Amazon UAE has launched the student competition ‘Transcend Campus Innovation Challenge’, aimed at fostering innovation and strategic thinking.
The event invites third and fourth-year students from the UAE’s top universities to develop solutions to real-life business cases, which impact the customer and seller experiences.
Director of human resources at Amazon operations in Mena, Melina Alvarado, said: “Transcend Campus Innovation Challenge reflects our dedication to empowering the UAE’s talent pool, especially the youth, by fostering a mindset of innovation among the business leaders of tomorrow.
“Through partnerships with the UAE’s leading universities, we aim to discover promising talent, and introduce them to the world of Amazon. The immersive experience of the competition will bring them up close with our passion for innovation for our customers.”
Amazon’s Transcend Campus Innovation Challenge will tackle industry topics such as enhancing productivity, environmental sustainability and ensuring delivery excellence.
The programme will roll out in two stages, commencing with time-crunched business problem-solving in the first phase, followed by an exciting face-off between the top three teams from each campus in the grand finale.
Assistant dean of student affairs and director of career development centre at NYU Abu Dhabi, Dana Downey, said: “Amazon’s Innovation Challenge invites students into the type of experiential, engaged, and audacious learning that we have at NYUAD, and aspire to build on further.”
This programme is part of the company’s wider efforts to equip candidates for the e-commerce industry. For example, last month it launched the leadership development scheme ‘Amazon Future Leaders Programme — Injah’ focusing on accelerating the career growth of Emirati talent at Amazon and preparing them for leadership roles.
