Global Cultures Hackathon (2026)
About The Global Cultures Hackathon 2026
We invite 50 ambitious students globally to build a digital cultural artefact, which showcases what makes them and their cultures unique.
Sign-up by 8 March! Spots are limited.
Sign-Ups now extended to 15 March!
Key Dates:
Launch Day: 21st March, 10:30AM - 12PM Singapore Time (SGT)
Tech Workshop Option 1: 22nd March, 10:30AM - 12PM Singapore Time (SGT)
Tech Workshop Option 2: 22nd March, 3:00PM - 4:30PM Singapore Time (SGT)
Finals: 11th April, 10:30AM - 12:30PM Singapore Time (SGT)
Check out our event brochure here.
Here are some projects we will showcase step-by-step:
What Digital Artefacts can you Build?
A Website about Dynasties?
A Portfolio of Sari Designs?
A Game about Kimchi?
A Human Migration eMap?
A Menu of Chili Sauces?
The possibilities ... entirely up to you and your creativity.
Our Inclusivity Promise
All our student programs are designed to be inclusive, regardless of background or technical experience. Training and resources are fully provided, so no technical / coding background is required nor expected.
It Doesn't Stop at Winning
Cash Prize for Top 3 Submissions: USD $250
Potential Internship Opportunities with the Singapore Institute of Technology's (SIT) Developer Club to support their AI events
Potential Ambassador Opportunities with Build Learning, where we sponsor you to run an AI Workshop in your school (up to 10 pax)
Who You'll Meet? Confirmed Speakers, more to come:
Emma Parish, ex-Director of Admissions at Princeton University
Gift Iyioku, Doctoral Candidate at Stanford University
Chhavi Sharma, Generative AI at Uniphore, San Francisco
Ash Ang, co-founder at Build Learning and founding mentor @ Stanford's AI Tinkery Lab
Jin Yi Chua, co-founder at Build Learning and previous innovator at Samsung Electronics
About Build Learning:
At Build Learning, students explore their passions, embark on self-initiated projects, and solve real-world problems with industry mentors using Design Thinking and new technologies.
We are proud to have successfully organised the following full-house events, in collaboration and with support from organisations from Big Tech (OpenAI, Lovable, Cloudflare, Google, AWS), higher educational institutes (Stanford University Institute for Human Centered AI, Singapore Institute of Technology, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore), as well as the Singapore Government (Singapore Global Network, AI Singapore, SGInnovate, Infocomm Media Development Authority):
2026 National Build for Impact Hackathon, Singapore AI Research Week 2026
2025: Global Winter Case Competition & Product Innovation for Kinaya Ventures, in collaboration with CaseCatalyst
2025: Build a World of Joy & Wellness, Providence Christian Academy, Seoul
2025: Supercharge your CoHASS Advantage, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
2025: Design Thinking is Evolving, Are You? Stanford University
Build Learning's website | Event brochure here | Register above. Spots are limited!
Confirmation & Participation Fee:
Selected participants will receive a confirmation email with next steps.
A USD 250 / student participation fee is required to confirm participation.