{"id":49600,"date":"2025-09-19T09:48:24","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T08:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.empack.be\/mechelen-2025\/programme-empack\/packathon\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T16:48:43","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T15:48:43","slug":"packathon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.empack.be\/en\/gent-2026\/programme\/packathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Packathon"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"49600\" class=\"elementor elementor-49600\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6f5b94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f6f5b94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b78494e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b78494e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Packathon<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd10e28 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd10e28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4faf09 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4faf09\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-def5a94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"def5a94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5479185 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5479185\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Students design, prototype and present<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8368bc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8368bc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What happens when creative talent and the packaging industry come together? At Empack, we bring together students from Artevelde University College, LUCA School of Arts and AP University College for the <strong>Empack Packathon.<\/strong> It promises to be a creative day <strong>full of innovation, teamwork and hands-on design.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d84aa65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d84aa65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c13d9ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c13d9ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a500cb7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a500cb7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4285f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4285f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08e40cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08e40cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Real cases, real solutions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4450197 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4450197\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On the exhibition floor, students are presented with <strong>real packaging cases from industry partners.<\/strong> Working in groups, they design solutions and build <strong>tangible prototypes<\/strong>, while receiving immediate feedback from exhibitors. 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