About the festival
The Data4Good Festival is centered on data challenges for the common good bringing together bachelors students from across Europe, fostering creativity, collaboration, and innovative solutions to address pressing societal issues using data-driven approaches.
The festival hosts a weekend of fun, learning and innovation while letting students enjoy great moments in Berlin. If you fancy an opportunity to enjoy free food, exciting workshops and the chance to gain prizes and meet other incredible students from peer institutions, don’t hesitate to apply.
Our festival highlights include:
- Hackathon for the Common Good: A hackathon aimed at addressing real-world challenges using data-driven solutions. This hands-on experience focuses on enhancing participants› technical skills by working on real-world datasets. Participants can win cash prizes, swag bags, access to premium data science learning resources and other awards;
- Data science workshops: professors, data experts and practitioners in the field conduct specialised workshops throughout the festival to provide insights into data science workflow and the latest trends, best practices and technologies;
- Social events and networking opportunities: The festival provides a platform for you to connect with like-minded peers, industry professionals, and mentors with social activities to make lasting connections.
How can you apply?
Applications for the 2025 Festival is now open!
Eager to join this year’s edition? You can join using this application form. We accept applications in teams of students (from the same or different universities). The deadline for application is December 6. Successful applicants will be informed within 2 weeks after the deadline has passed.
You can also sign up to our newsletter to receive information about future editions of our Festival and other data science opportunities.
Please note there are a limited number of scholarships for travel and accommodation available. In your application, please indicate whether you would like to apply for the scholarship and we will inform you of the result after you get accepted.