PINUS Hackathon 2026 is a student-led innovation challenge designed to empower Indonesian students in Singapore to build impactful, real-world tech solutions. Unlike traditional hackathons that focus solely on competition, PINUS Hackathon emphasizes learning, collaboration, and community building.

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced builder, this hackathon provides the tools and environment to help you create meaningful solutions.

• Beginner-friendly

• Community-driven: focused on solving real problems faced by Indonesian students in Singapore

• Industry involvement: sponsors provide APIs, problem statements, workshops, and judges

• Talent exposure to companies looking to connect with Indonesian students across NUS, NTU, SMU, SUTD, and more

• Hybrid format that makes it easy for students from any university to join

• 4 – 25 January 2026

• 26 January 2026 

  • Problem Statement Reveal

• 26 January – 1 February 2026

  • Submission Deadline: 1 February 2026 , 23:59 PM

• 5 February 2026

• 7 February 2026

  • Final Pitches

  • Judging & Q&A

  • Awards Ceremony

• Problem Relevance & Clarity (20%)
  Evaluates how well the problem is understood and defined, and how clearly the solution addresses it.
• AI Innovation & Feasibility (25%)
  Assesses the originality of your use of AI or technology, as well as the practicality of implementing your approach.
• Trust, Ethics & Explainability (20%)
  Examines how transparent, responsible, and ethical your solution is — particularly how decisions or outputs can be explained and justified.
• User Experience & Adoption Potential (20%)
  Looks at usability, design, and how appealing or intuitive the solution is for real‑world users.
• Scalability & Market Impact (15%)
  Measures potential for growth, broad adoption, and real‑world impact beyond the hackathon setting.