2025 Munich Tech Arena

Media Technology

chevron_leftMore
Previous
Morechevron_right
Next

Frequently Asked Questions

 

Participation

You can sign up HERE.

First click on “Create an account” and follow the instructions. Then click the red “Participate now!” button on the platform to finalize your participant account. You can then submit your proposal!

You will receive a confirmation email upon registration. If not, please email help@agorize.com.

When there is an update, you will receive an email from the admin on the Agorize platform and a notification at your provided email address. Please make sure you have clicked ‘Participate’ and check your junk mailbox!

To update your details, log in at LINK and go to your participant profile and/or space to edit or change your details.

After completing the registration process, you will see options to join an existing team or create your own. Additionally, you can go to the Team page on our website to manage your team. To help your friends join your team, share the webpage with them. They can follow the registration instructions provided to find and join your team easily.

Eligibility

To be eligible for this competition, you are:

  • 18 years or older 
  • student (Bachelor, Master, or PhD) enrolled in a university course in the field of IT, computer science, mathematics, engineering, physics or similar areas, or fresh graduates (up to 3 years)
  • Not Huawei employees 
  • Not Sponsor's representatives

The best team members for this competition are:

  • Students who are currently in undergraduate, Master's, or PhD programs.
  • Students who are enrolled at a higher education institution in EU.
  • Students studying engineering, mathematics, computer science, physics or similar fields or fresh graduates (up to 3 years).

Important Points:

  • Teams can have up to 6 members.
  • It’s a good idea to have at least one PhD student on your team.
  • Each participant can only be a member of one team.

All deliverables must be in Python.

Registration Phase

During the Registration Phase, each team must complete the registration process. For teams participating in the Anthropometric Data Extraction track, submission of the participation form is also required. Furthermore, all teams must submit their Idea Submission by September 15, 2025 at 23:59 Central European Time (UTC+2).

The deadline for registration is September 15, 2025, at 23:59 Central European Time (UTC+2).

Submission

Yes, you can modify your submission during submission phase before the final deadlines.

Participants will have more information about the challenge to tackle during submission phase.

For Phase 1 - Idea Submission, you will need to submit a pdf file containing your Core Idea and Innovation, Technical Solution, Implementation Plan, and Risk and Challenges involved in your solution to the platform. participants can check the specific format and detailed submission instructions through this link.

For Phase2 - Final Project Submission, you will need to submit a zip file containing all required files, including your codebase and technical document, and compress them into a single zip folder for submission and upload it to the platform. participants can check the specific format and detailed submission instructions through this link.

If two or more submissions have the same score, the following tiebreakers will be used:

  1. The submission that can be generated in the lowest amount of time will be considered the higher-scoring submission.
  2. If there is still a tie after considering the generation time, the panel of Mentors will vote to determine the higher-scoring submission among the tied submissions.

On-site Ceremony

Up to 8 winning teams will be invited to Munich to join the on-site Ceremony event. For participants from universities out of Germany, travel and accommodation costs will be fully covered by Huawei.

This step will take place on a working day in November, 2025 in Munich, Germany. (The specific date and time for the awards ceremony shall be communicated to the winning teams via email.)

 Selected teams will pitch their innovative solutions to a panel of Huawei experts for a chance to win cash prizes, internship opportunities, or a trip to China!

Announcement of the winners will be made on a working day in October, 2025.

Prizes

The top teams of the Final will compete for the following cash prizes:

  • A cash reward of EUR 6,000to each of the two first-prize teams
  • A cash reward of EUR 3,000to each of the three second-prize teams
  • A cash reward of EUR 2,000to each of the three third-prize teams

Yes, a total of 8 teams of the Final phase will be designated as Huawei Competition Students and will be offered internship opportunities within Huawei. Additionally, outstanding participants will have the chance to visit Huawei’s headquarters in China, providing an incredible insight into one of the world's leading tech companies.

All participants who make it to the on-site ceremony event will receive unique Huawei souvenirs to commemorate their experience in the 2025 Munich Tech Arena.

Participate