🚀 Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 10:00 – 17:00

Azure AI Agent
Hackathon & Completion Ceremony

TIU Campus Main Hall (Official Ceremony) • Elevating the status of TIU and KOICA project through talent showcase and celebration of achievement.

Strategic Overview

The TIU AI Training Center has curated a 12-week intensive program culminating in this high-stakes Hackathon and Completion Ceremony. Our mission is threefold: to elevate the status of TIU and KOICA project through publicity, to showcase student talent to industry leaders, and to celebrate the achievements of graduates who successfully completed the Azure Fundamentals and GenAI courses.

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Publicity & Prestige

Elevate the status of the TIU and KOICA project by inviting key external figures and hosting a large-scale official event to publicize outcomes.

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Talent Showcase

Demonstrate the practical problem-solving skills of students who completed the 12-week curriculum to corporate executives and professors from other universities.

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Celebration of Achievement

Hold an official completion ceremony for graduates who successfully finished the Azure Fundamentals and GenAI courses.

Collaboration

Organizer: TIU AI Training Center (KOICA-TIU-Cheju Halla AI Training Project)

Partners: Microsoft Azure Experts, UzVIP LLC, Mohirdev

Corporate Participation: Partner companies operating booths (Job Fair style).

Detailed Schedule

The schedule prioritizes the official ceremony (including completion) in the morning for guest convenience and dignity, while the afternoon focuses on the dynamic Hackathon presentations.

09:30

Guest Registration

09:30 – 10:00

Tea Time & Networking

Part 1: Opening Ceremony

10:00 – 10:40

  • Congratulatory Remarks: Dr. Iskandar Yuldashev (TIU Director)
  • Opening Speech & Program Overview: Dr. Young Joon Lee (Project Director)
  • Guest Introductions
10:00
10:40

Completion Ceremony

10:40 – 11:20

Certificate Awarding: For all Azure Fundamentals & GenAI graduates

Group Photo

Committee Meetings

11:20 – 12:00

Operating & Industry Committee Meetings (Strategy & Collaboration discussions)

Luncheon (Networking)

12:00 – 13:30

University Banquet Hall

Final Development

13:30 – 15:00

Students Finalizing development and pitch prep in Labs
Main Hall Live sketch video of development site on LED screen
15:00

Part 2: Hackathon Pitches

15:00 – 16:30

Judge Introductions (6 judges)

Team Presentations: 15 mins each (10 min Pitch + 5 min Q&A)

Guests & Audience Observation (Talent Scouting)

Judging & Awards

16:30 – 17:00

Judges' Deliberation (6 members) & Winner Selection

Awards Ceremony & Closing Remarks

16:30

Venue & Logistics

Main Hall

  • • Official Opening Ceremony
  • • Completion Ceremony
  • • Guest Networking
  • • Final Pitches
  • • Awards

Live View: Real-time broadcasting of students' intense development activities from the separate labs via a large LED screen.

Separate Labs

  • • Development Focus: Hackathon teams conduct final prototype development
  • • Mentoring: 4 industry expert mentors circulate through labs
  • • Equipment: Fully equipped PCs and network environment

Support: Large LED screen in Main Hall (for live relay), fully equipped PCs and network environment in labs.

Project Guidelines

Theme: "AI for Uzbekistan"

Developing AI Agents that solve real, practical problems in Uzbekistan using Azure AI technologies.

The core challenge: Implement an Azure-based AI agent that addresses a real problem in Uzbekistan. Teams must utilize local data contexts (e.g., Paybek, Government Docs) to demonstrate immediate relevance.

Judging Panel & Criteria

The panel is composed of internal department heads and external experts to comprehensively evaluate technical completeness and local problem-solving capabilities.

Judging Panel (Total 6 Members)

Dr. Young Joon Lee

Project Director, KOICA-TIU-CHU Project • Head Judge

Mr. Samandar Babaev

Head of Information Technology Dept., TIU • TIU Representative

Ms. Rose Seo

Azure Cloud & AI Solution Specialist, Microsoft Korea • Tech Mentor

Dr. Anvar Narzullaev

CEO & Co-Founder, Mohirdev • Business Mentor

Mr. Xurshidbek Kurbanov

CEO & CTO, UzVIP / InFocus.uz • Tech Mentor

Mr. Ajit Kohir

CTO, Avidia Labs • Tech Mentor

Tech Implementation (40%)

Effective use of Azure AI, architectural completeness.

Local Impact (40%)

Utilization of local data & effectiveness of problem-solving.

Completeness (10%)

UI/UX of the prototype & functionality implementation.

Presentation (10%)

Delivery & response to Q&A.