STEAM Champions UAE 2025/2026
Empowering Young Minds to Feed the Future
Sustainable Innovation for Food Security
Now in its third edition, STEAM Champions UAE returns for the 2025/2026 academic year with an exciting new focus: empowering young minds to tackle one of the world’s most urgent challenges – food security – through AI, robotics, drones, and sustainability-driven innovation.
Organized by EduStream in collaboration with international and regional partners, this national competition invites students across the UAE to explore real-world solutions through hands-on challenges, guided by the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 2: Zero Hunger) and the UAE National Food Security Strategy 2051.
Category (1)
Enjoy AI International
All teams use predefined kits and mats linked to Enjoy AI’s global framework
ENJOY AI JUNIOR
Theme: GEOMETRIC FOREST
ENJOY AI Senior
Theme: CYBER CITY
Theme: Closing ceremony of Sports
SKYLINE ADVENTURES
Theme: SKYLINE ADVENTURES
Category (2)
PROJECT-BASED Learning
Aligned with SDG 2: Zero Hunger and UAE’s Food Security Strategy 2051
Explorers – Little Gardeners
Theme: Where Food Comes From
Innovators – Farm to Table Innovators
Theme: Sustainable Urban Farming
Challenges – Agritech Champions
Theme: AI + Robotics for Agriculture
Timeline & Locations
Regional Events
January–March 2026
Sharjah, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain
National Closing Ceremony
May 3, 2026
Dubai, UAE
International Participation
15+ Countries
Benefits of Participation
Hands-on experience
Hands-on experience with emerging tech: drones, robotics, AI, sustainability
skills
Collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking skills
exposure
International exposure and national recognition
Opportunities
Opportunities for global awards and certification