UAE
InnovAIte 2027
Shaping the Future with AI.
UAE Artificial Intelligence Office
A national AI innovation competition empowering students to tackle real-world challenges through artificial intelligence. Government-backed, industry-judged, and driven by the next generation of changemakers shaping a better future through technology.
The prompt drops
Kick-off, prompt reveal and a crash course on building with AI. Teams start building straight away.
Build
A full day to turn your idea into a working AI prototype, with mentors and expert talks along the way.
Submit, pitch & win
Final submissions close on Sunday morning. Then present live to judges from government, industry and academia, with awards the same day.
Inside the
weekend
See the galleries
2025 finals · University of Birmingham Dubai
2025 winners · Machine Mindset
2026 · Sustainability
Built for
your growth.
Compete on a national stage, in an event delivered with the UAE Artificial Intelligence Office and the National Program for Coders. Winning teams receive their awards in front of leaders from government and industry, and past winners have been featured in the national press.
Go from a blank page to a working prototype in one weekend. Along the way you'll learn to work with AI models and APIs, turn a real problem into a product, work as a team under pressure and pitch your idea with confidence. These are skills that last long after the weekend ends.
Mentors and judges from leading companies, universities and government give you direct feedback on your idea, your build and your pitch. Talks and workshops from industry experts run across the weekend, covering the AI topics that matter most right now.
An AED 50,000+ prize pool every year, in cash and in-kind prizes. Awards go to the top teams, plus Best Female-Majority Team and Best Emirati-Majority Team.
The editions
2026Sustainability
View edition →2025Mental Health & Wellbeing
View edition →2024Education
View edition →Second edition of UAE's largest student-led national AI hackathon set to begin on March 14
Emirates NBD joins forces with DIFC Innovation Hub and Hale Education Group to support InnovAIte
The National Program for Coders announces the 2025 winners of InnovAIte
High school students at any school in the UAE, in teams representing their school.
No. Entry is free.
It isn't required, but it is strongly recommended. No AI experience is needed: we show every team how to build with AI on day one.
Typically 2–5 students. The exact team size for 2027 will be confirmed when registration opens.
See you in 2027.
Registration opens soon. Get on the list and hear first.