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TECHNO TALENT FEST 2026 · UAE EDITION · EIBFS DUBAI
Your school's twelve best young technologists. One stage. 4 November.
Techno Talent Fest 2026 brings ICT, coding, robotics and AI teams from UAE schools to EIBFS, Dubai. Enter one category or all six — registration takes four minutes.
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Grades 1 to 12
TechnoSchool has delivered Techno Talent Fest in India since 2005. 2026 is the first UAE edition.
How it works
Three steps. Four minutes.
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REGISTER YOUR SCHOOL
Pick your categories and tell us roughly how many students. Confirm the details to complete your entry.
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CHOOSE YOUR FINALISTS
Run an internal round if you want to, or have your teacher nominate students directly. Both are accepted this year.
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COMPETE AT EIBFS
Your team spends 4 November at the Grand Finale in Academic City, Dubai. Your principal is invited too.
The competition
Six categories. Enter as few as one.
Two students represent your school in each category you enter. A school entering all six sends a team of twelve.
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Grades 3 & 4
Coding Challenge
Block-based logic and early sequencing, built and demonstrated live.
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Grades 5 & 6
Creative Technology Challenge
Design thinking with everyday classroom technology, judged on the idea as much as the build.
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Grades 7 & 8
Artificial Intelligence Challenge
Applied AI concepts turned into a working, explainable student project.
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Grades 9 & 10
Digital Solutions Challenge
A real problem, a working solution, and documentation a panel can interrogate.
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Grades 11 & 12
Innovation Challenge
Senior-level innovation: prototype, pitch and evidence of iteration.
No robotics lab? Five of the six categories need nothing more than the computers you already have. For the robotics categories we can loan equipment — tell us on the form.
The fee, in full
AED 75 per student. Here is exactly what it covers.
Techno Talent Fest is run at cost. TechnoSchool does not profit from participation fees.
Independent judging
every submitted project
Certificate of Participation
every registered student, not only finalists
Teacher CPD session and certificate
every participating teacher
Finale kit
each of the 12 finalists
Lunch on finale day
finalists and accompanying staff
Judging and certificates cover every registered student. The finale kit and lunch relate to finale day.
Your entry is confirmed once payment is completed securely online.
Outcomes
What your school walks away with.
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A School Technology Team
Twelve named students, one official squad, and a Grand Winner Trophy for the best-performing school of the day.
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Evidence you can actually file
A signed certificate of participation, plus documented student work in innovation, coding and AI.
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Teacher development, included
A certified CPD session for your participating teachers, and a Best Mentor Teacher award on the day.
For principals, vice principals and heads of innovation
Come for the roundtable, even if you send no students.
While the students compete, we're running a 90-minute closed-door session for school leaders at the same venue — on what technology provision in UAE classrooms is expected to look like by 2027, and what that means for your ICT and STEM planning. Breakfast is served. Seats are limited and allocated per school.
Reserve a Leadership Track Seat
No student entry required. One or two seats per school.
Timeline
Key dates
14 SEP 2026
Registration opens
10 OCT 2026
School registration closes
24 OCT 2026
Finalist names and categories confirmed
04 NOV 2026
Grand Finale, EIBFS Dubai
07 NOV 2026
Results and school report delivered
Venue
EIBFS, Dubai
Emirates Institute for Banking and Financial Studies
Al Ruwayyah 2, opposite Zayed University, Academic City, Dubai, UAE
WEDNESDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2026
Open in MapsFull timings, drop-off arrangements, supervision ratios and the risk assessment are in the trip-approval pack — downloadable below.
TechnoSchool ICT partnership · India
Schools that already work with us
These schools speak about TechnoSchool's ICT curriculum partnership in India. They are not Techno Talent Fest participants and not UAE schools.
TechnoSchool has transformed ICT education at our school over the past three years. Their engaging curriculum, practical lessons, online exams and excellent service have greatly enhanced our students' digital skills.
We largely struggled with teacher training in integrating the computer curriculum. TechnoSchool streamlined the whole process with their unique deliverables. They have always met our high expectations.
The quality of products is exceptionally good and the delivery time is very effective compared to other competitors. I highly recommend it to any school looking for smooth ICT and STEM integration.
Integrating modern ICT in the school curriculum has never been this easy. Their team works closely with our teachers to guarantee smooth integration.
Approval pack
Everything your approval process needs
Competition Booklet (PDF)
All six categories and project briefs, plus the published judging criteria and a ready-made school-round scoring rubric.
Get this PDFPrincipal's Brief (PDF, 2 pages)
What Techno Talent Fest is and what your school gets — written for a leadership meeting.
Get this PDFTrip Approval Pack (PDF)
Risk assessment, insurance note, media consent template, day schedule and supervision ratios.
Get this PDFFAQ
Questions principals actually ask
Twelve students. One school. One day.
Registration closes 10 October 2026. Enter one category or all six — it takes four minutes.
Or reserve a Leadership Track seat →