Looking back at "Jugend Hackt" 2025

From September 5 to 7, 2025, a hackathon for and by young people aged between 12 and 18 took place at our Hackerspace. Since 2013, events organized by Jugend hackt have been held in many cities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Jugend hackt is a program for young people who want to use technical skills to improve the world. Supported by volunteer mentors they develop digital tools, prototypes, and concepts for a better future.

For the first time in Bern (and fifth time overall) the Digitale Gesellschaft has organized the event in Switzerland. Ten participants formed three groups to work on their own ideas and projects, supported by volunteer mentors, helpers, and organizers. In between, there was also time to marvel at & try out the tools and hacks in the hackerspace and learn new things. At the end of the weekend, on Sunday afternoon, the youngsters presented their successful projects.

More impressions are available in the article of the Digitale Gesellschaft and the video of the project presentations over at media.ccc.de (both in German only).

It has been a cool weekend and we are always glad to welcome and support the next generation of hackers.