Student Competitions 2025/26

A curated list of student-friendly competitions and hackathons you can join this year—covering business, Web3/AI, engineering, design, entrepreneurship, and sustainability. Pick one (or a few), form a team early, and plan backwards from the deadline.

CompetitionDeadlineLink
HKGCC Business Case Competition 2025/2609 Jan 2026https://www.chamber.org.hk/bcc2025
2026 Hong Kong Web3 Ideathon: AI, FinTech, and Financial Literacy11 Jan 2026https://www.startmeup.hk/2026-hong-kong-web3-ideathon-ai-fintech-financial-literacy/
Reimagine University Life: International Graduate Competition29 Jan 2026https://www.luiss.edu/Reimagine-University-Life-graduate
The 16th National E-commerce “Innovation, Creativity & Entrepreneurship” Challenge (三創賽)31 Jan 2026https://www.polyu.edu.hk/kteo/competitions-and-events/3chuang/?sc_lang=tc
WFEO Hackathon (World Engineering Day)26 Jan 2026https://worldengineeringday.net/
Hult Prize (Global Startup Competition)15 Feb 2026https://www.hultprize.org/competition
HUAWEI ICT Competition28 Feb 2026https://e.huawei.com/en/talent/#/ict-academy/ict-competition/regional-competition?zoneCode=050133&zoneId=98269657&compId=85132004&divisionName=Asia%20Pacific&type=C001&isCollectGender=N&enrollmentDeadline=2026-02-28%2023%3A59%3A59&compTotalApplicantCount=8348
24th LACCEI International Multi-Conference (LACCEI 2026)02 Mar 2026https://laccei.org/laccei2026/
ULI Hines Student Competition – Asia Pacific04 Mar 2026https://asia.uli.org/programs/awards-and-competition/uli-hines-student-competition-asia-pacific/
James Dyson Award (Design Award)12 Mar 2026https://www.jamesdysonaward.org/
HICOOL 2026 Global Entrepreneurship Competition31 Mar 2026https://www.hicool.com/web/#/match2026
The 12th Hong Kong University Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition30 Jun 2026https://www.hkchallengeplus.com/
The Net Zero Tech International Contest (Taiwan 2026)25 Jun 2026https://teco.tecofound.org.tw/en/pages/10/356

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