Connecting students, researchers, and young professionals with peers and organisations, empowering them to apply their skills to address societal challenges through interdisciplinary and sociotechnical collaboration.
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About
Fast-moving, cross-cutting policy challenges demand fast-moving, cross-cutting solutions. We unify emerging talent from all regions and disciplines to help policy leaders keep pace with change and make the best decisions for society. We run events that connect students, researchers, and young professionals with organisations and institutions faced with the hardest policy challenges of our time — and give them the space, structure, and support to make meaningful, measurable progress.
Connect young talent with impact-driven organizations
Tackle societal challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration
Develop skills and proposals for local and global impact
Foster a community of ambitious learners, policy innovators, and changemakers
Tackle policy challenges through DPIN.
Connect practitioners & communities
Leverage diverse perspectives from tech, academia, public sector and civil society to craft better-informed policy ideas.
Joining this hackathon was both fun and valuable. For me, the best part was experimenting with ideas, meeting new people, and testing skills in a fast-paced setting. (...) As the founder of a health tech consultancy company, I loved seeing how students approach innovation in healthcare and AI
Tessa ClementAI Governance Startup Founder | Panacea Inc..
- 40+
partner organizations.
- 350+
registrations in past events.
- 9+
challenge owners, from startups and municipalities to non-profits.
- 5+
upcoming events around the world.
A network without borders
Our participants join from international institutions. Here's where they come from.
United Kingdom
- University of Cambridge
- University of Oxford
- University College London
- King's College London
- London School of Economics and Political Science
- University College London
- University of Warwick
- University of Nottingham
- London South Bank University
Belgium
- KU Leuven
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Netherlands
- University of Amsterdam
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
- Maastricht University
- Delft University of Technology
- Leiden University
- Tilburg University
- Wageningen University and Research
Germany
- TU Munich
- TU Dortmund
Frequently
asked questions
For now, we are expanding our network of policy hackathons across Europe. We strongly believe that this event format offers the right balance of engagement, innovation, and structured learning, all within a few days.
Please get in touch with us at info [at] dpi.network.