EdTech Hack 2025

EdTech Hack 2025 brings together developers, teachers, designers, and education experts to create practical educational technology solutions within a short timeframe.

The hackathon focuses on ideas that support the transition to Estonian-language education, simplify the use of learning materials, and help reduce teachers’ workload.

Project Content

The aim of the project is to accelerate educational innovation by bringing together experts from different fields and enabling rapid experimentation of ideas.

As part of the project:

• A 2-day hackathon is organized for around 100 participants
• Teams develop prototypes of educational technology solutions
• Mentors and experts are involved to support idea development
• The focus is on solutions that support the transition to Estonian-language education
• Conditions are created for piloting ideas in educational institutions

The Smart Future Fund contributes a €5,000 prize fund to the hackathon and supports teams through mentoring, helping the best ideas move from prototype to real-world implementation in schools.

Broader Goals and Impact

The project helps bring new practical solutions to the education sector and strengthens collaboration between different stakeholders.

In the long term, the project contributes to:

• The emergence of innovative educational technology solutions
• Reducing teachers’ workload and improving support for learning
• The development of collaboration models between the education and technology sectors