OVERSEAS TOUR · 海外巡回 · STOP 1 MALAYSIA

Overseas Tour · Stop 1 · Malaysia

燎野海外巡回第一站 · 马来西亚

The first stop of Liaoye's overseas tour — a real city-themed AI hackathon, with more countries and cities to come

Observe the city with AISolve problems with projectsPitch your ideas in English

For Malaysian youth aged 8–18: two days of teaming up, problem discovery, product design, AI building, Demo showcase and English pitching.

KUALA LUMPURKuala Lumpur

Sep 19–20, 2026 · Sat & Sun

Future City & Multicultural Life未来城市与多元生活

PENANGPenang

Oct 24–25, 2026 · Sat & Sun

Heritage, Tourism & AI文化遗产、旅游体验与 AI

JOHOR BAHRUJohor Bahru

Nov 28–29, 2026 · Sat & Sun

Cross-Border Future & Sustainable Living跨境未来与可持续生活

Malaysian youth aged 8–182 days offline · no all-nightersTeams of 3–4English pitchingBring your own laptop
Ask on WeChat →About the China 48H camp →

What it is

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Not a course — a real creation challenge

The Liaoye 48-Hour Youth AI Hackathon Challenge is not a lecture-based AI course, nor a coding exercise where everyone fills in the same template.

It is a time-boxed creation challenge that starts from a real city problem, is built on teamwork, and aims at delivering a real AI project.

Within 48 hours, students go through

01Find a city problem02Understand users03Form a team04Design the solution05Choose an AI product form06Build the MVP07Run user testing08Iterate the project09Pitch in English & judges' Q&A

The final work isn't limited to a website or app — it can be

AI Agent

An agent that completes multi-step tasks

AI Skill

A skill that reliably solves a specific task

AI Application

An application real users can operate

Composite AI product

Application, Agent and Skill combined

The point isn't for everyone to use the same tools and build the same thing — it's to help them build a complete method for creating projects in the AI era.

Overview

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Overview

Cities
Kuala Lumpur: Sep 19–20; Penang: Oct 24–25; Johor Bahru: Nov 28–29. Venues announced per stop.
Who
Malaysian youth aged 8–18. No coding background required — bring willingness to think, express, build and collaborate.
Format
A two-day offline intensive / mini hackathon; teams of 3–4; no all-night development.
Core task
Around real city problems: problem discovery, AI solution design, product prototype, Demo showcase and English pitch.
Outputs
AI Demo / prototype, project card, 3–5 minute English pitch, judge feedback card, personal growth notes.
Bring
A laptop and charger. Tablets or phones alone are not recommended for project building.
Registration
Register by adding our advisor on WeChat (same channel as the China stops); fees announced per stop.

City themes

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City stops & themes

KUALA LUMPURKuala Lumpur

Future City & Multicultural Life 未来城市与多元生活

  • Urban mobility & commuting: rush-hour routes, public transport experience, walking safety, school commutes
  • Multilingual communication: understanding and service assistance across Malay, English, Chinese and more
  • Campus & teen life: study efficiency, club collaboration, homework management, mental support, campus info
  • Public space experience: malls, MRT stations, parks, community services, city safety reminders
  • Tourism & local life: visitor Q&A, city guides, local shop recommendations, cultural etiquette tips

Example directions · Multilingual city assistant · campus efficiency tools · transit experience upgrades · community service helpers · tourism & local-life tools

PENANGPenang

Heritage, Tourism & AI 文化遗产、旅游体验与 AI

  • George Town heritage: old-street stories, architectural history, heritage guides
  • Local food & tourism: personalized visitor routes, food stories, multilingual ordering / guiding
  • City memory, retold young: teens using AI to retell the Penang story
  • Digitalizing community shops: AI marketing helpers, review summaries, visitor FAQs
  • Multilingual culture explainers: turning local history, culture and travel info into engaging interactive content

Example directions · AI heritage guides · digitized old-street stories · visitor service assistants · local food recommenders · shop AI marketing helpers

JOHOR BAHRUJohor Bahru

Cross-Border Future & Sustainable Living 跨境未来与可持续生活

  • Cross-border mobility & commuting: dual-city route planning, time management, transit connections, travel alerts
  • Dual-city living services: cross-border family schedules, info integration, multi-currency spending, visitor & new-resident help
  • Multilingual communication: understanding and service assistance across Malay, English, Chinese and more
  • Community & city connection: community services, public-space experience, city info lookup, cross-region resource links
  • Sustainable city life: low-carbon travel, waste sorting, energy saving, food waste and ecology

Example directions · AI cross-border commute assistant · dual-city living tools · multilingual city-info helpers · low-carbon travel planners · community eco platforms

