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Programme concluded

One-Day Internships, 2025 to 2026.

More than 600 registrations from students at 115 institutions for our One-Day Internships, including students from 39 Australian universities and colleges such as UTS, Macquarie, UNSW, the University of Sydney and Melbourne Institute of Technology.

Each One-Day Internship was a free, hackathon-style day: students received a real-world brief, worked on it with mentors and presented their solution to a judging panel. The public programme has concluded, and this page keeps the record of what was delivered.

600+Registrations
115Institutions
39Australian universities and colleges

Every day we delivered.

Newest first. Registrations are sign-ups recorded at the time; partner companies are described rather than named.

January 2026Concluded

AI Product Engineer

Run with a software startup, this day had students build a real product feature with AI-assisted development tools, from the company's brief to a working demo in a single afternoon.

18 registrationsIn person, Sydney
October 2025Concluded

Full Stack Developer

The challenge came from an EdTech startup's live product. Students worked across a Python back end, a React and TypeScript front end and a NoSQL database, then presented their solutions to the startup's team.

45 registrationsIn person, Sydney
September 2025Concluded

Software Engineering

Students took on engineering tasks set by a technology startup, simulating the work its interns do. They worked individually or in small teams with modern tools and generative AI, then presented to a panel.

47 registrationsIn person, Sydney
August 2025Concluded

IT Helpdesk

Students worked on IT support and service desk challenges drawn from a higher-education provider's needs, with mentors on hand, and presented their solutions to a judging panel. With 133 registrations it was the programme's largest day.

133 registrationsIn person, Sydney
July 2025Concluded

Backend Developer

Students tackled a backend challenge that simulated real work at a Sydney software company, with mentors guiding them over about four hours. They demonstrated their solutions to a panel of experts, and everyone who completed the day received a certificate of participation.

85 registrationsIn person, Sydney
May 2025Concluded

Junior Data Analyst

An online edition of the Junior Data Analyst day. Students learned trending data analysis tools hands-on, using generative AI to get up to speed quickly, and demonstrated what they built to the judges.

65 registrationsOnline
April 2025Concluded

Junior Business Analyst

Aspiring business analysts used real-world tools to work on an industry challenge, then presented their findings to a panel of practising analysts, who ranked the teams on their analysis and presentation.

50 registrationsIn person, Sydney
March 2025Concluded

Cyber Security

Students worked through hands-on cyber security challenges with mentors on hand, then presented their solutions to a judging panel. With 115 registrations it was one of the programme's biggest days.

115 registrationsIn person, Sydney
February 2025Concluded

Junior Data Analyst

The first One-Day Internship. Participants were introduced to three trending data analysis tools, revealed only on the day, learned them with mentors and generative AI, and presented a working demo of each to the judges.

47 registrationsIn person, Sydney

Run One-Day formats with your students.

The same format, a real brief, mentors and a presentation to a panel, now runs inside our Work-Integrated Learning programs for institutions, as a single day or as part of a term.