The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Challenges in the 21st-Century forum was organised by the American University of Ras Al-Khaimah in association with the Arab German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities, AGYA, and the Arab Council for Training Students of Arab Universities, ACTSAU.

The forum for students inventions is a great opportunity for Arab students to measure their skills against those of their peers from other universities, acquire valuable experience, compete for prizes, engage with researchers, socialise with other peers, and enhance their knowledge in the areas of their interest. It aims also to identify bright Arab minds exceling in a variety of areas.

The workshop specifically focused on energy and environment, information systems and programming, social media effects on individuals and artistic creation, and artistic creation.

Students and supervisors from twenty universities representing seven countries, including the UAE, Jordan, Palestine, Oman, Egypt, Iraq, and Yemen, were selected to participate in the final competition at AURAK.