Press Release 100/2021

Culture Hackathon for Students and Tech Enthusiasts

Cultural Institutions Make Their Data Treasures Accessible
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The big culture hackathon will be organized for students and young tech enthusiasts to develop visualizations, games, VR/AR applications, or apps. (Photo: Lydia Albrecht, KIT)

During the “Coding da Vinci” culture hackathon, students and other tech enthusiasts will be free to use the open data of big cultural institutions of Baden-Württemberg. The programming competition will focus on digital applications for the creative use of the cultural heritage of the state. With its about 23,000 students, of which 9,000 study economics, informatics, and humanities and social sciences, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is one of the co-organizers. 

Further Information: codingdavinci.de | #CodingdaVinci | kreativ.mfg.de/digitale-kultur/coding-da-vinci-baden-wuerttemberg

In close partnership with society, KIT develops solutions for urgent challenges – from climate change, energy transition and sustainable use of natural resources to artificial intelligence, sovereignty and an aging population. As The University in the Helmholtz Association, KIT unites scientific excellence from insight to application-driven research under one roof – and is thus in a unique position to drive this transformation. As a University of Excellence, KIT offers its more than 10,000 employees and 22,800 students outstanding opportunities to shape a sustainable and resilient future. KIT – Science for Impact.

mex, 03.11.2021
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