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title: "Empower4Equality: EELISA Sustainable Transdisciplinary Innovation Championship"
date: 2026-10-05T00:00:00+00:00
end_date: 2027-03-31T23:59:00+00:00
location: "Bucharest, RO"
format: hybrid
type: competition
level: student
prize: N/A
tags: "social-impact, sustainability, fintech, api-platform, open-source"
url: "https://eelisa.eu/events/empower4equality/"
canonical: "https://hackathonhub.eu/events/empower4equality-eelisa-sustainable-transdisciplinary-innovation-championship-bucharest-2026"
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# Empower4Equality: EELISA Sustainable Transdisciplinary Innovation Championship

**Date:** 2026-10-05 — 2027-03-31  
**Location:** Bucharest, RO  
**Format:** hybrid  
**Type:** competition  
**Level:** student  
**Tags:** social-impact, sustainability, fintech, api-platform, open-source

The Empower4Equality Innovation Championship is a multi-stage competition bringing together students from various European universities. Participants work in transdisciplinary teams to tackle real-world problems at the intersection of gender equality, social innovation, and sustainable development. Following an online inquiry and collaborative design phase, the event culminates in a hybrid hackathon in Bucharest. The aim is to develop and present functional prototypes to address societal challenges.

[Register or learn more](https://eelisa.eu/events/empower4equality/)

[View on Hackathon Hub](https://hackathonhub.eu/events/empower4equality-eelisa-sustainable-transdisciplinary-innovation-championship-bucharest-2026)