/strong>. Participation is <strong>free of charge<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During the three-day event, participants will work in teams to develop projects, receive mentorship from experienced industry professionals, and present their ideas to an expert jury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The hackathon will take place in a <strong>hybrid format \u2014 both offline in Odesa and online for participants joining from other cities and countries<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants can expect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>three days of intensive teamwork on innovative projects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>international teams from Ukraine and Europe<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mentorship from experienced IT professionals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>a large prize pool<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>6 winning teams<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Registration is open <strong>until March 29<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udc49 Apply <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/HXRNkNn33NGZX4a9A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More details via the <a href=\"http:\/\/airinstitute.in\/events\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">link<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fresh AIR is an opportunity for young innovators to turn ideas into real solutions, meet like-minded people, gain valuable mentorship, and contribute to the future of Ukraine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":63804,"template":"","events":[],"class_list":["post-63805","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events\/63805"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/events"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/63804"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=63805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"events","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/itcluster.lviv.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/events?post=63805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}