As part of the activities of the TrainRail project initiated by the “Talent and Expertise Development Platform-TEDP” (Talent and Expertise Development Platform), one of the platforms of the UIC (International Union of Railways); In order to develop a cooperation network of training organizations and industrial partners, and also to attract more young talents to railway companies, it was decided to organize an international hackathon together with the WCRT 2022 (World Railway Education Congress) to be held in Russia. Teams that come first in regional hackathons to be held in 6 regions of UIC (Europe, Asia-Pacific, Africa, Russia, Latin America, Middle East) will participate in the international hackathon to be held in Russia.
The Middle East regional hackathon will be organized by MERTCe, the UIC Middle East Training Center, which operates under the TCDD Education Department.
The subject of the hackathon “How can railways be resistant to epidemics?” Respectively.
Because the Hackathon is a group event based competition, it requires teamwork. For this reason, it is essential to participate in the competition as a team, not individually. A group of designers, engineers, programmers, students and the like are expected to come together to develop new ideas, offer innovative solutions to industry problems or produce product prototypes.
Employees of railway organizations, trainers, students and teams of 4-6 people from educational institutions can apply to Hackathon. To participate in the hackathon, you must be at least 18 years old.
Regional Competition Calendar
- Receiving applications between 21 December 2021 – 14 February 2022,
- February 2022 hackathon competition, jury evaluation and announcement of competition results
Regional Competition
Hackathon will be held in Ankara face-to-face or online.
Regional Award
The project selected first in the hackathon will be eligible to participate in the international hackathon competition. All expenses (travel, accommodation, per diem) related to the participation of the team in the international event to be held in Moscow on 18-22 May 2022 will be covered.
In addition, the projects that receive the first 3 degrees in the regional competition will win the Eastern Express and Kars Tour (Travel and accommodation) award as a team.
Detailed Middle East Regional Hackathon Rules can be found here.
For your application to be valid registration form You must submit it by February 14, 2022.
Contact:
- For the Middle East Region, TCDD, MERTCe, uicmertce@tcdd.gov.tr
- For the International Regulator, UIC, rail_hackathon_global@uic.org
Website: https://railtalent.org/train-rail-hackathon-2022 /
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