International Innovation Competition in Education 2026

To qualify for the early bird rate, please complete your payment by 1 May 2026, and submit your poster and extended abstract by 10 June 2026. Please upload proof of payment to the registration system after making your payment.

Please make payment to:

Name:     UTM Technology and Innovation Management Sdn Bhd 

Bank:     CIMB

Account number:    8006057477

Swift code:     CIBBMYKL

Reference code:     UTIM265 IICE2026

Address:     UTM Technology and Innovation Management Sdn Bhd,

                Pusat Inovasi dan Pengkomersialan 

                 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81300, Skudai

1.   Each participant is required to submit the following:

• • • Poster (softcopy)

    • Extended abstract (Microsoft Word format) 

2.     Poster: 

• • • The poster size is A1 using the following PowerPoint template here:

    • Please submit  the poster in JPEG format

    • The poster should contain:

      • • • Project Overview

          • Project Objectives

          • Innovativeness 

          • Creativity

          • Impact on target group (students, users etc) 

          • Evidence of innovation (photos, data analysis etc)

3.     Extended Abstract

• Please use the extended abstract template here

• The maximum number of pages for the extended abstract is three (3)

• The extended abstract should either be in English or Malay

• The extended abstract should have at least three references

• The extended abstract needs to be submitted by the due date of 10 June 2026

• The extended will be published in IICE2026 proceeding with ISBN

4.     Judging process

• All team leaders need to be present online or in person during the judging process

• Participants are given 7 minutes for presentation and 5 minutes for question and answer with the jury

All documents should be submitted by 10 June 2026

1.  Open to all educators and researchers. Participants may choose to enter individually or in group. 

2.  Participants must select one category to submit their innovative projects which are:

• Digital & Technological Education

• Innovative Teaching and learning

• School Management and Policies

• Community based & Service Learning 

3.  Group participation can only have 1 leader and 5 members per group. Members can come from schools, university, students or industry. The group leader must be 18 years old or above.

4.  The deadline for full submission is 10 June 2026

5.  Participants are allowed to submit more than one submission. The participant must pay the full amount for each accepted submission

6.  Presenters can present in Malay or English. No other language is allowed. 

7.  The poster and extended abstract can be either in Malay or English. No other language is allowed. 

8.  The organizer reserves the right to reject submissions that do not fulfil the above-mentioned criteria.

9.  Each participation will receive an e-certificate.  Medals will be given for participants who fulfil the minimum marks in judging criteria. 

10.No refund will be provided for all payments.