{"id":52757,"date":"2026-04-06T13:26:52","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T10:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tktk.ee\/uudised\/international-smart-city-hackathon-brings-together-students-from-estonia-and-the-netherlands-at-ttk\/"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T10:32:42","slug":"international-smart-city-hackathon-brings-together-students-from-estonia-and-the-netherlands-at-ttk","status":"publish","type":"uudised","link":"https:\/\/www.tktk.ee\/en\/news\/international-smart-city-hackathon-brings-together-students-from-estonia-and-the-netherlands-at-ttk\/","title":{"rendered":"TTK hosts international Smart City hackathon with students from Estonia and the Netherlands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>In March, <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">TTK University of Applied Sciences<\/span><\/span> hosted a Smart City hackathon, bringing together students from TTK and the Dutch <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">HAS Green Academy<\/span><\/span> to tackle challenges in Tallinn\u2019s urban environment. Over the course of three days, participants worked on solutions related to mobility, environmental integration, and user experience. The winning team focused on mapping dangerous school routes from the perspective of pedestrians and cyclists.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll teams delivered strong work, and choosing a winner was not easy,\u201d said <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\"><strong>Christopher-Robin Raitviir<\/strong><\/span><\/span>, Head of Digital Construction at the Tallinn Strategy Centre and a member of the jury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the end, what set the winning team apart was their practical and feasible approach. Several of their proposed solutions can be implemented with relatively modest resources, while significantly improving conditions for light traffic and making school journeys safer,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winning team included TTK students Sulo Kuuler and Laura Sophia Pajum\u00e4e from the Environmental Technology and Management programme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A special prize from TTK was awarded to a team that focused on addressing traffic bottlenecks in Tallinn. According to hackathon organiser <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\"><strong>Kaie Eha<\/strong><\/span><\/span>, Head of the Environmental Technology and Management programme at TTK, the team stood out for its effective use of mapping tools in analysis and for proposing well-grounded solutions to a highly complex issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The special prize-winning team included TTK students Daniel K\u00e4rsten and Brenda Orumets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Christopher-Robin Raitviir student hackathons focused on solving real-world challenges are highly valuable for the City of Tallinn. \u201cThey bring fresh perspectives from future professionals, among whom we see potential colleagues and partners in developing urban space. We hope such initiatives will continue, and that the city can contribute even more to them in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Kaie Eha, one of the key strengths of the event was the formation of mixed teams from Estonia and the Netherlands. \u201cThe international dimension adds a wide range of perspectives from different parts of the world. By identifying effective solutions used elsewhere, the likelihood that hackathon ideas can be implemented in practice increases significantly,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to dangerous school routes and traffic bottlenecks, participants also explored solutions for snow removal challenges, smart street lighting, and analysing the behaviour patterns of light-traffic users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Eha, the hackathon format will continue in the future. \u201cThe framework for next year has already been agreed with partners, and interest in the event remains high among all parties,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div class=\"nbl-contacts-container nbl-card-layout\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"nbl-contact-card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"contact-visual contact-cards-upper-line \"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"contacts-name\">Kristina Siigur<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"margin-bottom-after-occupation\">Communications Specialist<\/span>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"i-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Icon-ionic-md-mail-open.svg\" alt=\"Email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:kristina.siigur@tktk.ee\">kristina.siigur@tktk.ee<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"i-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Icon-awesome-phone-alt.svg\" alt=\"Phone\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t551 4369\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"i-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Icon-material-room.svg\" alt=\"Location\" aria-hidden=\"true\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTLN-A104\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":52756,"template":"","nd_news_cat":[1902,1906],"uudiste_rubriigid":[],"uudiste_sildid":[],"class_list":["post-52757","uudised","type-uudised","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","nd_news_cat-news","nd_news_cat-technology-and-circular-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>TTK hosts international Smart City hackathon with students from Estonia and the Netherlands - Tallinna Tehnikak\u00f5rgkool<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In March, TTK University of Applied Sciences hosted a Smart City hackathon, bringing together students from TTK and the Dutch HAS Green Academy to tackle challenges in Tallinn\u2019s urban environment. 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