Make-it Challenge

Make It Challenge 2024 will be conducted physically @ Sunway University.

Event dates are:

• Afternoon Opening and Workshop Sessions: 29 June 2024
• Talks and Workshops: 30 June 2024
• Demo Day: 6 July 2024

MIC 2024 is open to: 

• All individuals above 16 years of age

It’s free! There is no participation fee for MIC 2024.

Yes, you will only be forming teams during the bootcamp itself. We will be facilitating the team formation to ensure that all participants have a team. Participants without a team will be randomly assigned to any available teams.

Team formation will happen during Day 1 of Make It Challenge.
* As part of the entrepreneurial element in Make It Challenge, each participant will be assigned to either GREEN or RED stickers on Day 1 of Make It Challenge.
* Each team needs to have both GREEN and RED stickers present, from 2-5 team members.

As part of building communities, we highly encourage participants to mingle around, meet like-minded people, and to form teams with participants of different backgrounds / courses / universities.

Yes, you are required to attend all events.

Please notify the organiser if you are unable to attend any of the events/if you will be joining the event late.

For Sunway students, you may request a letter of participation from iLabs Foundry by dropping us an email to ilabsfoundry@sunway.edu.my should you require to excuse yourself earlier from classes.

For Sunway staff, please obtain permission from your line manager and make the necessary work arrangements.

Champion : Cash prizes worth up to RM5,000 and more.
1st Runner Up : Cash prizes worth up to RM3,500 and more.
2nd Runner Up : Cash prizes worth up to RM1,500 and more.

Generally, the participants retain ownership of the intellectual property rights to the ideas, concepts, and creations they bring to the hackathon. However, the participants should understand and agree that the organisers may showcase their submissions, including any related materials, presentations, and demonstrations, during or after the hackathon for promotional or educational purposes.

Make It Challenges places a strong emphasis on three (3) crucial aspects of problem solving: ideation, validation, and articulation.

Following the completion of the Make It Challenge, participants have the opportunity to continue their collaboration with Sunway iLabs or their individual mentors in order to further refine their ideas. This includes activities such as assessing market size, developing a robust business model, creating prototypes, conducting pilot trials to verify product effectiveness, and more. 

If the participants successfully validate their business case, they can explore the possibility of receiving additional support and funding for venture building. This can enable them to transform their ideas into startup ventures with the backing of Sunway Group. Alternatively, participants may also have the opportunity to leverage on the expertise and resources of Sunway Group’s 13 business units for commercialisation purposes.

The specifics of intellectual property ownership, as well as potential staff incentives or commissions, will be separately negotiated.

Please note that the aforementioned opportunities and arrangements are subject to approval and further discussion with the relevant stakeholders.