about 1 month ago

A New Challenge Awaits — Join the Academia EU Hackathon

Hey hackers,

First of all, thank you once again for being part of The Merge Hackathon. Because of that amazing community, we wanted to share another opportunity that we believe many of you would love.

The EPAS Team of the 4th High School of Ioannina is organizing the new “Academia EU Hackathon”, a student-led European hackathon focused on creating real impact through innovation.

You can join here:

Academia EU Hackathon

This hackathon is not limited to coding projects. Participants can create:

  • apps and platforms
  • AI tools
  • awareness campaigns
  • artistic or media projects
  • research concepts
  • hardware prototypes
  • accessibility solutions
  • misinformation-fighting initiatives…

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3 months ago

Join the Design for Everyone Challenge on Devpost

Dear participants,

Thank you once again for being part of The Merge Hackathon 2026 and for contributing your ideas, creativity, and energy to our community 🌍✨

We are excited to invite you to take part in our new challenge: Design for Everyone Challenge, now live on Devpost.

The challenge focuses on creating innovative solutions that improve accessibility, independence, and inclusion for people with disabilities in everyday life. It is an opportunity to design projects with real social impact, combining technology, creativity, and purpose ♿💡

🔗 Join here: designforeveryone.devpost.com

Submission period:

  • Begins: March 10 at 6:00 AM (GMT+2)

  • Ends: March…

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4 months ago

Status: Winners Found

Hello hackers,

The judges have weighed in, and we’re excited to share the news! Visit the The Merge 2026 Hackathon Gallery to congratulate the winning teams and explore all the incredible submissions created during the event.

Even though the competition has officially ended, this is only the beginning. Keep improving your projects, update your portfolios, and continue building — the momentum you created here can go much further.

📃Access your Participation certificate: https://mergecertificates.lovable.app/

🎁 Winning teams have already received separate emails with full details about their awards, certificates, and sponsor prizes. The only exception is the Best With MeDo category…

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4 months ago

Workshop with Yaokai Jiang (Momen) – 20 February at 18:00 EET

Hello everyone,

We are excited to invite you to a special live workshop with Yaokai Jiang, founder of the no-code platform Momen.

📅 Date: 20 February
⏰ Time: 18:00 EET
🔗 Join here: https://meet.jit.si/mergexmomen

During this session, Yaokai will introduce the philosophy behind no-code development, demonstrate how Momen can be used to build projects faster, and share practical insights for makers, developers, and creators of all levels. The workshop will also include a short Q&A, so feel free to prepare your questions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Best regards,
The Merge

 

Questions? If you have…

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4 months ago

Final call for submissions

There are only 3 days left to complete your submission for The Merge 2026 Hackathon.

4 months ago

Sponsors, Prizes & Special Workshop

Dear Hackers,

We’re excited to officially introduce the three amazing sponsors supporting The Merge 2026 Hackathon and the rewards they’re bringing to you. Their support ensures that every participant gains real value from this experience—both during and after the hackathon.

🟣 Momen

Momen is a powerful no-code and AI platform that enables anyone to build real, functional apps fast.

What Momen offers:

  • $100 Momen Credits for every participant

  • $2,000 Momen Credits awarded to each of the following categories:

    • 1st Place

    • 2nd Place

    • 3rd Place

    • Best Project Built with Momen

🎓 Special Workshop

  • Online workshop with Momen’s CEO, Yaokai Jiang

  • 📅…

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