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DigiEduHack 2025

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Get ready: the 6th edition of DigiEduHack will take place 7-16 Nov 2025!

Accessible Adventures: Redesigning the Science Centre Experience

Accessible Adventures: Redesigning the Science Centre Experience

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Onsite
Finland

Heureka Science Center specialises in creating exciting, hands-on exhibits where kids and families can experience the joy of discovery together. A visit to Heureka offers experiences for different senses; however, not everything is accessible without the ability to see or hear. Nowadays, the smartphone is the most important personal tool for members of disadvantaged groups, as it can provide interpretive aids such as audio descriptions and subtitles.

How could visitors with hearing or vision limitations get more out of their visit to Heureka by using their own smartphones? 

How could a parent facilitate the experience of a family member with an impairment? 

In addition to improving the on-site visitor experience at Heureka, how could we lower the barriers to visiting in advance?

The challenge is co-hosted by Heureka Science Center and Aalto Online Learning - Online Hybrid Lab. 

Why join the hackathon?

  • Possibility to innovate for a good cause
  • Free participation, including free entrance to the Heureka exhibitions during the event and coffee/snacks & dinner on Thursday
  • Winning solution will take part in the global DigiEduHack competition and implementation can be discussed with Heureka
  • Chance to meet new people, network with likeminded individuals from different fields and expand your professional horizons

Who can join

Secondary students
VET students
University students
Teachers and/or educators
Researchers
Education professionals
Innovators
Digital education enthusiasts

Prizes

  • Winning team will further develop their solution and take part in the global DigiEduHack competition
  • The winning solution can be implemented or developed further with Heureka (when applicable, depending on the feasibility of the solution)

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Participants

Tuuli Metsäkoivu
Zoubida Abdi
Mengqiao Liu
Xinchen Liu
lilo Molin
Sibghat Asad
Yi-Han Chang
Milla Karvonen
Faizan Khan
Siim Kokkonen
Katya Kuznetcova
Evgeniia Efimenko
Frans Kangasniemi
Natasha Yiu
Kairan Fernandes
Roope Kettunen
Iulia Florea
Miran Ghafoori
Lyon Wolf
Miriam Pfeiffer
Apeksha Ravi Kumar
David Chew
Inga Turska
Katerina Tchilinguirov
Muhammad Shaheer