April 2026 · Beijing × New York

Design Humanity's
Next Home

500+ international students from the top institutions of the US and China. One mission: design a future space base — and build a working prototype.

500+
Students
3+
University Nodes
72h
Creation Sprint
4
Creative Tracks
Co-organized across leading institutions
🏛
Columbia
University
Peking
University
Tsinghua
University

We're a breakthrough future hackathon.

01

Cross-Disciplinary by Design

Most hackathons are built for engineers. Ours has interdisciplinary tracks — Engineering, Governance, Aesthetics, and Open Innovation. With AI lowering technical barriers, political scientists, designers, writers, and artists are no longer spectators. They're co-creators.

02

Imagination-Driven, Not Application-Driven

We don't ask students to clone the next app. We ask them to imagine humanity's next home. The prompt is a civilizational question — how should we live, govern, and create in space? This produces work with real intellectual depth, not just technical demos.

03

International & Cross-Cultural

Simultaneous nodes in international cities: New York and Beijing. Teams can communicate across borders. Daily "Stellar Link" sessions connect all sites in real-time. One of the first hackathons to bridge top American and Chinese universities around a shared creative mission.

04

Awareness · Connection · Creativity

We don't just throw people into a room and start a timer. Our methodology — built on self-awareness, deep human connection, and creative expression — creates a space where strangers become genuine collaborators in hours. That's why our alumni keep coming back.

Four ways in. One shared mission.

Engineering & Technology

Design a technical subsystem: energy, life support, communications, construction.

Physics · Aerospace · CS · Engineering

Society & Governance

Design the social operating system: governance, law, culture, ethics.

Poli-Sci · Philosophy · Economics · Law

Aesthetics & Design

Design the visual identity: architecture, interiors, clothing, branding.

Architecture · Design · Digital Media · Art

Open Innovation

Anything space-related: games, apps, documentaries, business plans — SURPRISE US.

Interdisciplinary · Entrepreneurs · Wild Cards

Real output. Lasting impact.

Youth White Paper
Best works published and distributed to aerospace organizations, universities, and media. Partner logos featured prominently.
Touring Exhibition
Outstanding works exhibited at Columbia, Peking University, Tsinghua, and partner venues for 1–3 months post-event.
Documentary & Media
Full event filmed for YouTube, Bilibili, and social media. Individual project spotlight videos created.
Project Incubation
Top teams enter continued mentorship and resource pipeline through Meta-Create's incubation program.
Academic Case Study
Methodology documented as a case study in cross-cultural, project-based learning.

Build this with us.

We're looking for sponsors, academic partners, and institutional collaborators who want to reach the next generation of cross-disciplinary talent — and put their name on something meaningful.

Brand Reach

Direct exposure to top students at Columbia University, Peking University, Tsinghua University, and beyond. Your logo on all the partnered official accounts, club promotion, the White Paper, exhibition, documentary, and all media.

Talent Access

500+ students across STEM, design, humanities, and entrepreneurship. Option to set a branded challenge track. Priority access to outstanding candidates.

Content & IP

Co-branded White Paper. Documentary footage rights. Social media content from the event. A story worth telling.

Gold Sponsor
  • Logo on all event materials
  • Award & certificate branding
  • White Paper acknowledgment
Supporting Partner
  • Logo display on website & venue
  • Social media co-promotion
  • White Paper acknowledgment

Built by Meta-Create Initiative.

Meta-Create empowers students to discover their vision and become creators. Our programs span AI incubation camps, life-design workshops, AI-matching builders platform, and large-scale creative hackathons across world's top universities. The Space Base Challenge is our first international flagship.

Future World Lab

100+ participants, 14 teams. 48-hour creative hackathon at Peking University. Nov 2025.

Polaris Program

5-week life-design workshop series based on Stanford d.school. 10+ cohorts completed.

AI Creator Camp

20 participants, 20 AI prototypes built in 5 days of intensive creation.

Let's build humanity's
next home — together.

Alice Cai · Founder, Meta-Create
aliceccai.com
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