Qoder Campus Creativity Contest 2026 (Qoder × Alibaba Cloud Tianchi)

About this hackathon

An online contest for university students in China (undergrad and grad, incl. Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan) from Qoder, Alibaba's AI coding agent, on the Tianchi platform with NVIDIA as strategic sponsor. Build a complete project with Qoder, deploy it publicly on Qoder Sites and post a write-up in the Tianchi forum by Nov 30, 2026, 18:00 (UTC+8). Three tracks — StudyHack (study and research), LifeHack (life and fun) and Hack4Good (social good) — each with its own prizes; ¥88,500 in cash overall. Teams of 1–3; non-coders welcome.

Status
Deadline: 2026-11-30
Starts: 2026-10-29
Who: Students (University students in China (undergrad and grad, incl. HK, Macau, Taiwan), any major; teams of 1–3; Tianchi real-name and Alibaba Cloud student verification required)
Level: Beginner-friendly
Prize: ¥88.5k · Per track: 1st 2 × ¥5,000, 2nd 3 × ¥3,000, 3rd 4 × ¥2,000, merit 5 × ¥500; ¥88,500 total pre-tax across three tracks; Qoder swag for valid entries and internship referrals for standout work
Size: —
Format: Online · China
Location: Hangzhou (online; placed at organizer’s city)

Original listing (Chinese)

The full original listing below is in Chinese, as published in the Hack123 newsletter.

一句话简介：阿里 AI 编程工具 Qoder 在天池办的全国大学生线上赛，⁠‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‍⁠用 Qoder 做一个能公开访问的完整应用。

看点：三个赛道分别评奖——StudyHack 学习科研、LifeHack 生活娱乐、Hack4Good 技术向善；不会写代码也能参加，但作品必须部署到 Qoder Sites、评委点开就能用；在天池赛题页论坛发帖介绍作品；1—3 人组队，可交多份；12 月上旬线上直播路演决赛；参赛可领 Qoder 一个月学生权益

奖金：三赛道合计 8.85 万元现金（每赛道一等奖 5,000 元 × 2 等）

截止日期：11 月 30 日 18:00 报名和作品发布截止

活动日期：2026年10月29日—12月上旬（全国线上）

Summarized from the Chinese “Beginner Hackathon Series” newsletter. Eligibility, dates and prizes are subject to the organizer’s official page.

Qoder Campus Creativity Contest 2026 (Qoder × Alibaba Cloud Tianchi)

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