The event is
jointly organized by:
EVALUATION CRITERIA
RELEVANCE TO THE THEME
DATA UTILIZATION AND ACCURACY
USER INTERFACE (UI) AND USER EXPERIENCE (UX)
CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
DESIGN & HIERARCHY
IMPACT AND SCALABILITY
IMPORTANT DATES
GUIDANCE
WEBINAR
22nd
OCTOBER
FINALIST
FOR PHASE 1
ANNOUNCED
FINALIST
FOR PHASE 2
ANNOUNCED
9th - 15TH
NOVEMBER
PHASE 1
WORKSHOP
24TH
NOVEMBER
10TH
OCTOBER
SUBMISSION
DEADLINE
QuesƟons can be sent to 0786872057 (Call/WhatsApp)
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
STATISTICS OF RWANDA
The NaƟonal InsƟtute of StaƟsƟcs of Rwanda (NISR) is thrilled to announce
2025 Big Data Hackathon, designed to engage university students in
developing innovaƟve data-driven soluƟons. This hackathon brings together
innovators and data enthusiasƟc students to tackle major challenges facing
Rwanda today. ParƟcipants are encouraged to find data which can help them
tackle their chosen challenge and provide a data science soluƟon.
BACKGROUND
COMPETITION TRACKS
Final-year students from winning teams will be awarded professional
internships aŌer graduaƟon, and the best fresh graduates will also be
offered professional internships at NISR.
SEPTEMBER
REGISTRATION
on NISR website
8th - 13th
DECEMBER
PHASE 2
WORKSHOP
AWARDS CEREMONY
TO BE COMMUNICATED
WINNERS
4th - 30TH
AUGUST
Challenge: Identify Rwanda’s next big export opportunity.
Track 1: Data for Export Growth:
Challenge: Address micronutrient deficiencies.
Track 2: Ending Hidden Hunger:
Challenge: Build tools for climate risk prediction and community
resilience.
Track 3: Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Management:
Challenge: Build a spatial sampling frame for agricultural survey
data collection (Season C).
Track 4: GIS InnovaƟve Challenge:
Challenge: Create innovative mobile/web applications aligned with
Rwanda’s development goals.
Track 5: Open InnovaƟon: Mobile/Web-Based Data SoluƟons:
https://statistics.gov.rw/about/hackathon/2025-hackathon-competition
Detailed informaƟon is available on the NISR website at
www.statistics.gov.rw or through the following link:
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY
HACKATHON
HACKATHON
Big Data
Big Data
- CompeƟƟon is open to all undergraduate and Recent graduates (graduated in 2024 and 2025) or master’s students, regardless of their field of study.
- Fresh graduates from fields related to Data science, StaƟsƟcs, Economics, MathemaƟcs, IT, InformaƟon Systems, and Web development are encouraged to apply.
- Students must have a student card or other official document confirming their eligibility. Fresh Graduates must have a degree or other document confirming that they graduated from the university in either 2024 or 2025.
- For students, form a team of 2 from any university. Fresh graduate parƟcipaƟon is individual, and their evaluaƟon will be different for student.
- Students from the final year and female parƟcipants are encouraged
- ParƟcipants are allowed to use any programming language of their interest.
- Submissions for the hackathon will be expected as a GitHub-deployed app link and documentaƟon
- By entering the compeƟƟon, the entrants agree to grant permission to NISR to use and reproduce their work, with appropriate acknowledgment.
- Plagiarism is prohibited. You must declare that the submission is your own work and that all sources of reference are acknowledged in full. Failure to do so will result in disqualificaƟon. ENTRY INFORMATION Inter - UniversiƟes high-quality laptops To each member of the Top 3 teams 2 CerƟficates of Achievement For all finalists (Phase 1 and 2) 3 1 Gain hands-on data skills for your future career 2025 2025