hackX Jr 5.0 is an inter-school hackathon organized by the Industrial Management Science Students’ Association (IMSSA) from the Department of Industrial Management, University of Kelaniya.
Backed by the theme of “Give Shapes to Ideas”, hackX Jr proudly presents its 5th triumphant iteration this year.
The event mainly focuses on providing a suitable platform for the bright, young minds of local school children to transform their ideas into reality. It introduces the school community to the IT pathway, creates interest and helps them assess the possibilities and benefits of IT-based entrepreneurship. hackX Jr also provides a platform for industries to address the school children, evaluate their potential and benefit from their unbiased and open-minded solutions.
30 JUL
31 JUL - 15 AUG
21 AUG
27 AUG - 3 SEP
11 SEP
24 SEP - 01 OCT
12 OCT
11 JUL - 26 JUL
hackX Jr is the first-ever concept based, island wide inter-school hackathon. It is organized by the Department of Industrial Management, Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya with the need of identifying the unrealized need and the untapped potential of the local school children to expose themselves for the technology-centric world.
Our vision is to be recognized as the pioneering platform for providing the school children of the country with an opportunity to bring forth their ideas and accelerate creation and development of new radical solutions.
Our mission is to spark innovative ideas and develop a creative and entrepreneurial culture among the school community, who will in turn contribute to global knowledge and economy, by exposing them to the corporate sector.
Department of Industrial Management University of Kelaniya
Industrial Management Science Students’ Association.
Department of Industrial Management, University of Kelaniya, Dalugama