{"id":62344,"date":"2026-05-08T15:00:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T11:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/?p=62344"},"modified":"2026-05-08T16:47:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T12:47:38","slug":"ibsu-%e1%83%a8%e1%83%98-%e1%83%9d%e1%83%a0-%e1%83%93%e1%83%a6%e1%83%98%e1%83%90%e1%83%9c%e1%83%98-%e1%83%98%e1%83%9c%e1%83%9d%e1%83%95%e1%83%90%e1%83%aa%e1%83%98%e1%83%a3%e1%83%a0%e1%83%98-%e1%83%b0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/en\/ibsu-%e1%83%a8%e1%83%98-%e1%83%9d%e1%83%a0-%e1%83%93%e1%83%a6%e1%83%98%e1%83%90%e1%83%9c%e1%83%98-%e1%83%98%e1%83%9c%e1%83%9d%e1%83%95%e1%83%90%e1%83%aa%e1%83%98%e1%83%a3%e1%83%a0%e1%83%98-%e1%83%b0\/","title":{"rendered":"IBSU to Host the Two-Day Innovative brAInvest Hackathon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Registration for brAInvest Hackathon is Now Open!<\/p>\n<p>On May 23-24, the International Black Sea University (IBSU) will host the brAInvest Hackathon-a two-day intensive event dedicated to young innovators.<\/p>\n<p>Our mission is to immerse young talent in entrepreneurship-based education, foster innovative thinking, and strengthen collaborative skills.<\/p>\n<p>How It Works<br \/>\n\u25cf Teams: Participants will compete in teams of 3 to 5 members.<br \/>\n\u25cf Registration: You can register as a team or individually. Individual registrants will form teams on-site during the event.<br \/>\n\u25cf The Challenge: Over 48 hours, teams will tackle real-world challenges, build innovative prototypes, and pitch them to a professional jury.<br \/>\n\u25cf The Ecosystem: This is a unique platform bringing together IBSU students, students aged 16+, expert mentors, and leaders of the tech ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>What You\u2019ll Achieve<br \/>\n\u25cf Develop an innovative startup prototype.<br \/>\n\u25cf Prepare a professional Pitch Deck.<br \/>\n\u25cf Present your vision to a panel of judges.<br \/>\n\u25cf Exclusive Access: Teams will gain access to the Orbit AI platform (based on MIT&#8217;s innovative methodology) to accelerate project development and prototyping.<\/p>\n<p>Hackathon Tracks<br \/>\n\u25cf EduTech<br \/>\n\u25cf AI &amp; Robotics<br \/>\n\u25cf Web3 &amp; FinTech<br \/>\n\u25cf Startup &amp; Digital Innovation<\/p>\n<p>Mentors &amp; Jury<br \/>\nLearn from the best! Our panel includes MIT-trained lecturers, startup mentors, and the Director of CityPay.io.<\/p>\n<p>Prize Pool: 5,000 GEL<br \/>\n1st Place: 2,500 GEL<br \/>\n2nd Place: 1,500 GEL<br \/>\n3rd Place: 1,000 GEL<\/p>\n<p>Key Details<br \/>\nWorking Language: Hybrid (Georgian &amp; English)<br \/>\nPitch Deck: English (Mandatory)<br \/>\nDeadline: May 20, 2026<\/p>\n<p>Register Here: <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/1bpgghf3CAh8M9Ts5\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/forms.gle\/1bpgghf3CAh8M9Ts5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sign up now and turn your idea into a real startup!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Registration for brAInvest Hackathon is Now Open! On May 23-24, the International Black Sea University (IBSU) will host the brAInvest Hackathon-a two-day intensive event dedicated to young innovators. Our mission is to immerse young talent in entrepreneurship-based education, foster innovative thinking, and strengthen collaborative skills. How It Works \u25cf Teams: Participants will compete in teams<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":62348,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62344"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62344\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62346,"href":"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62344\/revisions\/62346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62348"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ibsu.edu.ge\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}