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Cursor Hackathon · UCC

Cursor Hackathon UCC

June 26–27, 2026New Examination Center (NEC), University of Cape Coast

Build overnight. Present on Saturday. Tackle real Ghanaian challenges with Cursor — co-hosted with CITSA at the University of Cape Coast.

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Builders coding at a Cursor Ghana hackathon

Call for ideas

Building solutions to move Ghana forward

We're looking for ideas that tackle real Ghanaian challenges across:

  • Finance

    What would make saving, payments, or credit work better for everyday Ghanaians?

  • Education

    How can software expand access to quality learning beyond the classroom?

  • Business growth

    What tools would help Ghanaian SMEs hire, sell, and scale faster?

  • Agriculture

    How might tech connect farmers to markets, inputs, or climate-smart practices?

  • Government operations

    Where could software make public services faster, clearer, or more accountable?

And more — if it moves Ghana forward, we want to see it.

Two-day program

Schedule

Two days — an overnight build on Friday and presentations on Saturday.

Day 1

Friday Night

Overnight hackathon

  1. Check-in

  2. Opening remarks and problem statement reveal

  3. 1st half hackathon

  4. 1st cooling break — refreshments, check-ins, interactions and media

  5. 2nd half hackathon

  6. 2nd cooling break — refreshments, check-ins, interactions and media

  7. 3rd half hackathon and submissions

  8. Briefing and closing remarks

  9. Departure

Day 2

Presentation Day

Saturday

  1. Check-ins, arrivals, open ceremony

  2. Opening address by President and Cursor Lead

  3. Introduction of partners and judges

  4. Presentations from the builders (main awards & special awards)

  5. Short talk on building, dev, tech startups — Q&A

  6. Judges presentation of winners and awards / prize presentations

  7. Announcements and acknowledgements

  8. Closing remarks from CITSA and Cursor

  9. Dispersal

Team formation

You can come alone or with a team. Here's how it works:

  • Minimum: 3 members
  • Maximum: 5 members
  • If you don't have a team, join the WhatsApp group to connect with others.
  • If you're a team lead, make sure your team is registered.

Ground rules

  1. Your project must be built using Cursor
  2. You must build during the hackathon
  3. You can build on an existing idea, but not submit an old project
  4. Your project must align with the theme
  5. Your project must be software (web app, mobile app, AI agent, etc.)

Top 10–13 projects are selected for presentation on Saturday.

Prizes

Every builder ships with support — top teams earn more credits to keep building.

Each builder receives $50 Cursor credits to build.

Top teams

1st place
$500 Cursor credits
2nd place
$300 Cursor credits
3rd place
$100 Cursor credits

Special categories

  • UI/UX Track (Best UI)

    The Design Junkies

  • Npontu Technologies Challenge Track

Side attractions

  • Snooker
  • Video games
  • Board games

Hackathon energy

Photos from our KNUST hackathon — a preview of what to expect until UCC event photos are in.

Photos

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Cursor Hackathon — builders at work
Cursor Hackathon — hackathon kickoff
Cursor Hackathon — team collaboration
Cursor Hackathon — coding session
Cursor Hackathon — hackathon floor
Cursor Hackathon — community photo
Cursor Hackathon — presentations
Cursor Hackathon — builders shipping

Submit your team project

One submission per team. Include your project name, team members, repo or demo link, and a short description of what you built.

Ready to submit?

One submission per team. Scroll to the form below or jump straight to it.

Submit projectSee KNUST hackathon recap