Borderless: an interuniversity economic competition series
Join students from universities around the world and collaborate digitally in the Borderless competition series.
About Borderless
Borderless competitions are open to UQ students who have previously completed a course within the School of Economics. The competition is an opportunity to connect up with economics students overseas to work together and present via a video submission to a panel of international judges.
You'll work together online to tackle an economic issue during the semester with the opportunity to win cash prizes.
Benefits
The benefits of taking part include developing employability skills:
- collaborate with others to achieve a common outcome
- communicate economic analysis through written, spoken, and digital modes
- prepare reports and deliver presentations
- work independently when required
- solve problems and provide workable, realistic solutions
- critically analyse proposed alternatives
- work in a globally connected, culturally diverse environment.
Eligibility
Postgraduate and undergraduate students are welcome.
You must be currently enrolled with UQ and in your second year or above of undergraduate study or your second semester of study or above of postgraduate study. You must have completed at least one unit within the School of Economics.
Upcoming competition
Borderless Hackonomics 2026
Are you ready to challenge your creativity, collaborate with peers, and make a real impact on the future of economics?
Borderless Hackonomics 2026 brings together students from the University of Queensland, National Chengchi University, Foreign Trade University, Nanyang Technological University and University of Exeter in a global hackathon.
Registrations open 5 September 2026
Past competitions
Hackonomics – Semester 2 2025
Students were challenged to promote economics to future learners and encourage them to study economics in senior school and consider enrolling in an economics degree at university.
Read more and see the winning entries
A Low Emissions Zone for Brisbane with Exeter – Semester 2, 2023
A Low Emission Zone (LEZ) was introduced to Greater London to encourage heavy-polluting vehicles driving in London to become cleaner. Would a similar scheme be economically viable for Brisbane?
Read more and see the winning entries
Household waste efficiently with KCL - Semester 1, 2023
Governments, including Australia and UK, are looking to enforce policies that deal with household waste efficiently. Students provide a recommendation to implement a key element of such a policy.
Read more and see the winning entries
Marine sustainability with NCCU - Semester 1, 2022
Teams researched a problem related to the oceans, seas and marine environments and applied economic theory to propose a sustainable solution.
Read more and see the winning entries
Critical Analysis with KCL - Sem 1, 2022
Teams came together to critically analyse a research article’s design, methods and conclusions.