Intel Science Competition - Arab World

The Intel Science & Engineering Competition for the Middle East is the region’s most prestigious science research competition for high school seniors.  Since it started 6 years ago, this competition has provided a national stage for the region's  best and brightest young scientists to present original research to nationally recognized professional scientists.
The local Egyptian finals will be in October, while the Competition Finals across the whole region will be in December.

Calendar

Wed 27/10/15 09:00 - 14:00 : Egypt Qualifiers (Judging Day)
Thu  28/10/15 10:00 - 12:00 : Egypt Qualifiers (Final Ceremony)
Fri   18/12/15 09:00 - 14:00 : Middle East Finals (Judging Day)
Sat  19/12/15 10:00 - 12:00 : Middle East Finals (Final Ceremony)

Judging Committee

Prof. Tayseer Aboulnasr
Nile University
​Judging Committee Chair

Dr. Maged Ghoneima
Ain Shams University
​Judging Committee Vice-Chair

Competition Categories

The categories listed below are those that will be used in this competition and will help align judge expertise with the 200+ projects. For more information on the categories, please read the category guide  (English, Arabic):

1. Animal Sciences (ANIM)
2. Behavioral and Social Sciences (BEHA)
3. Biochemistry (BCHM)
4. Biomedical and Health Sciences (BMED)
5. Cellular and Molecular Biology (CELL)
6. Chemistry (CHEM)
7. Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBIO)
8. Earth and Environmental Sciences (EAEV)
9. Embedded Systems (EBED)
10. Energy: Chemical (EGCH)
11. Energy: Physical (EGPH)
12. Engineering Mechanics (ENMC)
13. Environmental Engineering (ENEV)
14. Materials Science (MATS)
15. Mathematics (MATH)
16. Microbiology (MCRO)
17. Physics and Astronomy (PHYS)
18. Plant Sciences (PLNT)
19. Robotics and Intelligent Machines (ROBO)
20. ​Systems Software (SOFT)