The '2025 KSCI-Hackathon', held for three days from July 8 to 10, 2025, has ended. This event was co-hosted by Younglimwon Softlab (CEO Kwon Young-beom) and the Korea Computer Information Society (KSCI, President Lee Won-joo) and sponsored by Jeju National University.
42 college students selected from across the country participated in the event and had the opportunity to experience digital technology capabilities and collaboration skills through hands-on training by carrying out a team project using the low-code app development platform 'Flextudio'.
This hackathon is notable for being an education-centered program jointly designed by academia and industry. It covers the entire process from idea planning to actual implementation, with Younglimwon Softlab providing the development platform and technical support, and the Korea Computer Information Society cooperating with participant recruitment and operation.
Flex Studio, which was utilized in the event, is a low-code development tool designed to link both front-end and back-end functions, and participants were provided with the experience of completing an app that actually works beyond simple UI implementation. The technical and business mentoring based on the preliminary idea proposal contributed to increasing the completion of the project, and the autonomous night mentoring time continued with voluntary discussions and improvement activities.
The satisfaction survey for participants mainly focused on positive experiences with low-code development methods and evaluations of the effectiveness of the collaborative environment. Professors from the academic society and industry experts participated in the judging, comprehensively evaluating the originality of the idea, social effectiveness, business feasibility, feasibility, and presentation skills. As a result, a total of 7 teams were awarded, including 1 grand prize team, 1 excellent award team, 2 excellent award teams, 2 encouragement award teams, and 1 Jeju National University President Award team.
Participants came from all over the country, including Yeungnam University, Kyungwoon University, Jeju National University, Hanbat National University, Paichai University, Kunsan National University, and Daejeon University, and were in line with the purpose of the event, which was to promote regional exchange and creative collaboration.
“This hackathon was a positive example of industry-academia cooperation centered on practical education based on low code,” said Lee Won-joo, president of the Korea Computer Information Society, and Ho Woong-ki, executive director of Younglimwon Softlab. “It was an opportunity to confirm the possibility that the participants’ ideas can lead to actual services in the future.”
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