Singapore - October 10th, 2023 - After four days of competition, collaboration, and cultural exchange, the 2023 FIRST Global Challenge has concluded with an astounding display of talent, innovation, and global unity. Themed "Hydrogen Horizons," the competition brought together the next generation of STEM leaders...

The “Olympics-style” robotics event concentrates on revolutionizing renewable energy with a focus on hydrogen [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='1' up='' down=''] March 29, 2023 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, DC – FIRST Global, the STEM education nonprofit founded by inventor Dean Kamen, has announced the 2023 FIRST Global Challenge will...

High School Students From Around The World Join in Geneva, Switzerland for Olympic-Style International Robotics Event GENEVA – FIRST® Global, a not-for-profit organization established to promote science and technology leadership and innovation in young people from all nations through the sport of robotics, brought together students from...

The Environment-Themed Season Inspires Youth from 180+ Nations to Innovate Climate Solutions   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 JUNE 2022 FIRST Global, an education-focused nonprofit inspiring science and technology leadership and innovation in young people from all nations through the sport of robotics, has launched the challenge for the 2022...

Young People From More Than 180 Nations Will Unite to Compete in the Olympics-style Robotics Competition 13-16 October   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1 March 2022 FIRST Global (www.first.global) is back with an in-person competition after two years of virtual games. The 2022 FIRST Global Challenge will take place in...

These teenagers orchestrated every aspect of their mission, including building, coding, launching, recovering, and analyzing data. And they did it on their own! [vc_separator type='transparent' position='center' color='' thickness='2' up='' down=''] [Team Cambodia cheers as their CubeSat prototype takes flight] You can hear the cheers as teams of kids...

FIRST Global is proud to support the Afghan girls robotics team as they participate in the 2021 FIRST Global Challenge. Since our first event in 2017, we have seen the great impact of their involvement and pursuit of STEM education. They have been empowered to...

FIRST Global is a small not-for-profit organization that found a way to connect the world in huge and positive ways during a time when responses to the COVID-19 pandemic required distancing and isolation. When many nations were looking inward, FIRST Global was finding new ways for 1,000+ of...

DUBAI -- His Excellency Mohammed Al Gergawi, UAE Minister of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees and Managing Director of Dubai Future Foundation, today announced that Dubai will host the FIRST Global Challenge in October 2019. It marks the first...

Students aged 14-18 from 50+ African nations join youth from 130+ countries at the Olympics-style robotics competition - FIRST Global   For Immediate Release 9 August 2018 Alexandria, VA. - FIRST Global (www.first.global) is hosting the second iteration of the world’s only international robot Olympics for high school students...

  We Need You! Help FIRST Global Foster Peace and Improve the Standard of Living Around the World! For Immediate Release May 2, 2018 Alexandria, VA -- The second annual FIRST Global Challenge  -- an Olympic-style robotic competition which attracted delegations of high school-aged innovators from 157 nations in 2017...

Team Afghanistan Officially Confirmed for Entry to the United States for International Robot Olympics for High School Students Nearly 160 Nations to Convene in Washington, D.C. in the Name of Science and Technology Development at DAR Constitution Hall on July 16-18 Today, the all-female robotics teams from Afghanistan...

One High School Team from Each Country to Convene in the Name of Science and Robotics from July 16-18 at DAR Constitution Hall  For Immediate Release July 6, 2017 Washington, D.C. – FIRST Global (www.first.global) is hosting the world’s first international robot Olympics for high-school students, with nearly 160 participating...

Strengthening STEM Education in North America through Robotics Nearly 20 Nations throughout North America, Central America, and the Caribbean to Participate in World’s First, International Robot Olympics for High School Students   For Immediate Release 4 May 2017 Alexandria, VA. - FIRST Global (www.first.global) is hosting the world’s first international...

Advancing South America’s Education Agenda through Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics High School Students from Every South American Nation to Participate in World’s First, International Robot Olympics For Immediate Release 26 April 2017 Alexandria, VA. - FIRST Global (www.first.global) is hosting the world’s first international robot Olympics for high...

Avanzando la Agenda de Educación de América del Sur a través de la Ciencia, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas Estudiantes de Secundaria de todas las Naciones Sudamericanas participarán en las Primeras Olimpiadas de Robótica del Mundo Para difusión inmediata 26 de abril 2017 Alexandria, VA. - FIRST Global (www.first.global) será el anfitrión...

A Whole New Kind of Olympics! FIRST Global to Host More than 150 Nations in U.S. Capital for World’s 1st High School-level Robot Olympics For Immediate Release March 30, 2017 Alexandria, VA. – FIRST Global is launching a whole new kind of Olympics, but this time with a focus on what...

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