AI for SDGs Youth Bootcamp -Tsinghua University

U&AI AI for SDGs Youth Bootcamp is the world's leading platform for youth-led, innovative, scalable AI-based solutions to help achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Organized by the Institute for AI International Governance (I-AIIG) of Tsinghua University, and supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), U&AI is a worldwide community of next-generation leaders. Here young people break boundaries and use their skills, to harness AI technologies and tackle real-world development challenges.

What Makes U&AI Stand-out?

01 Multi-Stakeholder Involvement: Across Fields, Across Countries
Engaging diverse stakeholders including academia, private sector, media, and UN Agencies to provide publicly accessible

02 A Worldwide Community of Next-Generation Leaders
Convening an international community of youth leaders in technology and innovation to exchange ideas, share lessons-learnt, and co-create solutions through a rigorous ideation and training experience facilitated by experts in various fields.

03 Focusing Exclusively on #AI4SDGs Solutions

Proposing AI-based solutions for SDG achievement, participants engage with real-world issues and tackle global development challenges.

A Journey to the Future through Co-creation and Collaboration

July-Mid August
Attend online master classes, team up and form your project proposal for AI and SDGs

End of August
Global Semi-final

End of August-October
Targeted guidance from industry experts to strengthen, train, and polish the selected teams' proposal

End of October
Global Final - online roadshow
*Timeline is subject to change

Deep Dive in Two Main Topics and Eight Different Tracks

Two Main Topics
Planet and People
Eight Different Tracks
Climate Change, Circular Economy, Biodiversity & Nature-based Solutions, Misinformation, Digital Inclusion, Healthcare, Financial Inclusion, Education
A comprehensive structure based on the SDGs with different tracks for youth participants to pursue their specific interest areas.

Share Your Vision on International Platforms

U&AI champion teams will have opportunities to present their projects on a global platform - International AI Cooperation and Governance Forum - and receive feedback from world leading experts and investors. You will have the opportunity to turn your imaginations into realities.