XMAS Hackathon 2025

Who do you think won the XMAS FAF Hackathon 2025?

For two days at Tekwill, the FAF community gathered for a holiday-vibe hackathon where teams of tech-passionate students built real MVPs, collaborated intensely, and brought their ideas to life.

With 3 challenges and 3 winning teams, total prizes amounted to €2,000 + gadgets. For each challenge, multiple teams competed to deliver the most robust technical solution. Here are the winners for each category:

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The Winners

ELSE Challenge — Sponsored by the Technical University of Moldova (UTM)

🥇 Team 9: Blindu Andi, Caraman Mihai, Cojocari Daniela, Darzu Catalin, Grigoraș Janeta.

Smart Home Sentinel Challenge — Sponsored by Allied Testing

🥇 Team 6: Vieru Mihai, Polisciuc Vlad, Cliucovschi Andrei, Belih Dmitrii, Canter Daniel.

Architecture Challenge — Sponsored by Stefanini

🥇 Team 3: Tacu Igor, Tacu Loredana, Pancenco Ina, Postica Valeria, Rusnac Nichita.

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Congratulations to all participants for their hard work throughout the hackathon and for developing projects with real impact in such a limited timeframe. A huge thank you to the mentors who guided the teams, provided strategic feedback, and supported the evolution of every project.

This event wouldn’t have been possible without the FAF community organizers and the support of our partners: Stefanini (General Sponsor), Allied Testing, PGI (Planet Group International), Technical University of Moldova, EFES Moldova, and Cybercor.

XMAS FAF Hackathon 2025 confirmed one thing: the FAF community delivers. See you at the next edition! 🔥🚀