Ain Shams University announced the names of the winners of the Ain Shams competition, which was organized by the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at Ain Shams University iHub; under the patronage of Prof. Dr. Mahmoud El-Metini, President of Ain Shams University and Prof. Dr. Abdel Nasser Sengab, Vice President of the University for Graduate Studies and Research, which is the first competition of its type at the university level and aims to create a society that builds and stimulates innovation among university students and other participating groups.

The competition was announced last January. It consists of two axes: the axis of ideas, and the axis of startups. About 170 participants, students, graduates and researchers, have participated in the competition.

Over the past four months, a number of workshops and trainings have been held in various fields such as marketing and financial management, in order to improve the quality of posts and develop the skills necessary to qualify participants for the playoffs. The preliminaries took place in three stages, in which a group of arbitrators, including market experts, participated.

Saturday, April 18, 2020 was the last day of the competition, which included several seminars and discussions held via the Internet, in conjunction with developments related to the Corona virus. Market experts and specialists have discussed various topics related to innovation and entrepreneurship. The jury also selected the winners of the competition, whose total awards are estimated at 152,000 EGP distributed among the winners. Prof. Dr. Magid Ghanima, Director of the IHub Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, announced the winners, namely:

Theme of ideas:

First place is the Taka team

Second place Hovr Team

Entrepreneurial Hub:

First place is the Choroida team

Second place is the Lendor Team

Third place is the Vexls team