What is
Hackathon
Humanitarian Logistics?
Humanitarian Logistics was established with the mission of seeking and developing innovative solutions to enhance the effectiveness of disaster relief efforts. By optimizing supply chains, leveraging advanced technology, and building early warning systems, the program aims to ensure that aid reaches those in need quickly, accurately, and efficiently.
More than just a competition, this event serves as a platform to connect innovators, logistics experts, and students, fostering collaboration to tackle humanitarian challenges and work toward a future where no one is left behind. Every proposed solution not only showcases innovation but also holds the potential to save lives in critical situations.
Deadline of Application Round is
Jan 01st, 2026
Timeline
Whenever storms, natural disasters, make landfall through the Central region of Vietnam, or fires strike breaks out in the middle of the city, the most important thing is not just having enough aid but delivering it to those in need as quickly and accurately as possible. Humanitarian logistics plays an important role in ensuring clean water, food, and medical supplies reach affected areas on time.
A relief effort is only successful when supplies arrive at the right place, at the right time, for the right people. But amid floodwaters, landslides, and disrupted transport networks, how can we ensure the flow of aid is uninterrupted? How can resources be allocated optimally when every second counts?
The Hackathon Humanitarian Logistics 2026 was organized to find innovative solutions that improve disaster relief—from optimizing supply chains and using technology for real-time tracking to developing early warning and smart distribution systems. This is an opportunity for developers, logistics experts, and students who are humanitarian logistics enthusiasts to come together and tackle this critical challenge.
Are you ready to contribute your ideas to create meaningful change? Join us in bringing innovation to humanitarian logistics – because in every passing second, the difference could mean between life or death.
The Hackathon 2026 focuses on developing solutions to address challenges in the humanitarian logistics sector through innovation over a 15-hour period, Top 20 outstanding teams will be selected to present the ideas to a panel of judges.
Selection method: Two batch – two challenge
Over two days, participating teams will go through the following phases:
Phase 1: Introduction to the theme, challenges, and practical issues in humanitarian logistics, along with focused training.
Phase 2: Idea development, identifying key issues, forming solutions, and planning the development process. Teams will receive guidance from professional mentors.
Phase 3: Product development, model building
Phase 4: Presentation & evaluation
Teams submit final products, then the Jury evaluates based on the program’s criteria, from which the top 20 teams with the best solutions will be selected to present in the final round.
Each team will have 5 minutes to present their solution and demo their product, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A with the Jury.
The announcement of results and award ceremony for the top 16 teams.
Eligibility
High School/University, College, Vocational School Students: Currently enrolled in a Vietnam-based school
Team Composition: Each Team must have 4-5 members with strong dynamics commitment and teamwork spirit. Students from various higher education institutions, including universities, colleges, and vocational schools, are welcome to collaborate and apply together.
English Proficiency: The team must include at least one member with strong English language skills.
Selection method
Registration deadline: Jan 01st, 2026
Participants: Students from high schools and universities in Vietnam.
Selection method:
Application round: Applications form will be opened from November, 2025, and teams will submit their applications directly via the website:…
Screening round: Video submission
The Organizing Committee will select the 60 teams with the best results to participate in the Hackathon challenge.
The program is organized by a global partnership between
The program is organized by a global partnership between
Steering Committee
The Vietnam National Union of Students in Ho Chi Minh City is a political and social organization for Ho Chi Minh City students, operating in parallel with the Vietnam Youth Federation in Ho Chi Minh City, with the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union as the political core. The union is always a pioneer and leader in movements of solidarity and equal cooperation with student and youth organizations in the locality and the whole country with the goal of a peaceful, independent, democratic, prosperous and civilized Vietnam.
Organizers
BSSC – Startup Support Center (BSSC) was established in January 2011, under the decision of the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee and under the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and Vietnam Youth Federation in Ho Chi Minh City. BSSC is the pioneer and only organization in Vietnam specializing in comprehensive support for the startup community, while acting as a solid bridge to help the international community access and integrate into the Vietnamese startup ecosystem with a strong community network.
Organizers
KLU, Kühne Logistics University, is a leading state-recognized and highly ranked international university headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, with an additional location currently being established in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Committed to empowering leaders with a strong operations mindset, KLU offers programs in business and management, data science and analytics, as well as specialized programs in logistics, operations, and supply chain management.
Organizers
InnoEx is an organization formed with the pioneering mission of establishing and connecting an innovative ecosystem, contributing to the promotion of private economic development, and strengthening the internal capacity of businesses based on science, technology, innovation, and digital transformation. The InnoEx ecosystem includes a network of businesses, government partners, non-governmental organizations, associations, universities, investment funds, leaders and experts, researchers, inventors in many fields, and an influential consumer community.
Strategic Partners
HELP Logistics is a pioneering not-for-profit organisation in logistics and supply chain management, with a mission to deliver positive and sustainable impact to communities globally, founded in Schindellegi, Switzerland. It is a subsidiary company of the Kühne Foundation. Since 2016, HELP Logistics has established four regional offices; Singapore (Asia), Amman (Middle East), Nairobi (East Africa) and Dakar (West Africa). With the purpose of shaping supply chains to benefit humanity, Help Logistic delivers consulting, training, education and outreach projects in more than 30 countries and with over 30 partners, which include UN agencies, Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies, Non-governmental Organisations, donors, universities and National Governments.
Strategic Partners
GHN (Giao Hang Nhanh) is a pioneer in the logistics industry in Vietnam since its establishment in 2012. As a strategic partner of leading e-commerce platforms such as Tiki, Shopee, Lazada and Sendo, GHN has been affirming its leading position through a delivery network spanning 63 provinces and cities. The company is proud to serve more than 100,000 partners, including online shops and businesses, with an impressive processing capacity of up to 500,000 orders per day, reaching the milestone of 20 million successful orders delivered monthly.
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1. What is the format of Hackathon?
The Hackathon focuses on developing solutions to address challenges in the humanitarian logistics sector through innovation over a 15-hour period, followed by presenting the results to a panel of judges.
Theme: Humanitarian Logistics.
Selection method: Two batch – two challenge
Over two days, participating teams will go through the following phases:
Phase 1: Introduction to the theme, challenges, and practical issues in humanitarian logistics, along with focused training.
Phase 2: Idea development, identifying key issues, forming solutions, and planning the development process. Teams will receive guidance from professional mentors.
Phase 3: Product development, model building.
Phase 4: Presentation & evaluation.
Teams submit final products, then the Jury evaluates based on the program’s criteria, from which the top 20 teams with the best solutions will be selected to present in the final round.
Each team will have 5 minutes to present their solution and demo their product, followed by 5 minutes of Q&A with the Jury.
The announcement of results and award ceremony for the top 16 teams.
The prize structure includes: 2 grand prizes, 2 first runner up, 2 second runner up and 10 special prizes. Total prize value (cash): 150 million VND.
2. Can participants register for the Hackathon as a team?
Yes! You need to register as a team to participate in the Hackathon.
3. How many members are in each group?
Each team consists of 5 members. A diverse skill set is encouraged to ensure optimal and multidimensional problem-solving.
4. Do members of a group need to come from the same school?
Team members can come from different high schools or universities.
However, to receive direct entry into the challenge as a school-nominated team, all members must be from the same high school.
5. What is the benefit of groups “nominated” by high schools?
Teams nominated by high schools will directly participate in the Hackathon challenge.