«Hack Apertus» Student Award

​Hoi and welcome to the Hack Apertus Student Award!

​This event celebrates the students who took their Hack Apertus projects further, turning a hackathon idea into a semester-long piece of academic work.

​Across the autumn semester, students from our co-hosting universities - HSLU, FHNW, OST and ZHAW - built on Apertus, developed their projects as part of their studies and are now presenting the results. The Student Award brings the strongest of these projects together in one place, with a poster exhibition and an award ceremony.

​What to expect:

• ​a poster exhibition, where students present their projects and discuss them with visitors, academics and industry guests,

• ​a pitching competition and award ceremony celebrating the most outstanding projects,

• ​and a chance to connect with the wider Swiss AI and academic community.

​Special guest:
Thomas Taroni, Executive Chairman, Phoenix Technologies AG.

​Whether you're a student, a partner, or simply curious about what young talent is building on a sovereign Swiss model - you're warmly welcome.

​📅 Date: 18 December 2026, 17:00
📍 Location: HSLU, Rotkreuz
🌐 Language: English
👥 Open to: all Hack Apertus academic partners, their students and invited guests
🎓 Hosted by: HSLU, together with Hack Apertus

​We can't wait to see what they've built. See you there!