Abu Dhabi University (ADU) had the pleasure of honouring four winning teams at the sixth edition of the annual Idea Factor Innovation competition, held at the university’s main campus in Abu Dhabi. The annual contest, which targets high school students across the UAE, aims to foster an entrepreneurial mindset amongst youth with a view to create a positive and lasting impact on individuals and businesses.
This year’s edition of the contest received 115 submissions across four categories: Smart City and Innovation Technology, Business Sustainability, Health and Wellbeing, and Social Innovation.
The Social Innovation and Business Sustainability categories recognised two teams from the Secondary Technical Schools (STS) for their winning ideas Masterstation’ and ‘E-rise’ respectively. Finally, the university recognised Applied Technology High School, Abu Dhabi for its ‘Smart Multifunctional Water Tank’ idea in the Smart City and Innovation Technology category.