The journey

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What the two days hold

Find the problem
Pick a real problem from transport, campus, community, tourism, culture or daily services
Observation · problem sense · user view
Team up
Teams of 3–4 discuss, divide and push forward — adjusting under time pressure
Communication · collaboration · responsibility
Design the product
Define target users, core features, scenarios and the Demo format
Product thinking · structured expression
Build with AI
Use AI tools, agents, Vibe Coding or page-prototyping tools to reach a showable version
AI skills · fast learning
Show the Demo
Push the work from “an idea” to “something you can demo”
Delivery · project momentum
Pitch in English
Explain the problem, solution, AI's role, project value and personal contribution in English
Expression · resilience · global voice

Schedule

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The detailed two-day schedule

DAY 1

From city observation to project plan

09:00–09:10
Opening (pick a seat + name)
Choose your seat, write your name, and settle into hackathon mode.
09:10–09:30
Hackathon, mentors & students intro
The rules, the mentor team and everyone in the room — a quick icebreaker.
09:30–12:00
Vibe Coding intro & your first app
Get hands-on with Vibe Coding and build your first showable AI app with mentor guidance.
12:00–13:30
Lunch & break
Lunch and free chat — teammates start aligning on project direction.
13:30–14:00
City themes & on-site teaming
KL / Penang / Johor Bahru city themes are released; students introduce themselves and form teams of 3–4.
14:00–14:30
Team & project intros
Each team presents its members, roles and early project direction.
14:30–17:00
Build sprint: project PK (phase 1)
Teams build around their city theme; mentors circulate to unblock, with ample AI tools and credits.
17:00–17:30
Demo progress review
Mentors check each team's progress, flag core blockers and suggest tomorrow's focus.

Day outputs

First AI appCity-theme projectTarget usersTeam rolesEarly prototype
DAY 2

From sprint to English pitch

09:00–09:30
Day 2 testing & project/issue retro
Review day-1 progress, run automated tests, retro the project and blockers, set today's goals.
09:30–11:30
Build sprint: Demo (phase 2)
Polish core features and presentation; mentors unblock the key sticking points.
11:30–12:00
High-quality decks & product sites (AI Agent & Skill)
Learn to use AI Agents and Skills to quickly build a strong pitch deck and product website.
12:00–12:30
Lunch & break
Lunch and a short break.
12:30–13:30
English pitch & deck prep
Polish the English pitch structure and deck: Problem · User · Solution · Demo · Impact · Next Step · Team Contribution.
13:30–14:00
Public deploy & draw lots
Deploy the work to a public URL and draw lots for pitch/experience order.
14:00–14:30
On-site product experience
Every team's product goes live for everyone to try each other's work.
14:30–15:00
Optimize from feedback & quick fixes
Improve the experience from real feedback and fix what can be adjusted on the spot.
15:00–17:00
Judged English pitches & innovation awards
Pitch in English to real tech, product and industry judges; innovation awards are decided.
17:00–17:30
Certificates & next steps
Youth AI public-good innovation certificates are awarded, with advanced training and camp selection explained.

Day outputs

AI Demo / prototypeProduct websiteEnglish pitch deckPublic deployEnglish pitchPublic-good innovation certificate

Judging & awards

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Judging & awards

Problem & value
25%
Is the problem real, the user clear, and tied to real KL / Penang scenarios?
Demo & AI usage
25%
Are core features built, with AI in the critical path rather than as decoration?
Teamwork
20%
Clear roles, genuine participation, and momentum under pressure.
Expression & Q&A
15%
A clear, credible pitch and head-on answers to judges.
Iteration & resilience
15%
Revising on feedback and adapting fast when tools or plans fail.

Awards

🏆 Best AI Prototype🏆 Best City Insight🏆 Best Team Collaboration🏆 Best English Pitch🏆 Most Promising Project

The review looks at the project — and at every individual. Team rankings come from overall project performance, while each member's real contribution is observed separately: a strong project can't hide a bystander, and an unfinished Demo won't erase the member who owned responsibility and solved the key problem.

Who it's for

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Who it's for

✓A good fit

  • Malaysian youth aged 8–18 curious about AI, tech innovation, real projects or city problems
  • No coding background needed — but willing to think, express, build and collaborate
  • Wants to level up AI skills, project expression and problem-solving through a real challenge
  • Aims for AI competitions, innovation challenges, English pitching or international hackathons

×Not a fit (for now)

  • Wants a relaxed experience without getting hands-on
  • Unwilling to express ideas or work in a team
  • Expects teachers to do the project
  • Can't accept the uncertainty of a real project

Turn the city into your child's first AI project arena

Kuala Lumpur in September · Penang in October. Venues and registration are announced per stop — reach us on WeChat.

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