As part of POLI International Fest 2026, the National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest, through the Faculty of Engineering in Foreign Languages, organized the final stage of the 6th edition of the national mobile programming competition Hardcore Entrepreneur, held in collaboration with Punctul IT and industry partners.
This year’s theme — “Inclusion for all. A sustainable future for everyone.” — challenged participating students to develop innovative digital solutions with social impact and a focus on sustainability.
The HE 6.0 final brought together 16 teams from across the country: 2 middle school teams and 14 high school teams.
Hardcore Entrepreneur 6.0 Winners
Middle School Section
🥇 1st Prize – ITWhiz – School No. 11 – Buzău
🥈 2nd Prize – Robotics Mind – “Dinicu Golescu” National College – Câmpulung Muscel
High School Section
🥇 1st Prize + Best Pitch – SkyLine – “Ienăchiță Văcărescu” National College – Târgoviște
🥈 2nd Prize + Best Code – InTown – “Alexandru Marghiloman” Theoretical High School of Informatics – Buzău
🥉 3rd Prize + Best Idea – MYBIT – “Ferdinand I” National College – Bacău
🥉 3rd Prize – MicroMinds – “Cantemir-Vodă” National College – Bucharest
Honorable Mentions
→ UrbanAble – “Mircea cel Bătrân” National College – Râmnicu Vâlcea
→ I&N-DEV – “Mircea cel Bătrân” National College – Constanța
Special Mentions
→ Night Drive – “Mircea cel Bătrân” National College – Râmnicu Vâlcea
→ OnyxSolutions – “Costache Negri” National College – Galați
→ Monolight – “Sfântul Sava” National College – Bucharest
→ Impactify – “Tudor Vianu” National College of Informatics – Bucharest
→ TransylvanianBears – “Tudor Vianu” National College of Informatics – Bucharest
→ Free Solo – “Tudor Vianu” National College of Informatics – Bucharest
→ iTeam – “Dumitru Dumitrescu” Technological High School – Buftea
→ SolidGround – “Petru Rareș” National College – Suceava
Hardcore Entrepreneur continues to provide students passionate about technology, programming and digital entrepreneurship with the opportunity to transform their ideas into impactful projects in a competitive and collaborative environment.
We would like to thank the sponsors of the 2026 edition — SoftServe Romania, BearingPoint Romania, BASF, Vantage Towers and Merlins Beverages – vitamin aqua — as well as the jury members, mentors, partners and volunteers for their involvement and support throughout the competition.
Photos available here.
