| Organizer | Einstein Research Academy |
| Aims | The International Inter-Varsity Innovation Competition 2026 is an international innovation competition designed to foster creativity, innovation, teamwork, and presentation skills among academicians, researchers, and students. The competition celebrates innovative ideas and inventions that contribute towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The competition provides an international platform for participants to showcase their innovative projects to the global scientific and academic community while gaining professional recognition and promoting the advancement of science, technology, and sustainable development. |
| Category and Participant | The competition is open to all academicians, researchers, and students from tertiary education institutes. – Every group should consist of a maximum of 5 members. – While there is no restriction on the composition of the members in a group, it is required that each group should contain at least one academician, who serves as the team leader and the correspondent. |
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| Awards and Certificates | E-certificates will be given to all the participants. According to the judging criteria, the participants will receive: 1. Gold Award Certificate 2. Silver Award Certificate 3. Bronze Award Certificate 4. Certificate of Merit * All teams that comply with the ethical conduct will receive awards and/or certificates. |
| Terms and Conditions | 1. Each entry should contain one video with a maximum duration of 3 minutes, must be filmed horizontally, and must be uploaded to any free online video platform. Only the submission of video link is allowed. 2. The presentation must be in English and must be clearly spoken word. No poems, raps, or songs are allowed. 3. The topic must be about an innovative idea or invention related to science, which contributes to SDG. 4. Every video submission must contain: – A title slide – Information on novelty – Description on the process or the product – Description on the beneficial of the process or the product – Description of the contribution to SDG. – Wording “International Intervarsity Innovation Challenge 2025” in their video. 5. Competitors will not be judged on the video quality or editing capabilities. The judging criteria including: – The completeness of the required information. – Clarity in presentation. – Novelty and innovation. – Clear description of the process or product. – Contribution to society and to achieve SDG. 6. There is no limited number of submissions by a team. All the submissions will be judged according to the criteria stated in items 4 and 5. There is no limit to the number of awards that can be obtained by a team. 7. The judges’ decision is final. No negotiations or correspondence will be entertained, except for the disputes regarding ethical and intellectual property issues. 8. All the winners will receive the AWARD e-certificate through email and the display in ERA website with photograph. All the winners will receive an official AWARD e-Certificate via email with their names displayed on the ERA website. |
| International Technical Advisory Committee | Prof. Ts. Dr. Wong Ling Shing, INTI International University Prof. Dr. Douglas Law, INTI International University Prof Dr. Mohamad Azwani Lazim, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Prof. Dr. Uun Yanuhar, S.Pi., M.Si, Universitas Brawijaya Prof. Dr. Li Fang, Jiangsu Vocational College of Medicine Prof. Dr. Vinodhkumar Ramalingam, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences Assoc. Prof. Dr. Sinouvassane Djearamane, Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Shazrul Fazry Sa’ariwijaya, Tasik Chini Research Centre Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ranjithkumar Rajamani, Sri Ramakrishna College of Arts & Science (affiliated to Bharathiar University) Assoc. Prof. Dr. B. David Jayaseelan, Nehru arts and Science College (affiliated to Bharathiar University) Assoc. Prof. Dr. S. Shamina, RVS College of Arts and Science (affiliated to Bharathiar University) Ts. Dr. Soon Eu Hui, INTI International University Dr. Ibrahim Mahmood, Al Rafidain University College Dr. Sarah Abdulkareem Salih, Universiti Putra Malaysia Dr. Bambang Nurhadi, Universitas Padjajaran, Indonesia Dr. Li Meng, Xinyang Agriculture University, China Ms. Tan Foong Ping, INTI International University |
| Important Dates | Call for Submission: 01 July 2026 End of Submission: 31 August 2026 Announcement of Results: 01 October 2026 |
| Processing Fee | The processing fee for each submission is USD35. The processing fee is waived for any team with at least one active ERA member. * One active member is eligible to submit one free application only. Please make your payment payable to: Einstein Research Academy Bank account number 50200064575256 Bank name HDFC BANK LTD Bank branch Pondicherry Main Branch Bank branch address No. 16, Centigo Building, 100 Feet Road, Pondicherry – 605005, India IFSC Code: HDFC0000407 Swift Code: HDFCINBB *Please note that you are required to insert your active ERA membership number or upload your payment receipt in the registration form. Any further queries, please reach us through ivic@newinti.edu.my / WhatsApp +917845059475 Note: Malaysians & other Countries – Please transfer using https://referral-link.onelink.me/gbf1/a43c48ca?referral_code=9fj1ix for fast transfer with the lowest transfer charge. Kindly do the sign up first and then do the transfer. Indians: Please convert USD into INR and do the direct account transfer. For currency conversion: https://www.x-rates.com/table/?from=USD&amount=1 For queries regarding money transfer, please reach us at WhatsApp number +91-7845059475 |
