Our Scholar With Her Team Wins 1st Place at GOOD HACKathon
The Telemach Foundation and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Sarajevo have announced the winners of the third GOOD HACKathon, a prestigious competition for the most promising students of electrical engineering and related faculties from across Bosnia and Herzegovina.
All 12 teams, consisting of 43 students from seven cities, worked continuously for 24 hours on software solutions under the theme "Green Cities/Communities for a Sustainable Future: Innovations in Environmental Protection."
Our Scholar Ena Milković, with her team "1 0 0," come from multiple faculties, including the Sarajevo School of Science and Technology, International Burch University, and the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Sarajevo.
They created a smart app platform that identifies and locates environmental issues and connects initiators of eco projects and actions with volunteers and environmentally conscious organizations, foundations, and companies.
They received cash prizes of 700 KM for each team member, as well as an exclusive visit to the regional innovation center, United Cloud in Belgrade, which has supported this competition for three years.
"The GOOD HACKathon is a great opportunity to showcase our knowledge and create projects that have a long-term positive impact on society through themes that are important to us, such as ecology. The entire team is immensely happy about the victory, with the hope that our solution will be recognized by investors with whom we can build a more sustainable future together," emphasized Ena Milković, the leader of the winning team "1 0 0."
The students' projects were evaluated by Igor Tanacković and Petar Vucelja, experts from United Cloud; Kenan Šehić, an assistant professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering in Sarajevo; Ismar Ćeremida, head of the Sustainable Growth Sector at UNDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina; and Hajdi Mostić, chairwoman of the Telemach Foundation's Board of Directors. The event took place from October 24 to 26 at Europe House in Sarajevo, as part of the European Researchers' Night, an initiative supported by the European Union.
"We are immensely happy and proud to see how eager young people are to be part of this project and change the world with their knowledge. Over these three days, 43 brilliant students had a rare opportunity for informal education and mentoring with top experts from the IT industry, academia, and the business community. The GOOD HACKathon represents a unique and comprehensive concept in our country and a fantastic development opportunity that prepares young people for real business and life challenges in the future, along with the development of in-demand skills and networking. All the competitors were truly remarkable, and we believe they will continue on the path to success. We congratulate the winners and hope that their ideas will soon receive the necessary support and application in reality," emphasized Anesa Muhović, director of the Telemach Foundation.