EMECS-thon is an embedded systems marathon open to all students from EMECS consortial universities and partner universities, where the participating teams have 48 hours to develop an embedded systems project from scratch. The event is carried out simultaneously in the universities of the EMECS consortium, as well as in several partner universities each year. Participating teams consist of up to three students. Each team has the flexibility to choose a project topic of their own interest. The event takes place in the fully equipped laboratories of each university.