Understand
Understand the challenge before rushing into implementation. Map the problem first.
Community Execution
Build under pressure.
Hackathons turn what you learn into something you can actually build. Solve problems, make decisions, work with others, and ship software within a limited time.
Learn → Think → Build → Present
Your next build starts with a problem.
Featured event
Igotywa Isemanzi
First-year challenge
Igotywa
Isemanzi.
A practical challenge designed to take students beyond studying concepts and into actually solving problems with code under a strict deadline.
Event details
Format
Team of 2-3
Focus
Problem solving & development
Experience
Learn → Build → Present
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The experience
A deadline changes how you think.
Hackathons compress the development process. You have to decide what matters, what can wait, and what you can actually build.
Decide
Decide what to build, what to prioritise, and how to approach the architecture.
Build
Turn your reasoning into a working software solution before the clock runs out.
Present
Explain what you built, why you built it, and demonstrate how it works to the panel.
After the event
You leave with more than a score.
Every challenge is an opportunity to produce something tangible and learn how you perform when there isn't a step-by-step tutorial guiding your hands.
What you build
Working solution
01
Development experience
02
Team collaboration
03
Portfolio evidence
04
Events
The next challenge is coming.
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Upcoming
KATCODE Hackathon
2026
A new challenge focused on taking what you know and turning it into a working solution under pressure.
Details to be announced
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Completed
Igotywa Isencani
2026
KATCODE's first-year focused hackathon, giving students an opportunity to put programming knowledge into practice.
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Start building.
Learn the fundamentals. Build your projects. Then test yourself against the clock.
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