Entrepreurship & Innovation Center
The Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center is the university's dedicated platform for turning ideas, research, and talent into real technological and economic impact. It brings together a set of integrated initiatives — business incubators and accelerators, research-to-product commercialization, technology innovation competitions, and partnerships with industry and higher education institutions — all working toward a shared goal: building a thriving culture of innovation and entrepreneurship on campus.
The Center supports student and faculty entrepreneurs from the earliest stages of an idea through to launch, helps convert scientific research into marketable products, and creates opportunities for students to compete, collaborate, and connect with industry and academic partners locally and internationally. Through these efforts, the Center aims to position the university as a genuine engine of innovation, both regionally and beyond.
Our Vision
To be a leading hub for technological innovation and entrepreneurship, empowering students, researchers, and faculty to transform ideas into successful ventures and scientific discoveries into marketable technologies — positioning the university as a recognized engine of innovation regionally and internationally.
Our Mission
To support technological innovation and entrepreneurship across the university community by:
- Nurturing new ventures through business incubators and accelerators that provide funding, mentorship, and hands-on training to student and faculty entrepreneurs.
- Bridging research and market by supporting the development of prototypes from scientific research outputs and guiding them toward commercialization.
- Cultivating an innovation culture through hackathons, technology competitions, and campus-wide engagement programs.
- Building strategic partnerships with industry, government, and international academic institutions to expand funding, mentorship, and market access for university-based innovation.
- Ensuring sustainability through a self-financing model, alumni reinvestment, and a pathway toward a self-sustaining venture capital vehicle for student-led startups.
GenAI for Education Hackathon 2026
The GenAI for Education Hackathon 2026, organized by the EUI Entrepreneurship & Innovation Center (EIC) at Egypt University of Informatics, brings together university students, innovators, and Egyptian EdTech startups to build the next generation of AI-powered education solutions.
Held under the auspices of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) and in partnership with the GAINAfrica Horizon Europe Project, the hackathon challenges participants to harness Generative AI to address real-world education challenges across Egypt and Africa.
From AI-powered personalized tutoring and adaptive assessment to localized educational content, accessibility, and inclusive learning, participants will turn ideas into practical prototypes with the support of mentors, AI tools, APIs, and industry expertise.
Whether you are a university student ready to transform an idea into a working prototype or an EdTech startup looking to integrate generative AI into your product, this is your opportunity to innovate, collaborate, and shape the future of education.
Join the challenge. Build the solution. Shape the future of AI-powered education.
GENAI Kick Off Meeting
The GAINAfrica consortium kicks off its Horizon Europe-funded work with four days in Cairo—two full working days of plenary sessions and work-package deep dives, a live demo day for GenAI-for-Education, and a chance for every partner to meet in person before the year's work begins.