Everything students ask before they register.
Thirty answers, grouped by what you are actually trying to decide: whether you are eligible, what it costs, how the three weeks run, and what you get out of it.
Eligibility & Registration
Any university student in Malaysia — diploma, undergraduate, or foundation level, from any discipline.
No. Many modern AI tools require little to no coding. Curiosity and follow-through matter more than a computer science background.
Yes — business, marketing, design, finance and communications students are welcome and bring skills technical teams often lack.
Use the Register Your Team form. Registration closes .
The registration fee is per participant.
Registration closes , ahead of the online workshops starting .
Yes, please bring your own laptop for workshops and the build period.
You state a preference when registering. Final assignment is confirmed by the organising team.
Understanding Gen Z Talent, and AI Technologies — see the Challenges section.
Teams, Programme & Pitching
Teams are – students.
Yes — register solo and the organising team will help match you into a team before the build period starts.
This policy will be confirmed by the organising committee closer to registration.
A basic working web app, dashboard, or AI-supported digital tool that responds to your assigned domain.
About three weeks — online workshops, a build period, Round 1 pitching, and the Grand Final on .
Any AI tool that genuinely helps solve your domain challenge — no-code builders, LLM APIs, or custom models are all fair game.
Yes — online workshops from to cover AI discovery, tools, and pitching skills.
Yes, Round 1 runs online, judged by industry mentors.
Each finalist team gets minutes to pitch.
Business Impact (30%), Industry Impact (30%), Economic Impact (20%), Sustainability (10%), Teamwork (10%).
Grand Final, Prizes & More
at — a physical, in-person event.
Judges score every team during Round 1; the Top 20 Finalists are shortlisted for the Grand Final.
Yes — industry speakers, mentors and judges from real companies take part throughout.
RM10,000 in total —
All participants receive a . Finalists also receive .
No. It creates genuine industry exposure and networking opportunities — what you do with it is up to you.
AI Future Makers is powered by PDX and co-hosted with CKM.
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Quality Education, Decent Work & Economic Growth, Industry Innovation & Infrastructure, and Partnerships for the Goals.