Welcome to RoyalHacks — Denmark's first national hackathon for university students.
We're uniting tech students across Danish institutions for 24 hours of non-stop ideation, building, and fun.
Form a team, take on a challenge track, and build your best idea into a functional product in under 24 hours. Then present your project to judges and other participants — science-fair style. The best solutions in each track win prizes.
RoyalHacks is for students who are creative, curious, and love building things. Worried about coding? Great tech teams need more than just coders — and we provide magic tools and run workshops throughout the weekend to help every team keep building.
Schedule
Saturday, April 18
- 09:00: Check-in
- 11:00: Kickoff & Reveal of Challenges
- 12:00: Hacking begins
- 12:00–13:00: Team matching activities
- 13:00–21:00: Workshops & Knowledge Breaks
Sunday, April 19
- 12:00: Hacking ends & Submissions due
- 12:00–14:00: Pitching & Judging
- 14:00–17:00: Winners & Wrap-Up
Challenge Tracks
🔐 The Nigerian Prince: Build a digital solution that protects people and/or organizations from phishing. Presented by Campfire Security.
🎨 Weapons of Mass Creation: Build the tool that's missing in your creative life. Presented by Cathedral Studios.
💜 Built with Lovable: Best use of Lovable, the vibe coding tool that lets anyone build slick applications. Sponsored by Lovable.
⚙️ Built with n8n: Best integration of n8n, the low-code automation tool. Sponsored by n8n.
✨ Best UX/UI: Creating the most seamless human-computer-interaction experience.
🤪 Most Quirky Hack: Surprise us.
🚀 Best Failure to Launch: Pitch the solutions that failed, and what you learned along the way.
Requirements
What to Build
Build a functional prototype that fits one or more of the RoyalHacks challenge tracks. Your project should be something you started at RoyalHacks — not a pre-existing project.
Teams can have up to 4 members. Use any tools, frameworks, or languages you like. Lovable and n8n are available as free tools for all participants.
What to Submit
Submit your project on this Devpost page before Sunday April 19 at 12:00.
Your submission must include:
- Project name and a short description (what it does and which track(s) you're entering)
- A working demo link or video walkthrough (max 60 seconds)
- An elevator pitch covering: the problem, your solution, and what you built
- The track(s) you're competing in
Built with Lovable or n8n? Make sure to mention it clearly in your description so judges know to ask about your use of these tools.
Prizes
Tickets to TechBBQ
TechBBQ ticket for each team member (valued at €230 per person). Awarded to the winning teams of The Nigerian Prince and Weapons of Mass Creation.
3-months of Lovable Pro
3 months of Lovable Pro for each team member (valued at $60 per person)
12-months of n8n Cloud Pro
12-months of n8n Cloud Pro for each team member (valued at €288 per person).
Swag
Swag for each team member across all winning teams.
Rubber ducks
A rubber duck for each team member across all winning teams.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Jonas Rosbech
Head of Marketing @ Cathedral Studios, Founder of KERN Audio & GoGrowth.Pro
Milo
Founder of Milo.gg & Vibe Coding Network
Amar Djebarra
Co-founder of Campfire Security
Lars Emil Christensen
Ambassador @ n8n
Olga Safonova
Ambassador @ n8n
Karsten Vestergaard
Program Director of Coded Design & Interactive Design @ Denmark's School of Media & Journalism
Henrik Munch-Fals
Independant creative director, startup- & business advisor
Judging Criteria
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Learning
Did the team demonstrate that they genuinely understood the problem and grew through building the solution? -
Innovation & Creativity
Did the hack solve something in a way nobody's tried before? -
Completion
Does the hack work? Did the team achieve what they set out to do? -
Technology
How impressive was the use of technology? Did they apply it in a way that makes you go "wow"? -
Design
Does the hack solve the core problem in an intuitive and thoughtful way? Does it feel good to use?
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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