Cairo University
Entrepreneurship Summit 2026
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The Road to The Entrepreneurial University
Cairo University Main Campus
10 February 2026
The Cairo University Entrepreneurship Summit is an annual entrepreneurship and innovation event that brings entrepreneurship onto campus. It gathers entrepreneurs, students, startups & scaleups, university leadership, alumni, investors, and industry leaders around a shared ambition: shaping Egypt’s future economy. By uniting talent, innovation, entrepreneurship, and capital in one dynamic space, the summit positions Cairo University at the center of a living ecosystem where ideas gain direction, collaboration turns into action, and sustainable, market-led growth takes shape.
CUES 2026 : The Road to The Entrepreneurial University
CUES 2026 : The Road to The Entrepreneurial University
CUES began as a moment of recognition, honoring Cairo University alumni who transformed ideas into leading scale-ups. In 2026, it returns as something larger: a movement reshaping how universities fuel innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic growth.
On 10 February 2026, Cairo University becomes a meeting point where ambition meets opportunity. Ideas take direction, talent finds its path, and collaboration turns into action. Founders, innovators, investors, industry leaders, and future entrepreneurs come together to shape the next chapter of Cairo University’s entrepreneurial journeyand contribute to Egypt’s innovation-driven future.
The Entrepreneurial University is Cairo University’s institutional roadmap for building an entrepreneurial, innovation-driven campus. Positioned as a national playbook for Egypt, the model guides the transformation of higher education and outlines how Cairo University can become a leading engine of innovation, economic development, and future-ready talent.
Summit Attendees
Cairo University Alumni Association
Cairo University Alumni Association
The Cairo University Alumni Association is a vital strategic asset in powering The Entrepreneurial University. Through CUES 2026, the Association is activated as a structured channel to engage distinguished alumni as mentors, founders, investors, and industry leaders strengthening knowledge transfer, market connectivity, and long-term contribution to student innovation, venture development, and the university’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
Summit Activities
Talks & Panels
Strategic discussions and insights from ecosystem leaders shaping entrepreneurship, innovation, and market-driven growth
Exhibition
A curated showcase of leading startups & scaleups presenting achievements, products, and collaboration opportunities
Networking
Targeted connections bringing together founders, investors, alumni, and industry to unlock partnerships and collaboration.
Recognition
Honoring distinguished Cairo University alumni whose success and leadership inspire the next generation of students
Building the Next Generation of Founders
A pre-summit bootcamp will be delivered to prepare students for the graduation projects pitch track.
The bootcamp equips senior students with essential entrepreneurial skills to transform graduation projects and technical ideas into viable business concepts.
Through focused sessions on problem definition, business models, market opportunity, and pitch storytelling, students refine their ideas into investor-style pitch decks.
Selected teams will present their ideas during the summit, demonstrating how academic work can translate into real-world opportunities.
Register to Participate
Startups & Scaleups
Startups & Scaleups
A curated invitation for high-potential startups and leading scale-ups to participate in the exhibition zone, showcase their growth journeys and market achievements, strengthen their employer brands, and explore collaboration opportunities with Cairo University, students, alumni, investors, and ecosystem partners.
ecosystem enablers
ecosystem enablers
An invitation to investors, venture capital firms, development organizations, and ecosystem enablers to engage in curated networking and matchmaking sessions, connect with startups, scale-ups, and student-led ventures, and explore investment, partnership, and collaboration opportunities emerging from the university ecosystem.
Trainers & Mentors
Trainers & Mentors
A call for experienced mentors, industry experts, and advisors to support student innovators and early-stage founders through guidance, feedback, and strategic insight, contributing to the development of high-quality, market-ready ventures.
Cairo unversity Alumni
Cairo unversity Alumni
A targeted outreach inviting Cairo University alumni to participate in the summit by sharing their professional achievements, while engaging as mentors, role models, and ecosystem contributors. The call aims to highlight alumni impact across industries and entrepreneurship, and to strengthen long-term alumni engagement in support of student innovation and the university’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.
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