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title: "MAKEATHON - Innovating Without Borders"
date: 2026-12-09T09:30:00+00:00
end_date: 2026-12-10T17:30:00+00:00
location: "Karlsruhe, DE"
format: onsite
type: hackathon
level: student
prize: N/A
tags: "ai, industry-4-0, social-impact, developer-tools"
url: "https://www.vdi.de/mitgliedschaft/veranstaltungen/detail/makeathon-grenzenlos-innovativ"
canonical: "https://hackathonhub.eu/events/makeathon-innovating-without-borders-karlsruhe-2026"
---

# MAKEATHON - Innovating Without Borders

**Date:** 2026-12-09 — 2026-12-10  
**Location:** Karlsruhe, DE  
**Format:** onsite  
**Type:** hackathon  
**Level:** student  
**Tags:** ai, industry-4-0, social-impact, developer-tools

This Makeathon is the centerpiece of the "Innovating Without Borders" project, taking place at Hochschule Karlsruhe. Students and young talents from Germany and France form interdisciplinary teams to develop innovative AI applications for real-world challenges in business and society. The 20-hour event provides an opportunity to create prototypes and present them to a jury of experts.

[Register or learn more](https://www.vdi.de/mitgliedschaft/veranstaltungen/detail/makeathon-grenzenlos-innovativ)

[View on Hackathon Hub](https://hackathonhub.eu/events/makeathon-innovating-without-borders-karlsruhe-2026)