Are you a young person between the ages of 18 and 35? The UNESCO Global Youth Hackathon 2025, which aims to equip youth to address issues in today's digital information landscape, is currently accepting applications. To learn more and submit an application, interested candidates can follow this link.
About UNESCO Global Youth Hackathon 2025
Opportunity Details
The Youth Hackathon is a flagship initiative of UNESCO’s Global Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Week, empowering young people worldwide to tackle urgent challenges in today’s digital information landscape. These include the rise of AI, the spread of mis- and disinformation, online hate speech, platform dominance, and threats to information integrity.
Benefits of UNESCO Global Youth Hackathon 2025
- All participants will benefit from free online mentoring by international experts before the final submission.
- Each winning team can select 2 representatives to present the projects at the Global MIL Week Conference on 23-24 October 2025 in Cartagena,Colombia- with flight and accomadation covered by UNESCO.
UNESCO Global Youth Hackathon 2025 Requirements
UNESCO Invites young changemakers to join this global event:
- Teams of 3-6 members (national,regional or international)
- All team members must be 18-30 years old
- Teams would align with UNESCO's values,including peace,respect for diversity and freedom of expression.
- Gender balance and includion are highly encouraged.
- No prior experience required- only passion and motivation.
Application Date and Process
- Fill in your team profile
- Fill in the basic project information
- Upload your submission materials, including:
- Proposal (Word or PDF, in English, max 10 MB)
- Pitch video (up to 3 minutes) — upload to any platform and share the accessible link
Application Deadline
01 September, 2025
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