From the team behind Code Battle, the UAE’s student hackathon and inter-school coding competition since 2021. We design the challenge, bring the judges and run the day for schools, companies, government bodies and universities across the UAE and the GCC.
Every hackathon is built around your goal: learning, hiring, community, CSR impact or innovation.
In-school, inter-house or inter-school hackathons for Grades 1–12, with block or text-based coding, built around your STEM week or curriculum.
Youth or employee hackathons your brand hosts or sponsors, with a clear impact story for your CSR and ESG reporting.
Public hackathons and innovation challenges for authorities, free zones, exhibitions and festivals, from a one-day event to a national competition.
Student and professional hackathons with real problem statements, mentors and industry judges.
You set the goal. We take care of everything else, or just the parts you need.
Want to run it yourself? You can also license the Code Battle format: themes, rules, rubric and playbook.
Pick the length and setting that fits your audience.
The Code Battle format: the theme is revealed on the day, teams build for two hours, then pitch to judges.
Workshops in the morning, build in the afternoon, demos and awards to close the day.
24 to 48-hour or weekend formats for older students, universities and professionals.
Remote building with an on-site final, for multi-campus schools and GCC-wide events.
Five steps from first call to final report.
We agree your goals, audience, budget and dates.
Themes, rules, divisions, rubric and run-of-show.
Invitations, sign-ups, team formation and briefings.
Hosting, mentoring, judging and live support.
Winners, certificates, media and an impact summary.
iCodejr created Code Battle in 2021 and has run it every year since. The 2025 edition brought together 205 students in 79 teams from 53+ schools at DTEC, Dubai Digital Park, judged by experts including Dr Judhi Prasetyo of Middlesex University Dubai.
iCodejr is a Dubai-based coding, robotics and AI education company (Learn and Grow FZ-LLC) teaching children aged 5 to 16. We know how to make a hackathon work for every age, from a first-grader’s first project to a final-year engineer’s.
It means we plan and run a hackathon for your organisation. We handle the challenge design, registration, mentors, judges, event day, awards and reporting, so your team doesn’t have to.
It depends on the number of participants, the length, the venue and whether you need judges, mentors, prizes and media. Tell us about your event and we’ll send a quote after a short discovery call.
School students from Grade 1 to Grade 12, in three divisions: Cadet (Grades 1–4, block-based coding), Captain (Grades 5–8, block or text-based) and Colonel (Grades 9–12, advanced programming). We also run university and adult hackathons.
Yes. We bring industry and academic judges and use a clear scoring rubric covering creativity, UI/UX, code quality, teamwork and presentation.
Yes. We can run it fully under your brand, co-branded with Code Battle, or as a sponsored Code Battle category.
Yes. We run hackathons at schools, campuses, offices and event venues, and can run online or hybrid formats.
Yes. We work across the GCC, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain and Oman.
As early as you can. Larger and multi-day events need more lead time for venues, judges and promotion.
Share your audience, dates and goals, and we’ll come back with a plan and a quote.
