Airbus
Fly Your Ideas is the Airbus student challenge, designed to inspire the next generation to pioneer sustainable aerospace and shape a safer, more connected world. By opening access to real industry challenges and experts, Airbus aims to spark curiosity, develop future talent and strengthen connections between education and industry. For the 2026 challenge, we're inviting students from universities around the world to use innovative digital technologies to secure tomorrow’s connected aerospace systems.
World Skills UK
Cyber security consists of technologies which are designed to protect systems, networks, programs, devices and data from cyber-attacks. Effective cyber security reduces the risk of cyber-attacks and protects against the unauthorised exploitation of systems. This competition focuses on all the essential requirements for a successful career as a Cyber Security Analyst within any industry. This competition test your abilities in Reconnaissance, Scanning, Vulnerability Testing, and Exploitation of Systems.
Cyber Leaders Challenge
Responding to a cyber incident is a complex task. Beyond the technological response there's considerations across business operations, government policy, legal implications and more. That's why future cyber leaders & teams need to be equipped to work multi-disciplinary. This competition is for higher-education students from any academic background with an interest in cyber. You could be studying politics, law, computer science, geography, Japanese studies, criminology, creative writing, psychology or anything else (all subjects studied by previous competitors). So, if you're interested in cyber, start forming your team today. Teams can be from across multiple academic disciplines (in fact, it's encouraged!) and from multiple UK universities.
World Skills UK
Web Developers are the architects behind the websites and web applications we use every day. Proficiency in web development languages remains one of the most in-demand skill sets in the tech job market. JavaScript, alongside PHP, continues to sit at the core of modern web development, as an increasing number of applications transition from traditional platforms to the web environment. In this competition, the primary focus is on industry-standard web technologies, combining JavaScript across both client-side and server-side development, alongside PHP for robust backend implementation. While web backends can be built using a variety of programming languages and frameworks, the emphasis here reflects the dominant technologies commonly used in modern web ecosystems.
