TIRANA, September 11/ATA/ Minister of State for Youth and Children Bora Muzhaqi, in cooperation with EU CodeWeek Ambassador for Albania Hatixe Bilibashi from the Albanian ICT Academy and the National Youth Agency, announced on August 21 that Albania is one of the 6 countries selected by EU CodeWeek to be part of the gigantic hackathon for the first time, CodeWeek Hackathon, as part of EU CodeWeek by the European Commission.
The Hackathon CodeWeek Albania took place in the premises of the Albanian ICT Academy, in partnership with Minister of State for Youth and Children, the National Youth Agency, Albania STEM and Albania CodeWeek, as a three-day marathon from September 8-10 with 50 young people to find innovative technological solutions for current challenges of our country in the field of education, transport, tourism, protection and conservation of the environment, monitoring of air, water and fires.
On the last day of CodeWeek Albania, Minister Muzhaqi joined the young people passionate about technology who were solving the latest challenges, as part of the jury that selected the 3 winning groups that will represent Albania at the international level in the Hackathon that will take place in Brussels in October.
The three winning groups that will represent our country in Brussels are: “Unyo” group with members Firdeus Kasaj, Jueda Avdillari, Amalia Bala, Leo Meçaj, Alkid Shuli, Kristi Bushi with the challenge “Education system for children and young people with limited skills”;
The “Journey Buddy” group with members Geart Ferhati, Rubin Shatku, Alkida Sulce, Elja Qosja, Bjorn Koskia with the challenge “Code to solve problems and give life to your dreams”;
The “Navigate Tirana” group with members Blendi Avdolli, Joel Bakalli, Daniel Çraga, Eda Rrushi, Ersa Rrushi, Mateo Bello with the challenge “Public transport and online information about it”.
After announcing the three winning groups, the Minister of State for Youth and Children wished success to the young people in the second phase. “Good luck to everyone in the Hackathon that will be held in Brussels! We are proud that you will represent us in this very important hackathon where we are participating for the first time,” said Muzhaqi./p.s./
