Innovation Week 2026 DKU Innovation for Wellbeing Hackathon Recruitment Opens

Innovation Week 2026: DKU Innovation for Wellbeing Hackathon Recruitment Opens

Key Details

Item	Details
Event	“Innovation for Wellbeing” youth mental health hackathon, co-hosted by DKU and ED Healer
Date	April 11-12, 2026 (48-hour development)
Location	Performance Cafe & Visitor Center, DKU
Participants	40 selected participants (about 10-12 teams)
Goal	A working demo prototype
Prizes and support	1st prize RMB 1,000 per member; 2nd RMB 800; 3rd RMB 500; Eating Disorder Special Prize an extra RMB 2,000 per team; AI coding tools and compute reimbursement up to RMB 200 per person; DKU x ED Healer certificate; priority entry to the DKU incubator, and possible ongoing ED Healer support
Registration	Scan the QR code or use the link in the post

Combines AI coding (“vibe coding”) tools, interdisciplinary teamwork, psychological support workshops and a hackathon format, with the principle “target users are the developers”, focusing on youth emotional distress and eating behavior issues.
Suggested directions: emotion recognition and management tools, mental health self-tests and early screening, support-resource navigation platforms, stress monitoring for high-pressure students, peer-support or AI companion products, plus an eating disorder bonus track.
Judges and mentors: Dr. Yeshim Iqbal (DKU, Behavioral Science), Jenny Zhao (Donghua University), Joy Wu (Co-founder, Deeplumen), technical mentors Desal and Jack, and the ED Healer team.
Open to the whole campus on April 11 (no hackathon registration needed): 11:30-12:00 lecture by Dr. Yeshim Iqbal on real challenges of youth well-being (Performance Cafe); 12:00-12:30 lecture by Dr. Jianan Zhao on intelligent technologies for psychological well-being (Performance Cafe); 18:30-20:00 art collage workshop on food and healing, led by Doujiang, an eating disorder recovery advocate and registered dietitian (CCTE 1012).
ED Healer is described as China’s largest eating disorder peer-support organization, founded in 2020, with 23 core members and 50+ long-term volunteers.