EU Code Week Hackathon for Croatia and Slovenia: A Celebration of Innovation

Publication date: April 3, 2025

This past weekend, on March 28-29, 2025, a regional EU Code Week hackathon for Croatia and Slovenia was held. The fully online event, organised through Discord and Eventornado, brought together talented young minds from both countries, ready to tackle a challenging question: How can we leverage technology to create a personalized, engaging, and inclusive educational platform that caters to the diverse needs of learners and empowers educators?

The teams from Croatia and Slovenia rose to the challenge, showcasing their creativity and innovative thinking. Their ideas ranged from integrating artificial intelligence into learning platforms to developing assistant robots, all aiming to change the way we think about education. The enthusiasm and dedication were evident as the teams worked hard over the two days, preparing their final pitches for the evaluation jury, consisting of the EU Code Week Ambassador for Croatia Janko Radigović, our EU Code Week Ambassador for Slovenia Nejc Kurbus, and Leading Teachers in Croatia Danijela Maurac and Anita Čorak.

Closing Ceremony

The final closing ceremony featured Valentina Zadrija, an inspirational leader in the tech and digital world, as a guest speaker. Her journey served as a powerful reminder of the vast opportunities the tech world offers, motivating the young competitors to continue pursuing their passions in technology.

The winners of this regional hackathon are the brilliant team from Slovenia, We Take Showers Daily. They were closely followed by team Robokacija from Croatia, who claimed the second place, and team TŠRB in third.

Profil Klett, as the regional hub for Croatia and Slovenia, recognised all three teams for their contributions and decided to award them. The winning team will have the incredible opportunity to compete at the EU-level final, alongside a 200-euro voucher for a tech store for each team member. Second-place winners will receive a 50-euro voucher for a tech store and Predator backpacks sponsored by Acer. The third team will also receive Predator backpacks by Acer! Profil Klett thanks Acer Croatia for their generous sponsorship and support of the EU Code Week Hackathon for Croatia and Slovenia.