Khalifa University’s Summer Challenge is designed for UAE high school students, encouraging them to come up with a solution for a technical challenge which is facing either a specific industry or the world at large.
In 2020, the Summer Challenge was to design an ‘eDoctor’, an online system to connect patients with available doctors for consultation, without physically visiting the healthcare premises.
Another competition KU's Outreach Office runs is the Smart Mobile Application Contest (SMAC), an introductory course and competition that teaches high school students how to develop mobile applications. The 2021 SMAC event was held under the theme “Creating Apps for EXPO.”
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The "SpaceAware" competition is orginsed by UAE Space Agency, an innovative and exciting challenge aimed at students, inviting them to develop mobile applications that enhance awareness and understanding of space exploration, space mission phases, or a space-themed educational game.
This challenge encourages participants to leverage their creativity, technical skills, and passion for space to contribute to the popularization of space science and exploration. "SpaceAware, Igniting Cosmic Curiosity." is a platform for aspiring developers and space enthusiasts to channel their creativity and technical skills toward a cause that promotes science, exploration, and education in an engaging and accessible manner.
