CREATE: Building a Sustainable Ecosystem for Technology-Driven Entrepreneurship
Call for Applications 2025
Submit Your Project Ideas for a Better Future!
Are you passionate about technology, innovation, and making a real impact on the world?
We invite students, innovators, entrepreneurs, researchers, and changemakers to apply and submit project ideas that leverage technology or other creative approaches to address one or more selected Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
What We’re Looking For
Projects at any stage – from early ideas to prototypes or ongoing initiatives –that demonstrate clear potential to:
- Solve real-world problems using innovative methods or technologies
- Align with any one of the SDGs, with a focus on the following:
Who Can Apply
- Lebanese residents and citizens
- University and high school students
- Early-stage ideas and entrepreneurs
- Researchers and faculty members
- Innovators from any field, discipline, or background
Be part of the CREATE Innovation Pitch and help shape a future of innovation, impact, and opportunity — with your idea, your creativity, and your passion.
Project Areas May Include (but are not limited to):
- Tech for social good (AI, IoT, Blockchain, etc.)
- Education technology (EdTech)
- Green and sustainable solutions
- Health tech and wellness innovation
- Smart city initiatives
- Clean energy and water solutions
- Digital transformation tools
How to Apply:
Submit your application at: https://www.aut.edu/create-apply-25
Application Deadline:Â June 19, 2025
What’s in it for you?
- Opportunity to pitch your idea to a panel of experts
- Join an exclusive workshop in Germany:Winners will get an exclusive invitation[1] to attend a special innovation workshop in Germany, where they will present their ideas to international experts and gain valuable input to accelerate their projects.
- Receive tailored mentoring and feedback to further develop your project.
- Potential incubation, funding opportunities, or partnerships
- Visibility and networking within a vibrant innovation ecosystem
What’s next?
- June 26: Ideation and Training day – AUT, Byblos, Lebanon (in hybrid mode)
- July (TBD): Demo/Pitching day – AUT, Byblos, Lebanon (in hybrid mode)
- September (TBD): Winning projects’ training workshops, BRSU, Sankt Augustine, Germany.
- October (TBD): Evaluation and mentorship workshop and next phase – AUT.
- November/December (TBD): Dissemination Conference, projects’ progress – AUT.
About CREATE
CREATE is AUT’s hub for technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. It connects students, researchers, and entrepreneurs to resources, expert mentoring, funding opportunities, and partnerships across industry, academia, and government. Our mission is to turn ideas into solutions that drive sustainable development and positive change.
Got questions?
CREATE@aut.edu, fb02.international@h-brs.deÂ
[1] Air ticket, accommodation, and daily allowance all covered by DAAD
