For the fourth year .. Benha University launches the Smart Education Hackathon 2025 Under the auspices of Prof. Dr. Ayman Ashour, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and Prof. Dr. Nasser El Gizawy, President of Benha University, the university announces the holding of the "Smart Education" Hackathon under the slogan "Artificial Intelligence Applications, Egypt's Digital Future" in February 2025, in cooperation with the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, which comes from the belief in the role of higher education and scientific research in supporting digital transformation as well as the constant pursuit of achieving the goals of Egypt's Vision 2030 by transforming towards a knowledge-based digital economy, and encouraging innovation, research and development by enhancing and motivating young programmers and owners of ideas and visions to present their smart ideas and software projects. Dr. Nasser El Gizawy, President of Benha University, indicated that the Smart Education Hackathon aims to find innovative solutions in various fields, namely: distance education, interactivity in education, flexible education tools, language learning platforms, transforming learning into a game, learner support systems, and data analysis for education. Al-Gizawy added that the winners of the hackathon will receive cash prizes totaling 140 thousand Egyptian pounds provided by Benha University; in 7 tracks, the first place will receive a prize worth 10,000 pounds, the second place 6,000 pounds, and the third place 4,000 pounds. Dr. Jihan Abdel Hadi, Vice President of the University for Graduate Studies and Research, indicated that this is the fourth edition of the hackathon, as Benha University held the Smart Cities Hackathon in March 2022, the Smart Government Hackathon in February 2023, the Empowerment of People with Disabilities Hackathon in February 2024, and in 2025 Benha University will launch the Smart Education Hackathon. Dr. Shady Al-Mashhad, Executive Director of Information, added that registration will be open from Saturday, November 2, 2024 until December 31, 2024. Introductory sessions and other information will be announced through the hackathon website, Benha University website, and the university's official Facebook page: https://hackathon.bu.edu.eg/ Benha University invites all students of Egyptian universities and institutes to participate with their ideas in the hackathon through the following link: https://hackathon.bu.edu.eg/register