Hackathons are awesome events full of creativity, technology and passionate tech-related students collaborating and creating. Attendees work in teams to create apps, games, robots… literally anything you want to build & learn about!

HackUPC is the first student hackathon in Spain. This will be our fourth edition with 700 awesome hackers and lots of side activities to learn new technologies, meet interesting people and have fun. Come make history with us!

Registration for Hack UPC will open at 3:00PM. The opening ceremony starts at 7:00PM Friday October 13th. We expect to finish by 5:00PM on Sunday 15th.

HackUPC is free for all accepted hackers. We will provide you WiFi, meals, swag, and workspace.

Web, mobile, hardware, anything is on the table. Projects will be judged based on creativity, technical difficulty, polish and usefulness by a panel of industry judges and UPC faculty.

YES! We are giving up to 50€ if you’re travelling from Spain and up to 100€ if you’re travelling from outside of Spain. We want to give to all of you the opportunity of joining us!

No need to worry! Part of the fun of a hackathon is meeting new people. We will have time at the beginning of the event for everyone to meet and form teams.

Hack UPC will take place in UPC's North Campus FIB buldings (A6 and A5) in sunny Barcelona, Spain.

All attendees must bring a valid ID for admission. Other common checklist items include: laptops, chargers, sleeping bags and toiletries. If you want to shower, bring a towel!

Tweet us at @hackupc or drop us a line at contact@hackupc.com

Students from universities and high schools from all around the world.

We accept students up to 1 year after graduation. You can also join us as a mentor! Contact us for more info.

Yes. tl;dr: Be excellent to each other.

Teams of up to four are welcome. You can also hack solo if you want!

Are you a UPC student? Would you like to give us a hand during HackUPC? Help us make this happen and welcome over 700 awesome hackers in Barcelona. Apply here.