Ministry and Hurghada University launch AI challenge on marine litter
The three-month Make it Real programme is to reach 100 students, who form teams on either marine litter or sustainable tourism and present their results to decision-makers.
15 November 2026
Egypt's Ministry of Local Development and Environment has launched an artificial-intelligence challenge in Hurghada together with Hurghada University, run through its Green Hurghada project, asking student teams to work on real environmental problems in the city.
Each team picks one of two tracks, marine litter or sustainable tourism, identifies an actual problem in Hurghada, uses AI tools to design a solution and then develops it, tests it and measures the results. The programme runs for three months and ends with the teams presenting their work to decision-makers, experts and the bodies concerned.
Manal Awad, the minister of local development and environment, said the initiative is aimed at 100 students and is meant to get them turning workable ideas into tested projects. The Hilton Hurghada Plaza is sponsoring the challenge prizes.