About the challenge

Challenge Theme: Empowering Student Collaboration

Campus Connect is a 5-day hackathon challenge where students build a web-based platform to foster collaboration, resource sharing, and community engagement within the campus. The goal is to create a digital space where students can connect, post questions, share study materials, and organize meetups—all through a live website deployed and pushed to GitHub.

Requirements

What to Build - Project Goal

Create a web-based platform called Campus Connect that helps students:

  • Create and manage profiles
  • Post questions, ideas, or study tips
  • Join interest groups or communities
  • Share study materials and resources
  • Schedule meetups or study sessions

Tech Stack (Optional but Encouraged)

  • Frontend: HTML5, CSS, JavaScript
  • Backend: C# (ASP.NET Core)
  • Database: SQL (SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL)

Required Features

  • A live, deployed website
  • Basic login/signup functionality
  • SQL database integration for storing user and post data
  • Responsive design for desktop and mobile
  • Code pushed to a public GitHub repository

What to Submit

1. Project Link

  • URL to the live deployed website (e.g., GitHub Pages, Netlify, Azure)

2. GitHub Repository

  • Public repo with:
    • All source code
    • A clear README.md with setup instructions
    • Screenshots or demo GIFs (optional but recommended)

3. Devpost Submission Details

  • Project Title: Campus Connect
  • Short Description: A student collaboration platform for sharing ideas, resources, and organizing meetups.
  • Long Description:
    • What problem does it solve
    • How it works
    • Technologies used
    • Challenges faced and how they were overcome
  • Team Members: List all contributors
  • Demo Video: A 2–3 minute walkthrough of your project
  • More details can be found under the "Rules" tab

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

1 non-cash prize
Top 3 winners
3 winners

Winners to be announced on Campus at the Morule Cafe

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Vincent

Vincent

Nqobile

Nqobile

Heinrich

Heinrich

Gomolemo

Gomolemo

Lamont

Lamont

Judging Criteria

  • Judging Criteria
    1. Functionality (25%) 2. Creativity & Innovation (20%) 3. Technical Implementation (20%) 4. User Experience & Design (15%) 5. Presentation & Documentation (10%) 6. Deployment & Accessibility (10%)

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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