A three-day innovation event bringing together students, researchers, clinicians, developers, entrepreneurs, and industry partners to build technology-driven solutions for healthcare. Hosted by Qatar University, with H.ENTS Global serving as the official international outreach partner recruiting startups, mentors, and ecosystem partners from Africa.
Clarity on who organizes the hackathon and who's helping bring African innovators into it.
Qatar University owns, organizes, and runs the QU HealthTech Hackathon in full — from program design and judging to the venue, mentorship structure, and prize/support pathway. This is the 3rd Edition of the event.
Supports Qatar University's outreach by recruiting startup participants from Africa and identifying suitable mentors, workshop facilitators, and ecosystem partners for the program.
Whether you're just starting out or already building, there's a track designed for where you are.
For students and early-stage innovators exploring healthcare challenges for the first time and taking their first step into building a tech-driven solution.
For professionals, advanced students, startups, and established idea owners ready to push an existing concept toward MVP and startup readiness.
Awarded per track, consistent with previous editions of the hackathon.
Amounts shown reflect prior editions and are expected to stay the same or increase slightly for 2026 — awarded per track, for up to six winners total. Final figures to be confirmed by the organizing committee.
Participants get access to mentorship, exposure, and a pathway that continues well past hackathon weekend.
Choose whether you're joining as a participant or as a mentor/facilitator — each has its own short form. Applications from Africa are coordinated through H.ENTS Global's outreach.
H.ENTS Global is the international outreach and ecosystem partner coordinating Africa's participation in the QU HealthTech Hackathon — connecting startups, mentors, and ecosystem stakeholders across the continent to this program.