FAQ

General

Hilti IT Competition is an annual IT competition to encourage students of all disciplines around the world to come up with innovative IT solutions to overcome challenges faced in the construction industry.
The contest is open to individuals (“participants”) who are:
  • Full-time tertiary students currently pursuing their Diploma, Undergraduate (Bachelor’s) / Graduate (Master’s) / Postgraduate (PhD) studies in any of the tertiary institutions around the world.
By entering the competition, participants confirm that they will be available to travel for the Final competition that will take place on 4th June 2024 – 7th June 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In case the competition cannot be held physically due to the ongoing pandemic situation, a virtual “e-competition” will be held instead, and participants are not required to be physically present for the final competition, but only virtually.
The participants and/or their university own the rights to their work submitted for this competition.
12 - 16 teams from the submission pool will be selected to compete in the semi-finals and from there. Around 7 teams will be chosen to compete in the finals.
You can find more details regarding the competition on the Guidelines page. For more detailed inquiries, please feel free to email us via Hilti-IT-Competition@hilti.com

Registration

Each participant is only eligible to join one team.
Yes, your team may consist of participants from different educational backgrounds and from different universities as long as they are within the same region.
Yes. However, please ensure that your team member is not registered with another team.
Participants from previous Hilti IT Competitions are welcome to participate again in this competition.
You can register for any of the topics that you think is most relevant to your solution. It is possible to have a cross-topic solution.
There is no fee for participation and no purchase is necessary.

Submission

The official language of this competition is English. All the submitted documents must be in English only.
The requirements and deliverables have been defined in the Guidelines page. For the final submission, participants must submit:
  • Presentation document 
    • This document (.pptx/.ppt) should explain the purpose of your idea and how it supports Hilti and our customers. Use an illustrative and attractive way to present typical application situations, a proposal for the design and the benefits of your idea will bring to Hilti. You may also submit supporting documents in any format.
  • Short Video 
    • The short film should not exceed 5 minutes. It should be interesting and include sufficient details to explain your ideas. You may use visual aids to demonstrate your work.
  • Prototype (if applicable) 
Hardware or software prototype is preferred but not mandatory. You should be able to illustrate your idea sufficiently with or without a prototype.
If you have developed a hardware prototype, please include the details in the final report. You do not need to deliver/submit the physical device to Hilti. However, if you are shortlisted as one of the finalists, you are required to bring along your device during the final competition for an on-site demo.

Similarly, if you have software or a system platform, please describe the setup in your final report and include the relevant source code as an attachment. You will be required to demo your working prototype during the final competition.
We accept the usage of any technology or tools in your work. It is recommended to use materials that are publicly available and/or open source when possible.
The organiser will send a unique submission link to the participants after registration through email.
The judging criteria is based on various values such as but not limited to:
  1. Viability as a business case or model
  2. Technological innovation
  3. Contributions from an internal user’s perspective