Sustainable AASTMT

1. Egypt Rally startup competition, 2020 - Current  

 Rally Startup Competition focuses on the transformation of youths’ mindset to an Entrepreneurial mindset through the awareness sessions about the competition that are held online and offline in many governorates around Egypt, followed by an online ideation training that is available during the whole marketing phase to help youth learn the basics of Entrepreneurship, generate startup ideas, prepare the corresponding business models, and prepare an initial marketing strategy in order to be able to apply in the competition. 

The competition takes youth from passion discovery and ideation phase to the prototype development and product launch phase. The program includes seed fund, trainings, mentorship, and exciting entrepreneurship events attended by many members from the entrepreneurship ecosystem. It the ends with a pitch from each team to select top 3 winners.

Links to the evidence Competition Site 

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2. AAST Rally Competition, 2021 - Current

The AAST Entrepreneurship Rally is an annual competition that aims to promote entrepreneurship among students across all branches of the Academy. The competition serves as a launching pad for students to participate in the center's activities and represent the Academy in the Egypt Entrepreneurship Rally.

The AAST Entrepreneurship Rally is part of a series of training and educational activities that aim educate young people in entrepreneurship, with a special focus on Academy students.

Links to the evidence Competition Site 

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3.Rally Accelerate Startup Competition, 2021 - Current 

The program offers significant mentorship sessions in the specified areas that start-ups need the most support in. 

Through the Rally Accelerate Program, AAST-EC achieves two of the main strategic objectives which are:

To add value to the economy by approaching as many entrepreneurs as possible.

To ensure efficiency and stability of the center.

Rally Accelerate is an End-to-End Fundraising program that targets startups that are in the growth phase them for investments. The program was created in 2021 and has since been known as one of the strongest programs fostering fund raising and investment excellence.  The program welcomes any start-up that has already made traction, which means they have started to attain revenues. It usually opens calls for start-ups operating in a variety of industries rather than focusing on one specific industry.

Links to the evidence Competition Site 

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4.MATE Egypt Regional ROV Competition, 2025

 Design. Build. Dive. Compete.

Join Egypt’s leading underwater robotics competition and develop engineering, programming, and teamwork skills while solving real-world marine challenges.

About ROV Egypt

The MATE Egypt Regional ROV Competition is Egypt’s official regional underwater robotics competition, hosted by the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT). Students design, build, and operate Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs) to complete underwater missions based on real-world engineering scenarios. Outstanding teams qualify to represent Egypt at the MATE International ROV Competition.

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5.The International Olympiad Informatics (IOI) Competition , 2024

(AASTMT) is honored to organize the International Olympiad in Informatics in its thirty-sixth edition, during the period from 1 to 8 September 2024 in Alexandria.

Opening ceremony of IOI 2024, the 36th International Olympiad of Informatics, hosted by AASTMT and streamed directly from the Bibliotheca Alexandrina! Witness the excitement as brilliant young minds  from 96 countries for a celebration of coding, innovation, and excellence in informatics. 

This event is under the distinguished patronage of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and with the Arab League’s commitment to investing in intellectual growth.

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6.The Africa and Arab Collegiate Programming Championship (ACPC), March 2024

The Africa and Arab Collegiate Programming Championship (ACPC) is a qualifying round for the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC). ACPC is organized in the same spirit and is governed by all applicable rules of the ICPC. Winners of an ACPC contest qualify to the ICPC World Finals.

The competition now boasts over 12,000 participants, showcasing the dedication of universities and students across Africa and the Arab regions for competitive programming and problem-solving.

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7.The Egyptian competition for Programming for University Youth, ECPC 2024

Under the auspices of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT), the Egyptian Programming Competition for University Youth (ECPC) was launched in its twenty-fourth session, organized by AASTMT, in cooperation with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and the Innovators Support Fund at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. 

The competition is held at AASTMT AbuKir Headquarters with the participation of 3,000 teams represented by 12,000 students from 123 universities and institutes from various governorates of the Republic of Egypt Arabic to select the best 150 teams to participate in the final qualifiers.

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8. RoboCup Junior Egypt competition, Current

The Regional Informatics Center at the Arab Academy for Science and Technology is preparing for organizing one of the largest international competitions in the field of robotics and artificial intelligence applications for school and university students, which is RoboCupJunior Egypt competition.

RoboCup was founded in 1997 with the main goal of “developing by 2050 a Robot Soccer team capable of winning against the human team champion of the FIFA World Cup”. In the next years, RoboCup proposed several soccer platforms that have been established as standard platforms for robotics research.

RoboCup Junior is a project-oriented educational initiative that supports local, regional, and international robotic events for young students. It is designed to introduce RoboCup to primary and secondary school children, as well as undergraduates who do not have the resources to get involved in the senior leagues.

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9. 12th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition - 2025

AASTMT Entrepreneurship Center Partners with the 12th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition to Empower Student Innovators.

The Entrepreneurship Center at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (AASTMT) is proud to announce its partnership with the 12th Lee Kuan Yew Global Business Plan Competition (LKYGBPC), one of the world's premier university startup competitions dedicated to fostering innovation and entrepreneurship among young innovators., The competition brings together the next generation of entrepreneurs, researchers, and innovators from leading universities around the world to develop breakthrough solutions that address some of the most pressing global challenges. This year's edition places a strong focus on advancing innovations in urban solutions and sustainability, encouraging participants to create impactful ventures that contribute to a more resilient and sustainable future.

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