KOICA-TIU 2026 capstone
AI for Uzbekistan Hackathon
Teams build Azure-powered prototypes through the program and showcase them on November 28 - the same day as the Cohort 3 (Fall) completion ceremony and Industry Day, where industry partners join as mentors and judges and internship MOUs are signed on-site. Open the event guide for the day-of plan, or jump straight to build paths, sample tracks, and the verified technology matrix.
Plan, Build, Ship
Ten pages cover the full hackathon arc - from picking a track to checking available technologies, using Azure Portal safely, and monitoring live cost. Open any page in any order.
Build paths
30 min / 2 hr / 1 day paths with clone-and-go steps.
Sample tracks
Five technique scaffolds plus one fully worked Career CV example.
D-Day flow
Student first-30-minute path, tutor hot-paths, day cadence.
Judging
5-dimension rubric, strong/weak examples, Q&A simulation.
Submission
Required + optional items, slide and README templates.
Deploy walkthrough
End-to-end Azure deploy - CV bot in 90 min, ~₩900 per team.
Azure Portal guide
Student sign-in, assigned resource checks, screenshots, and safety rules.
Live team costs
Per-team budget snapshot from the admin dashboard. Auto-refresh.
Tech & cost matrix
Verified Azure services, excluded tools, and rough USD/KRW cost math.
AI-901 bridge
How Cohort 3 hackathon work maps to AI-901 Foundry labs.
How a Hackathon Day Runs
Form Teams
Choose a Challenge
Build & Iterate
Present & Win
What You'll Gain
Portfolio project
A working AI demo you can show to employers.
Industry Day
Partner-company mentors and judges on-site, with internship MOU signing the same day.
Recognition
Awards for outstanding teams and individual contributors.
Career launchpad
Top performers get fast-tracked for internship opportunities.