By: Van
Soul Addey
Egypt University of
Informatics (EUI) has announced six winning teams in the Gen AI for Education
Hackathon 2026, organised by its Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center (EIC)
under the auspices of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
(MCIT), with total prizes amounting to EGP 450,000.
The hackathon brought
together 228 teams from across Egypt to explore the potential of generative
artificial intelligence (AI) in education. Participants competed in two
categories: the Student Track, for Egyptian university students and graduates,
and the Startup Track, open to registered education technology (EdTech)
startups. Following development and pitching stages, 32 teams advanced to Demo
Day.
In the Student Track, Hikaya
from the German University in Cairo (GUC) won first place and received EGP
80,000. Kahrabba-Shafahi from October University for Modern Sciences and Arts
(MSA University) secured second place with EGP 60,000, while Play2Be from EUI
placed third, receiving EGP 40,000.
In the Startup Track, SKAYZ
claimed first place and received EGP 120,000. NaFees AI—Anatomy Lab from
Mansoura University secured second place with EGP 80,000, while Dars edu by
Aloegy, an Egyptian Arabic-first AI voice tutor, won third place and received
EGP 50,000.
Hikaya also received the
Best Arabic Solution special award, earning an additional EGP 20,000 and
bringing its total prize winnings to EGP 100,000.
The hackathon addressed
several challenge themes, including AI Tutor, Assessment Revolution, Content
Creator, Accessibility and Inclusion, and an Open Challenge. Its programme also
featured technical workshops, online training sessions, mentoring and evaluation
stages to help participants develop and refine their solutions.
The event was held in
cooperation with Telecom Egypt, Intel, EdVentures and Keheilan Asset Management
(KAM), alongside the Horizon Europe-funded Gen AI for Africa (GAINAfrica)
project.
