Upcoming External Events

The International Youth Math Challenge is an educational mathematics competition designed to enable students from around the world to test their problem-solving skills and expand their knowledge through diverse math problems.

The AI Wrapper Competition 2025, powered by Ignite – National Technology Fund under the Ministry of IT & Telecom, is set to drive the AI revolution in Pakistan. This exciting challenge invites innovators, startups, and researchers to create impactful AI-driven solutions across key domains: Education (EdTech), Health (HealthTech), Governance (GovTech), Agriculture & Climate (AgriTech/ClimateTech), and Finance (FinTech). Be part of shaping Pakistan’s digital future by showcasing your ideas and solutions!
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The Pakistan Cyber Security Challenge (PCC-2025), organized by the National Centre for Cyber Security (NCCS) and the National Cybersecurity Academy (NCSA) in collaboration with NCERT at Air University, Islamabad, will be held from 24–27 November 2025. This flagship event brings together students, researchers, industry professionals, and policymakers to advance cybersecurity awareness and innovation. With competitions like CTF, Showdown & Crypto Challenges, along with the Cybersecurity Ideas Cup, Winter School on Cryptography, and an Industry Expo, PCC-2025 promises a dynamic platform for knowledge sharing, talent development, and collaboration across academia, industry, and government.

Mindstorm Studios has embarked on a mission to catalyze game building in Pakistan. In 2020, the studio conducted its first Summer Internship Program, which till date has received an amazing response of over 4000 applications making it the biggest industry-led initiative in Pakistan. Continuing on the success of last years' program, we are pleased to announce the Summer Internship Program 2023 (Remote).
To put learning to practical use, the program also includes mandatory participation in an event called the Rookie Game Jam, in which participants produce a mobile game from scratch. This provides them with the right exposure essential to carve a career and excel in the $220 billion global gaming industry.

• Mode: Remote
• Start Date: 1st June, 2023
• Duration: 2 months
• Cost: Free
• Month 1: Exposure to game design, programming and arts through various activities.
• Month 2: PARTICIPATION IN ROOKIE GAME JAM 2023, PAKISTAN'S LARGEST GAME JAM FOR STUDENTS

Deadline to apply: 28th May, 2023
Cash prizes for the winner of the game jam
Students who are eager to just learn or even pursue a career either as a game developer, game designer or a game artist are eligible. Please find below the internship application link, which also includes details regarding the program.
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Apps Growth Lab is an exclusive, highly selective hybrid education program designed to accelerate the growth of the high potential early-stage Gaming and Tools & Utilities studios.
Through the program, you will have access to 25+ Google and industry experts, valuable resources, and support sessions to help you succeed. The program will launch in June 2023 and have three key phases:
EDUCATION: In four content-packed livestreams, learn how to Build your business, Develop great apps and games, Launch your apps and games successfully and Scale your business to new heights. The sessions will have custom vertical specific modules for Gaming and Tools & Utilities.
SUPPORT: Access to Office hours sessions, where you will have an up-close and personal opportunity to interact live with a curated panel of mentors across Google Ads, Google Play, Technical support (Firebase and Measurement) and International Growth (Export)
GRADUATION: Upon completing the requirements of the program, get access to an exclusive in-person graduation event in Lahore in October!
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Applications close 22 May 2023

YCI is a platform for young professionals and students aged 18-35, organized by Innovate4Climate in collaboration with the Connect4Climate Global Partnerships Program of the World Bank Group, and the Global Youth Climate Network, a volunteer initiative of the World Bank Group Youth-to-Youth Community, to learn and exchange ideas on their role in scaling-up climate action and climate-resilient recovery through intergenerational dialogue and peer-to-peer engagements focused on the themes of Innovate4Climate. For the 2023 edition of YCI, I4C will seek to engage 100+ young professionals, and graduate-level students from around the world committed to careers in climate action, policy, and international development, for a half-day program on Monday, May 22. The YCI will be a hybrid event with options to join in-person at I4C in Bilbao, and to join online for those who are unable to attend it physically.
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