Campus Hub

Inspiration

CampusHub was inspired by a simple question — why do amazing student projects disappear after grading? Every semester, students put effort into innovative ideas that never reach a wider audience. We wanted to change that — by building a single platform where students can upload, showcase, and collaborate on their work, keeping innovation alive beyond the classroom.

What it does

A platform that centralizes student projects, making it easy for learners to upload, showcase, and collaborate on innovations while giving universities a digital hub for creativity and growth.

How we built it

Frontend: React.js (Vite) + TailwindCSS for a clean, responsive UI. Backend: Node.js with Express and MongoDB for API and database handling. Auth & Security: JWT authentication, bcrypt password hashing, CORS, Helmet. Hosting: Render (backend) + Vercel (frontend). Version Control: GitHub for collaboration

Challenges we ran into

Time pressure: delivering a working MVP in less than 24 hours.

API connection issues between Vercel and Render (CORS, HTTPS mismatches).

Debugging deployment builds under pressure.

Managing a team with mixed experience levels.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Having come up with a solution that will impact the future of many graduates

What we learned

Building and deploying a full-stack web app under tight time limits.. Handling JWT tokens and role-based access control securely.

Working as a real dev team: frontend–backend coordination, Git workflow, and deployment pipelines.

Understanding how UI/UX decisions impact user experience directly.

What's next for Campus Hub

We plan to evolve CampusHub into a campus-wide innovation ecosystem with: Recruiter dashboards AI project summaries Event management Portfolio analytics Institutional hosting for universities