What?
The Deep Tech Challenge Hackathon 2025 is designed to empower students and researchers to solve pressing challenges, build prototypes, and explore commercialization opportunities. Whether you're ideating from scratch or enhancing an MVP, this hackathon is your gateway to impact-driven innovation
Who?
Universiti Malaya students & researchers
Form a team of 3-5 members
Track 1: Design Challenge
Students looking to brainstorm solutions from scratch based on fresh problem statements or explore commercialization opportunities by selecting from 500+ registered patents & IPs from Universiti Malaya.
Track 2: Dev. Challenge
Designed for those who already have a product idea or prototype and want to develop, refine, and validate their Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for potential market adoption.
Hackathon Journey
Prizes and Awards
How?
1️⃣ Form a team (3-5 members)
2️⃣ Pick your track (Design Challenge or Dev. Challenge)
3️⃣ Join workshops & hack the challenge!
4️⃣ Pitch your idea & win!
Track 1: Design Challenge
‘Unlocking Innovation Through Universiti Malaya’s IP Ecosystem’. Participants can access over 500+ registered IPs from UM’s IP library to create impactful solutions
How it Works
Track 2: Development Challenge
Designed for those who already have a product idea or prototype and want to develop, refine, and validate their Minimum Viable Product (MVP) for potential market adoption.
Registration is open until
30th September, 2025
Please contact UMCIE at umcie@um.edu.my or call at 03-7967 7351 for any questions.