Create participant and project profiles
Each participant creates one account and completes their academic details and skills in English. A team shares one project; invited members do not need a new idea.
About the platform
The platform connects participant profiles, optional explainable matching, chat, shared teams across institutions, project delivery and judging with access controls.
Support explainable matching
Participants may opt in to recommendations that explain how tracks, skills and preferred roles fit a project.
Connect students and teams
Invite teammates with a link, or browse projects, chat and find collaborators from the same or different participating institutions.
Deliver and present
Teams submit open-source prototypes, repositories, documentation and slide decks before five winning teams are recognized.
Who takes part
Libyan International University (LIU)
LIU participants register their academic details for affiliation review and can team up with students across participating institutions.
Roya Academy
Roya Academy participants register their academy details and interests, then invite their teammates or discover a team.
University of Benghazi — Business Incubator
Incubator participants bring entrepreneurship and applied innovation experience to Libya-based teams and cross-border partnerships.
Clarkson University students
Clarkson University students participate with their university student ID and the program information configured for the event. Institutional affiliation does not grant judging or administrator access.
All four institutions share the same project tracks. A team may include students from different participating institutions, with each student retaining their own academic affiliation and protected personal details.
Roles
Participant
Completes a personal profile, joins or creates a team and can choose optional matching support.
Judge
Signs in with an administrator-provided account, changes the temporary password and reviews projects within the assigned judging scope.
Platform administrator
Reviews participant affiliation and manages the registration, team-size and deadline settings used by this release.
Readiness indicators document delivery progress; they are separate from the final pitch process in which five winning teams are recognized.
About the external event
Global Hackathon 2026 is a free, in-person international hackathon connecting 70–100+ student builders across two physical hubs in Libya and New York. The programme runs from 14 September–20 October 2026, with a focused build phase from 17–23 September and five winning teams recognized. Clarkson University, University of Benghazi — Business Incubator, Libyan International University (LIU) and Roya Academy participate, with Hana Tech as organizer. Teams can include students from the same or different participating institutions, working on one shared project while each student keeps their own academic affiliation.