The HACKATHON in ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN Education
On 9, 10 & 11 April 2025, the fourth edition of the Hackathon AI in Education took place, organised by the University of Twente and AI Coalition for the Netherlands (AIC4NL). For two days, a total of 12 multidisciplinary teams (students, teachers, etc.) from secondary education, vocational education (MBO), higher vocational education (HBO) and higher education (WO) worked on current educational issues - and how AI can play a role in them. All teams worked on their own cases with the help of Jedi's (AI experts) in the vibrant University of Twente DesignLab.
AI solutions by team
- Aventus - Plan coach supporting students in structuring their school year.
- Gelderland Professionalisation Agenda - LumAI, coursebuddy that helps bridge the gap between education and professional practice.
- Hogeschool Inholland - Tool that encourages deep reflection without taking over the thinking process.
- Het Stedelijk Lyceum - International - NT2 tool that strengthens language acquisition with concrete feedback and parent involvement.
- Twents Carmel College - P-WiSe, AI tool for profile paper with attention to social and ethical context.
- Etty Hillesum Lyceum - Feedbackbot that provides interim direction based on rubrics and learning objectives.
- Carmel College Hengelo - TOETS, AI generator for test questions based on syllabus and exam data.
- Aeres - Aerie, AI assistant for teachers in incorporating digital literacy into lessons.
- TU/e & UT, powered by Alexandria - Alexandria, wiki tool that visualises and connects prior knowledge.
- Radboud UMC & HAN - Learning strategy analysis tool that helps students explore new ways of learning.
- VU - Aisessor, AI that checks essays via rubrics with feedback loops for student and teacher.
- ROC van Twente - Lucas, AI buddy that proactively helps with motivation, planning and dropout prevention.
On Friday 14 June, the teams presented their ideas to the expert jury: Maurice Van Keulen, Bram Enning, Jeroen Visscher, Karmijn Steekelenburg, Robert Smeenk and Maarten Wolzak. The jury selected two winning teams;
- Carmel College Hengelo (VO) - developed TOETS: Tool for Creating Practice Questions and Test Questions. This AI tool automatically generates assignments based on core objectives, syllabus, exam sheet and old exams. A smart solution for workload and practice opportunities.
- Hogeschool Inholland (HO) - presented a tool that helps students reflect deeply. Not by giving answers, but by asking questions and stimulating thought processes.
Both teams will continue their journey in cooperation with NOLAI and Npuls to explore how their ideas can be developed further.Programme
Program
On Wednesday evening 9 April, the former winners presented about their experiences of the Hackathon and their pilots;
- Willemijn Doedens & Wendy Voorn (Koninklijke Auris Groep) presented their winning 2024 tool: an AI system that generates stories and visualisations for pupils with language difficulties.
- Annemieke Bosshardt (Saxion University of Applied Sciences) talked about the 2023 AI study coach, which helps students find answers to study questions.
- And the UT-Bremen team also presented their tool that provides automatic feedback on the quality of instructional videos.
On Thursday, the teams started with substantive inspiration sessions by Maurice van Keulen on AI quality, from data to interpretation & Jitske van Os gave a glimpse into the world of existing AI tools on the market through #DutchEdTech.
Organisation
We are already looking forward to the fifth edition of the Hackathon AI. An event where educational innovation and AI come together, with students, teachers and researchers as drivers of change.
The hackathon is organised by the University of Twente and the Education Working Group of AI Coalition for the Netherlands (AIC4NL). In cooperation with UT's AID-E network, CELT, CEE, DSI, ELAN, Kennisnet, MBO Raad, Nationaal Onderwijslab AI (NOLAI), Npuls and Pre-U, Pro-U, SURF and Turner.