Teams from Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU) participated in the international competition called “CAU Tech Hackathon 2026” held at the Central Asian University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In this prestigious international event, where 120 teams competed, AzTU teams were represented in the “AI in Healthcare Hackathon 2026” and “International Cybersecurity Capture the Flag (CTF) 2026” directions.

The AzTU team competing in the “International Cybersecurity Capture the Flag (CTF) 2026” direction was awarded 7th place.

AzTU teams were accompanied by Azad Musayev, coordinator of the Incubation Center. At the same time, in order to ensure the effective participation of the teams in the preparation and competition process, mentoring support was provided by Shamkhal Aliyev, deputy dean of the Faculty of Energy, and Murad Ahmadov, for the “CTF” team.

It should be noted that the results of AzTU teams in both directions surpassed those of other Azerbaijani universities.