On October 22–24, 2025, the Second Hackathon - a scientific tournament, where the ideas and projects of the participating teams are presented, was successfully held at the Ukrainian State University of Science and Technology.

The team of tenth-graders of NVK №66, mentored by Professor of the Department of International Economics and Social-Humanitarian Disciplines Olena Zavhorodnia, prepared and presented a report on the topical topic "Franchising as a driver for the development of small and medium-sized businesses: development of a business project for the expansion of a franchising network”.

The report aroused interest and additional questions from the jury members and received the nomination "For the best and most convincing defense". We should add that this year, 14 teams from gymnasiums, lyceums, and colleges of the Dnipro city worked within the Hackathon’s economic-humanitarian section.

We express our sincere gratitude to the organizing committee, members of the  team, and the leadership of the NVK №66. We look forward to new meetings and hope to see the participants of the Second Hackathon among the students of USUST.