01 — Virtual
Virtual hackathon
2 — 16 November 2026
Online · open to all selected teams
Two weeks of remote building. Teams form, receive their briefs and datasets, and develop brain-health prototypes with mentorship checkpoints throughout.
Neurotech Hackathon · November 2026
Build Neurotech
with the North.
A two-week virtual build followed by three days on the ground — bringing students from universities across the 19 northern states and the FCT into neurotechnology.
NMC
Lead event partner
Hosted with the National Mathematical Centre.
The National Mathematical Centre (NMC), an agency under the Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria, leads the hosting and delivery of the hackathon — including the opening ceremony at its Kwali campus — and has committed to making it an annual national event.
02 — In person
In-person pre-hackathon
17 — 19 November 2026
Venue communicated to selected universities
Three days on site: hands-on EEG and BCI workshops, hardware access, team refinement, and final preparation before judging.
03 — Ceremony
Opening ceremony
November 2026
National Mathematical Center, Kwali, FCT
The official launch, bringing together universities, partners, government representatives, and the NeuralVillage team.
The programme
A national neuroscience technology programme.
Delivered with the National Mathematical Centre, MathWorks and g.tec Medical Engineering — six innovation tracks, a 60-student residency in Kwali, and a US$5,000 grand innovation award.
19
Northern States + FCT
60
Residential students in Kwali
US$5,000
Grand innovation award
6
Innovation tracks
15+
Technical mentors
Brain Health
Neurological disorders, monitoring, prevention, early detection and rehabilitation.
Neurotechnology
BCI, EEG, neurointerfaces and assistive technologies.
AI & Brain Data
Machine learning, predictive modelling and data visualisation.
Computational Neuroscience
Mathematical modelling, simulations, signal processing and theoretical physics.
Digital Health
Remote healthcare, screening, tele-neurology and patient monitoring.
Creative Neurotechnology
Originality, design and interdisciplinary problem-solving.
Opening ceremony
National Mathematical Center, Kwali.
The hackathon opens at the National Mathematical Center in Kwali, FCT. Venues for the in-person pre-hackathon will be communicated directly to the selected universities.