About the Competition
Promoting responsible and people-centred AI that delivers real social and economic value across ASEAN.
NUSANTARA-IIIE 2026 is a hybrid competition organised by Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Cawangan Negeri Sembilan, Kampus Rembau, in collaboration with Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Indonesia (UNUSIA), Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Kalimantan Timur (UNUKALTIM), and Lembaga Pendidikan Tinggi Nahdlatul Ulama (LPTNU).
This competition provides a high-impact space for academicians, postdoctoral researchers, higher education students, and industry players to showcase their innovations, inventions, and design solutions across multidisciplinary areas.
Participants may submit their ideas online through video submissions, with winners from each category invited to present offline during the closing & prize-giving ceremony in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Closing & Prize-giving LocationCompetition Aims
The competition aims to drive innovation and collaboration across ASEAN.
Promote People-Centred, Responsible AI
Humanize technology and empower people through impactful invention, innovation, and design across ASEAN contexts.
Strengthen Industry–Academia Collaboration
Enable co-creation, mentorship, and validation of innovations with strategic partners from academia and industry.
Accelerate Translation & Adoption
Enhance practicality, scalability, and commercialization readiness — supporting sustainable outcomes aligned with the SDGs.
Outstanding ideas will be recognised and rewarded, with opportunities for further development and exposure.
Categories of Participants
Open to a wide range of participants.
Students
Students from higher education institutions (Certificate / Diploma / Degree / etc)
Postgraduate Students
Master's and PhD candidates conducting advanced research
Academics
Lecturers / researchers / academic staff (universities or institutions)
Industry
Startups / SMEs / corporations / professional individuals (products or solutions)
Be Part of ASEAN's Future Innovation Movement
Join innovators, researchers, and industry leaders from across ASEAN. Register now and showcase your solutions to real-world challenges.