The fifth annual event “Falling Walls Lab Egypt 2018”, hosted and organized by DAAD Cairo Office and supported by the Falling Walls Foundation and our local partners Innovate Egypt (TIEC), Academy of Scientific Research & Technology (ASRT) and German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce, for young excellent researchers, is coming up.

Outstanding young academics, entrepreneurs and specialists from all disciplines will get the chance to share their ground-breaking idea by presenting it in three minutes on stage. The winner of every national Falling Walls Lab will be awarded a slot for the Falling Walls Lab Finale in Berlin on 8 November 2018 and a ticket to the Falling Walls Conference on 9 November 2018.

The Falling Walls Lab Egypt takes place on 12 July 2018. Applications can be submitted online until 16 June 2018.

The application procedure includes two steps:

Firstly, applications are made centrally on the Falling Walls Website: http://falling-walls.com/lab/apply.

Secondly, application videos of max. 3 minutes presenting the idea or project must be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

All applicants to only send videos that are presented in English language, preferably showing not only the content, but also the presenter.