Arab Youth Space Hackathon in the UAE 2026 to Develop Innovative Solutions Using Satellite Data

The Arab Youth Space Hackathon 2026 is a regional innovation program organized by the UAE Space Agency, the National Space Academy, and Space42. It targets students, researchers, engineers, data scientists, entrepreneurs, and innovators from across the Arab world to develop practical solutions using Earth observation data, hyperspectral remote sensing, and GeoAI across tracks such as climate, agriculture, water, urban planning, and air quality. Teams progress from idea to PoC, incubation, MVP, and a final where the top three are selected, with travel costs covered for in-person attendance for finalists.

Access to Earth observation data and tools, mentorship from space and AI experts, support to develop a PoC and MVP, incubation support, potential for startup or pilot project development, and travel coverage for finalists.

Open to university students, researchers, engineers, data scientists, environmental specialists, and innovators from the Arab region; teams may include members from different Arab countries and at least one member should have a relevant technical background.

Register to participate via the provided application portal and follow the selection steps leading to PoC, MVP, and final judging.