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As a result of a student initiative, an annual interdisciplinary hackathon was established at the Cooperative State University Stuttgart (DHBW Stuttgart). This has shown how this new innovative format can be used to develop solutions to problems related to the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By bringing together students from a wide range of disciplines, digital solutions are created in a short period of time that deliver added value for all stakeholders. In addition, the transfer of theory and practice is combined, so that students can apply what they have learned to practical, real and relevant problems from a wide range of areas. Furthermore they get the opportunity to follow up on the ideas with the partners. Comprehensive evaluation criteria that take into account the interdisciplinary background of the students ensures comparability and promote the exchange of students among themselves and the fields of study, is promoted. A hackathon can therefore make a teaching-integrated contribution to innovation and curriculum on many levels.
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Beigel, D., Blaurock, I., Sauter, V. (2023). How Interdisciplinary Hackathons Foster the Linking of Teaching and Practice. In: Auer, M.E., Pachatz, W., Rüütmann, T. (eds) Learning in the Age of Digital and Green Transition. ICL 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 634. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-26190-9_30
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