Cathay Hackathon 2026
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About this hackathon
Cathay Pacific's 10th-anniversary flagship hackathon for tertiary students and recent graduates (16+), teams of 3–5. Masterclasses in Oct, a proposal round Oct 12–25, then a 24-hour build and final pitch at Cathay City, Hong Kong on Nov 14–15. Prizes are flight tickets, Asia Miles and fast-track internship/graduate-trainee pathways. Applications closed Sep 27.
- Status
- Deadline
- 2026-09-27
- Starts
- 2026-11-14
- Who
- Students (Tertiary students or graduates within 2 years, 16+; own travel to Hong Kong)
- Level
- Intermediate
- Prize
- Flight tickets, up to 100,000 Asia Miles and internship fast-track; no cash
- Size
- —
- Format
- Hybrid · Hong Kong · International
- Location
- Hong Kong
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Original listing (Chinese)
The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.
一句话简介：国泰航空一年一度的旗舰黑客松，今年是第 10 届，面向高校在读生和毕业两年内的校友，围绕航空出行的真实业务难题做可落地的方案和原型。
看点：3—5 人组队报名（不收个人报名）；10 月有国泰大师课和线上提案初筛，11 月 7 日深圳技术大师课；入围队伍在香港国泰城完成 24 小时开发并现场路演，可用英语、普通话或粤语；今年评审更看重可行性，业务部门参与打分。
奖金：无现金奖；冠亚季军分别获公务舱 / 特选经济舱 / 经济舱往返机票、最高 10 万亚洲万里通里数，以及国泰数码与资讯科技实习、毕业培训生快速通道
截止日期：2026年9月27日 23:59（香港时间，报名已截止）（香港，混合）
活动日期：2026年11月14日—15日（香港国泰城，24 小时开发日与决赛）
Summarized from the organizer’s page and public posts. Please confirm details on the official site before registering.