Join the i-Days online hackathon organized by EIT Health and Rīga Stradiņš University on October 26 and 27!

Students from all disciplines are welcome!

Work as part of a multidisciplinary team of bright minds to develop a viable health innovation product or idea. You don’t need any previous experience to participate – only passion and enthusiasm for advancing healthcare and improving the quality of life for people in Latvia, Europe and, maybe one day, the entire world.

Participation benefits: What's in it for You?

The winning team will participate in the i-Days Winner’s Event in Barcelona (30 November - 1 December) – a final competition that brings together students from i-Days all across the European Union. Participation in i-Days is a great opportunity to learn and try something new, earn a valuable entry in your CV, receive a certificate of participation and gain access to the wide EIT Health Alumni network of innovators. Get inspired by the story of last year’s winners!

Apply now (or until October 24): ej.uz/idayslv2023. *
* If you wish to be a part of a specific team, in the SURNAME line, indicate the team name in brackets. Example: SURNAME: Bērziņš (Residents No.1). If you do not wish to register as a part of a specific team, just indicate your surname.  Your team will be formed during the event.

Choose a challenge and think of solution that interests you!

General Topic: Prevention
We will be focusing on what matters to individuals to promote better health and well-being and stopping them from becoming ill.

Challenge 1 - Wellbeing: healthier lives through behaviour change
Solution that can promote a shift in behaviour relating to one or more of the following areas:
- Promoting smoking cessation
- Increasing physical activity and improving nutrition
- Promoting adherence to public health advice and routine check-ups
- Preventing addiction to social networks or online gaming
- Preventing drug abuse and excessive alcohol use

Challenge 2 - Health: healthier lives through tailor-made prevention care
Solution that addresses core medicine topics relating to one or more of the following areas:
-    early diagnosis and prevention
-    personalized medicine
-    convenient monitoring and reporting of health data
-    gadgets and apps that enable to live longer healthier life (e.g. diet and weight management, vitamin levels)
-    novel bio-based materials or design of biosensors for medical use

Note: The event will be held in English.