EIT Water Hackathon Sofia 2026
About
Climate change is transforming Europe’s water landscape. More frequent floods, prolonged droughts and increasing pressure on water resources demand new ideas, technologies and forms of collaboration. The EIT Water Hackathon 2026 brings together students, researchers, engineers, software developers, entrepreneurs and water professionals from across Europe to create innovative digital solutions that help predict, prevent and manage water-driven disasters. Organized as part of the EIT Water initiative, the hackathon contributes to Europe’s ambition to build a smarter, more resilient and sustainable water future through innovation, entrepreneurship and education.
Rewards
7- #11st€1000
- #22nd€500
- #33rd€250
Organizers
Mozaika, the Humanizing Technologies Lab, is a data science and AI company building intelligent information systems shaped around human behaviour and understanding. For over a decade it has developed ISME-HYDRO, an Earth Observation and AI platform for water resources management, river and dam monitoring, emergency response planning, and climate adaptation. Mozaika has also hosted international World Water Day conferences and the 2026 CASSINI Space for Water hackathon.
Digital Spaces Living Lab is one of the leading living labs in Europe, which in the last 14 years has conducted over 45 large-scale technology validation trials in the fields of smart cities, museums, smart agriculture, Earth Observation and location-based services, mobile apps and wearables. It has been co-organiser of the Galileo Living Lab Prize competition for many years and of several hackathons and makeathons, including the CASSINI Space for Water hackathon in 2026. DSLL is the creator of LLcloud, a multi-sensor cloud platform, allowing joint analysis of EO, IoT, and wearable sensor data.
Junior Achievement Bulgaria (JA Bulgaria) is a non-profit educational organization founded in 1997 and part of the global JA Worldwide network. Its goal is to prepare young people for successful careers and entrepreneurship by connecting education with real-world business experience. JA Bulgaria helps young Bulgarians turn classroom knowledge into practical entrepreneurial, financial, and career skills by giving them opportunities to learn, create, and work with the business community.
