Hi Students! 👋

IdeasJam 2026 is now open to ALL undergraduate students across Singapore 🚀

This year’s theme is Invent the Future: Shaping a Better World, where teams will develop innovative solutions under ONE of the following subthemes:
1. Education
2. Energy
3. Financial
4. Healthcare

Why Join IdeasJam?
✨ Beginner friendly
✨ Entrepreneurial workshops & mentorship
✨ Networking with innovators & professionals
✨ Attractive prizes & exclusive merch
Join us and stand a chance to win our prize pool of up to $7,000!

How to Sign Up
Register as a team of 3-5 people OR an individual (we will group you with others to form a team).

👉 Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/JoinIdeasjam2026
Deadline: 4 March 2026, Wednesday.
*Preliminary Submission deadline is 21 March, Saturday.

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If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to Zi Yang @zyc20 or Raphael @skraphael on Telegram.

Forge the Future Hackathon (Singapore)
Turn AI + data into real-world intelligence using the Elastic Search AI Platform + AWS.

📍 Location: Singapore
🗓 Hack Day (Round 1): 13 Mar 2026
🎤 Grand Finale @ Elastic{ON} Singapore: 17 Mar 2026 (Top 3 teams pitch on stage in front of hundreds, incl. Elastic’s founder/CTO Shay Banon)

Pick a theme:
• Shape a Better World
• Innovate at the Edge
• Reinvent the Everyday

Why join?
✅ Top 3 projects get spotlight + stage time at Elastic{ON} SG
✅ 1-on-1 mentor power chats with AI experts / solution architects
✅ Top 3 teams featured on Elastic’s official blog + community channels

🏆 Prizes (per team member):
🥇 Oculus Quest 3S Advanced VR Headset 256GB
🥈 DJI Neo 2 Fly More Combo
🥉 LUMOS FLOAT Home Cinema Projector

👥 Teams: 3–5 people (individuals can register too)
💸 Cost: Free
⏳ Reg deadline: 15 Feb 2026
📞 Questions: Elasticon-apj@elastic.co

🔗 Register here: https://events.elastic.co/forgethefuturehackathon-sg

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🎓 FREE for students: 12 months of Microsoft 365 Premium + LinkedIn Premium Career (limited time)

What you get:
✅ Microsoft 365 Premium — Word/Excel/PowerPoint/OneNote/Outlook with Copilot + Researcher & Analyst agents + 1TB OneDrive + Microsoft Defender
✅ LinkedIn Premium Career — profile viewer insights, applicant comparisons, company insights, 5 InMail credits/month, AI-assisted outreach drafts, + 24,000+ LinkedIn Learning courses

How to claim:
1) Sign up with your college/university email
2) Follow the activation steps for Microsoft 365 + LinkedIn

⚠️ Important note (LinkedIn):
If you currently have (or recently had) LinkedIn Premium (Career/Business/Sales Nav/Recruiter Lite), you must cancel it and wait for the billing cycle to fully end (can take up to ~30 days) BEFORE you can redeem this promo.

⏳ Offer availability: through Feb 28, 2026 (or while quantities last; selected regions)

Link:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2026/01/15/college-students-now-get-12-months-of-microsoft-365-premium-and-linkedin-premium-career-on-us/

🚀 Hackomania 2026 is coming!

Are you ready to build tech that actually matters? GeeksHacking is back with our flagship event of the year: Hackomania 2026✨✨
This year's theme, AI for Good challenges you to harness the power of Artificial Intelligence 🤖🌍 to solve real-world problems.

Before the hackathon, we’re warming things up with a Pre-Hackathon Workshops & Kickoff 🎉 It is a series of workshops from our sponsors to get you HackOMania-ready!

✨ At the event, you’ll get to:
• Get early access to the challenge statements, so you can start ideating ahead of time 🧠⚡️
• Join well-curated workshops to level up your skills 🛠📈
• Meet fellow hackers & the organising team 👋👩‍💻👨‍💻
• Clarify your questions and clear any doubts before the hacking begins 🔥❓

Pre-Hackathon Bash
📅 28 February (Sat), 9.30AM - 4.00PM
📍 NETS (351 Braddell Road #01-03, Singapore 579713)
🔗 http://www.eventbrite.com/e/hackomania-2026-pre-hackathon-kickoff-tickets-1981932575686

Hackomania 2026: AI for Good
📅 7 March (Sat), 10AM - 8 March (Sun), 4:30PM
📍 In Eunos Area (exact location to be shared via email)
🔗 https://portal.geekshacking.com/hacko26/registration

No prior hackathon experience needed -- just curiosity, passion, and the drive to build something meaningful.
Got friends who’d be into this? Rope them in and sign up together!

