Competition Where Students Learn, Build, and Win

We host in-person hackathons and virtual competitions for students around the world.

The Global Series

Three Global Challenges, One For Every Season.

Our Global Series competitions run online, so students can join from anywhere in the world: Global Cultures in spring, Global Impact in summer and Global Innovation in winter.

Winter · ● Now openGlobal Innovation Challenge 2026Develop, validate and pitch a business or social-enterprise idea. One winning team receives a US$1,500 seed award from the Global Builders’ Seed Fund.

Dates: 11 Dec – 16 Jan
Format: Virtual
Who: Grade 9+
Team size: Teams of 2–3
Fee: US$250
Closes in: -- days

OUR GLOBAL SERIES 2026, WRAPPED

SpringGlobal Cultures Challenge 2026Virtual · Grades 9–12Non-technical students built interactive experiences about the cultures they come from - from Bangalore to Mongolia to Martinique - and published them on The Global Archives.

SummerGlobal Impact Challenge 2026Virtual · GlobalFifty students from Asia, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and Europe researched real social issues in their communities. Seven finalists presented to an international judging panel.

IN-PERSON

Hackathons & Partner Events

24–25 Jan 2026Build for Impact Hackathon 2026Singapore · SGInnovateCo-organised with IMDA and SGInnovate as part of Singapore AI Research Week 2026. Students built with AI across four challenge tracks: Sustainability, Wellness and Charity.

July 2026Build for Impact Hackathon — SeoulSeoul · with PCA SeoulOur hackathon’s first edition outside Singapore, run with Providence Christian Academy Seoul. Students learned from AI experts at Kakao and Coupang, venture builders from Temasek's Liminal, and Stanford speakers.

PATHWAYS

What Happens Next?

Internships with real organisations

Winning students of the Global Culture and Global Impact had the opportunity to participate in a virtual internship with the Singapore Institute of Technology and Quantum APAC.

Published on The Global Archives

Selected projects from the Global Series live on globalarchives.org for schools and universities to see. A documentation of their thought and effort.

Seed funding

The winning team from Global Innovation Challenge 2026 receives US$1,500 from the Global Builders’ Seed Fund, and networking opportunity with investors and fund managers.

Mentors & Judges

Learn from Actual Experts

Dr Karin ForssellSpeaker · Build for Impact Seoul

Queenstar AkrongJudge · Global Impact

Siobhan CurtisJudge · Global Impact

Bruno IkeutiJudge · Global Impact

And many more mentors, judges and speakers

Competition Where Students Learn, Build, and Win

We host in-person hackathons and virtual competitions for students around the world. Along the way, teams learn from industry mentors as they research, build and refine their ideas, before defending their ideas in front of expert judges.

The Global Series

Three Global Challenges, One For Every Season.

Our Global Series competitions run online, so students can join from anywhere in the world: Global Cultures in spring, Global Impact in summer and Global Innovation in winter. Each has its own theme and an international panel of industry mentors and judges.

Winter · ● Now openGlobal Innovation Challenge 2026

Develop, validate and pitch a business or social-enterprise idea. One winning team receives a US$1,500 seed award from the Global Builders’ Seed Fund.

11 Dec – 16 JanVirtualGrade 9+Teams of 2–3US$250

Closes in

--d--h--m--s

OUR GLOBAL SERIES 2026, WRAPPED

SpringVirtual · Grades 9–12

Global Cultures Challenge 2026

Non-technical students built interactive experiences about the cultures they come from - from Bangalore to Mongolia to Martinique - and published them on The Global Archives.

See Projects

SummerVirtual · Global

Global Impact Challenge 2026

Fifty students from Asia, the Americas, Africa, the Middle East and Europe researched real social issues in their communities. Seven finalists presented to an international judging panel.

See Projects

IN-PERSON

Hackathons & Partner Events

24–25 Jan 2026Singapore · SGInnovate

Build for Impact Hackathon 2026

Co-organised with IMDA and SGInnovate as part of Singapore AI Research Week 2026. Students built with AI across four challenge tracks: Sustainability, Wellness and Charity.

With speakers, partners and sponsors from

Singapore Global Network

July 2026Seoul · with PCA Seoul

Build for Impact Hackathon — Seoul

Our hackathon’s first edition outside Singapore, run with Providence Christian Academy Seoul. Students learned from AI experts at Kakao and Coupang, venture builders from Temasek's Liminal, and Stanford speakers.

With speakers, partners and sponsors from

PATHWAYS

What Happens Next?

Winners don’t just get a certificate. We connect them with real organisations so their ideas keep growing.

Internships with real organisationsWinning students of the Global Culture and Global Impact had the opportunity to participate in a virtual internship with the Singapore Institute of Technology and Quantum APAC.

Published on The Global ArchivesSelected projects from the Global Series live on globalarchives.org for schools and universities to see. A documentation of their thought and effort.

Seed fundingThe winning team from Global Innovation Challenge 2026 receives US$1,500 from the Global Builders’ Seed Fund, and networking opportunity with investors and fund managers.

Mentors & Judges