What is Project Design Space?
Project Design Space (PDS) is a design and innovation program for high school students and teachers in the GCC and around the world. DIDI launched this program to provide an opportunity for high school youth and educators to use design thinking methods to solve today’s problems and create a better tomorrow.
What sets this program apart from other high school STEM and innovation programs is that it gives participants the unique opportunity to solve problems for real-life clients, including multinational corporations, government entities, and non-profit organizations.
Teachers learn how to teach design and innovation skills. Students learn design thinking, applied problem-solving, prototyping, teamwork and collaboration, pitching, and other soft skills.
DIDI Project Design Space Season 9 Finals Video Recap
Watch the introduction video to get a quick overview of the Project Design Space.
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Who can participate?
The program is for students in grades 9-12, aged between 14-18 years old.
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How many students from my school can participate?
Any number of students can participate from your school. At most schools, 15-100 students participate.
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How does it work?
After attending an orientation session in November, teachers kick off the program with their students. Students form teams and select a challenge to solve. Students have five months to work on their projects before submitting their solutions. The top eight teams from each challenge will be invited to a boot camp, where they will receive constructive feedback on their solutions from the DIDI Project Design Space team. These teams will then have one month to refine their solutions before pitching to a panel of judges at the finals' event.
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What is the timeline for PDS?
The program runs from October to the end of May each year.
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Who are the challenge partners this year?
We will be announcing the new challenge partners in November. Stay tuned!
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Is the program free?
Yes, PDS is entirely free for schools!
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What if I have more questions?
Email us at didi.designspace@didi.ac.ae, we will make sure to duly address your questions.
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