AFAQ Career Forum · Hackathon 2026
Build what brings Oman's graduates closer to work.
A seven-hour hackathon for student teams with ideas that make graduates ready for their careers, from the first CV to the first job.
- Date
- October 13, 2026
- Time · 7 hours
- 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- Team
- 4 members
- Venue
- UTAS, Oman
The theme
One rule: the idea must build career readiness.
Pick the area your idea serves. Ideas outside career readiness are not shortlisted.
- 01CV & personal branding
- 02Interview preparation
- 03Closing the skills gap
- 04Internships & work experience
- 05Job matching & opportunities
- 06Career guidance
- 07Entrepreneurship & self-employment
- 08Workplace & soft skills
How it works
Four steps from idea to hackathon day.
- 1
Share your idea
Answer a few short questions about the problem and your solution.
- 2
Add your team
Exactly 4 members, one of them the team leader. No account needed.
- 3
Fill the templates
Download the Business Model Canvas and Problem & Solution templates, then upload them as PDF.
- 4
Announce on LinkedIn
Each member posts the official image and adds the post link.
Organizers and judges review every submission. Shortlisted teams are invited to hackathon day.
Organized by
The teams behind AFAQ Hackathon
University of Technology and Applied Sciences
Host university
AFAQ Career Forum 2026
The career forum
Techno Group
Organizing team · built this platform
Ready to build?
Registration takes about ten minutes. Keep your private team link: it is how you come back.