For more information, visit https://linktr.ee/hackomania2026
Hope to see you there! 🙌

OpenAI Codex Hackathon — Singapore (w/ Lorong AI)

📅 Sat, 28 Feb
🕘 9:30am – 8:30pm
📍 Singapore (exact location shared after registration approval)
👥 Capped at 100 builders • Teams up to 4 • Approval required

Designed for developers already using AI coding tools daily and comfortable shipping production-grade code.

Build directions:
🔹 Agentic coding / dev tools
🔹 UX for agentic apps
🔹 Multimodal experiences
🔹 Domain agents
🔹 Evals + debugging tooling

Prizes:
🥇 $30,000 USD API credits
🥈 $15,000 USD API credits
🥉 $5,000 USD API credits
+ 1 year ChatGPT Pro for all members of the top 5 teams

Register: https://luma.com/fbhtrppu?tk=4FxAuW

🚀 Cactus x Google DeepMind Hackathon
📅 21 February 2026 (Saturday) | 8:30am
📍 NUS LT19
🍕 Food provided

Build the future of on-device AI at this multi-city global hackathon organized by Google DeepMind, Cactus Compute, AI Tinkerers & AI Nexus!

🎯 The Challenge:
Design Agentic systems that run locally with on-device using FunctionGemma on Cactus Engine, with seamless fallback to Gemini in the cloud.

🎁 What You'll Get:
1) Direct access to DeepMind and Cactus Compute technical context
2) A high-signal room of builders who ship
3) Real-time feedback on your architecture and design decisions
4) Exposure for standout projects across the AI Tinkerers network
5) Prizes and recognition for top teams (details announced on-site)

👥 Teams:
1-4 builders (solo welcome!)
Come with an idea or form one on the spot

⚠️ Limited spots — registration is reviewed to maintain a high-signal room.

🔗 Register now: https://luma.com/f0arqlwy

DEEP LEARNING WEEK 2026 IS BACK 🚀

One of NTU’s largest AI hackathons, and one of the biggest student-led AI hackathons in SG. A full week of building real, end-to-end AI systems with students, researchers, and industry engineers.

Expect THREE Premium AI workshops for all skill levels (beginner · intermediate · advanced), SIX company-led workshops across AI/ML and dev toolkits, company tracks, an Industry–Academia roundtable, an Open Career Fair featuring sponsors, and an overnight hackathon where teams stay up, hang out, and build together - plus an E-Sports Tournament and Stargazing 🌙 🌠

💰 28,000 SGD in prizes!
🤝 Backed by industry partners like OpenAI, Microsoft, STATS ChipPAC, AWS, Jane Street, SGInnovate & more!

🧑🏻‍💻 Remote hacking + workshops: 28 Feb, 2-7 Mar
📅 In-person days @ NTU: 1 Mar, 8 Mar (dlweek.com/agenda)
📍 LKC Lecture Theatre, South Spine @ NTU
💻 www.dlweek.com

Limited spots, REGISTER NOW! dlweek.com/signup

💡 Got a startup idea but not sure where to start or think you need coding skills?

FinTech Innovators’ Hackathon 2026 (sponsored by Schroders & NTUpreneur) is an inter-university hackathon open to undergrads from ALL faculties across Singapore’s 6 autonomous universities.

Use AI & coding assistant tools to:
💡 Develop your idea
🛠 Build a viable solution
🎤 Pitch like a founder

💰 $4,500 prize pool
👥 Teams of 1–5 (same university)
🗓 Registration closes 2 March 2026

👉 Register: https://forms.office.com/r/c7uJqLLtA6
👉 Telegram: https://t.me/+tEaqxgkG9eJkNDc9

Organised by Nanyang FinTech Catalyst | Sponsored by Schroders, NTUpreneur, and Nanyang Business School

🚀 Build with TRAE & MiniMax - WAVE Hackathon Singapore is HERE!

As TRAE celebrates its first anniversary, three powerhouses—WAVE, TRAE, and MiniMax—are joining forces to bring you Singapore's ultimate developer event!

🎯 What's in Store:
💻 Experience Full-stack Vibe Coding with TRAE
Let TRAE handle the complexity while you focus on solutions and solid architecture

🤖 Hands-On with MiniMax
Live demos + practical workshops! From model walkthroughs to building real projects, dive deep into MiniMax technology

🤝 Connect with Singapore's Dev Community
Engage with 50-70 developers for meaningful exchanges on AI applications and real-world insights

🏆 Cash Prizes:
🥇 1st Prize: 500 SGD
🥈 2nd Prize: 300 SGD
🥉 3rd Prize: 200 SGD

📅 Event Details:
🗓 Date: Feb 21st, 2026 (Friday) | 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
📍 Venue: Monk's Brew Club, 57 East Coast Rd, Singapore

👉 Register Here

📢 Join WAVE tele channel: @wave_global

Limited spots—first come, first served! Come build with Singapore's coolest devs!