Hack the Future of Learning!

AI in Education Hackathon | 16-17 October 2025

Southern Cross University, Gold Coast Campus

✨ Build Your Skills, and Make Valuable Connections.

48 Hours of Wild Creativity & Inspired Thinking ✨

Join the Gold Coast Innovation Hub for an electrifying two-day hackathon exploring how artificial intelligence can revolutionise education.

Whether you're an IT whiz, business brain, engineering enthusiast, or education innovator - this is your chance to shape the future of learning with AI. Team up with students, start-ups, and community members to create bold new tools, systems, and solutions that put responsible AI at the heart of education.

Expect brainwaves, breakthroughs, and a whole lot of pizza!

Who Should Attend?

University students (IT, Business, Engineering, Education)
Startup founders & innovators
Teachers and Lecturers
Curious community creatives

Do I Need to be a Tech Whiz?

No! If you're not familiar with software development, you could team up with someone who is - or develop a solution that doesn't involve software. We'll also be providing people with access to some handy tools that make prototyping simple, so anyone will be able to develop solutions of one form or another by the end of the event.

What’s Included:

Expert panels featuring local AI leaders
Mentored ideation & prototyping sprints
Free pizza and drinks to fuel your creativity
Opportunities to showcase & pitch solutions
No cost to attend!

Event Schedule:
Venue: SCU Gold Coast Campus
The schedule is still being developed, but the event will commence at 9am on Thursday 16 October, and run until 5:30pm that day. We'll then return at 9am on the Friday morning and sprint through the development of your solutions, before delivering pitch presentations in the late afternoon or early evening. It's expected that the award presentations and event wrap-up will conclude by 7pm on 17 October.

So, Are You Ready to Innovate?
Spots are limited! Register now to secure your free place as a participant.

Let’s co-create the classroom of the future. See you there!

Special thanks to our venue partner: