Registration Opens for SAF 2025: International STEAM Azerbaijan Festival Welcomes Global Youth

The International STEAM Azerbaijan Festival (SAF) has officially opened registration for its 2025 edition. Scheduled to take place from November 17 to 19 at the Baku Expo Center, the festival is set to bring together hundreds of young talents from around the world. SAF continues to serve as a premier platform where science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics intersect with innovation, sustainability, and youth creativity.

About the Festival

Launched in 2021, SAF was initiated by the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan in collaboration with the STEAM Azerbaijan project, as part of the nation’s broader digital transformation and educational innovation agenda. Since its inception, SAF has become one of the largest and most inclusive youth-focused STEAM events in the Caucasus and Central Asia region.

Over the years, SAF has grown into an international festival that goes far beyond showcasing technical skills - it fosters cross-cultural collaboration, critical thinking, and sustainable innovation among future global leaders.

Festival Date and Location

• Venue: Baku Expo Center, Baku, Azerbaijan
• Dates: November 17-19, 2025
  For the detailed agenda, visit: https://www.saf.steam.edu.az/en/agenda
• Deadline for Registration: To be announced

Focus & Themes by Year

Each edition of SAF adopts a unique thematic focus:

• 2021: Digital literacy and robotics
• 2022: AI, engineering design, and international teams
• 2023: “Youth & Innovation” with an emphasis on inclusive tech
• 2024: “Green STEAM” dedicated to environmental sustainability, reflecting Azerbaijan’s commitment to eco-friendly innovation

2025: Aligning with global priorities such as climate action, creative problem-solving, and green technology, particularly following COP29 and the "Year of Solidarity for a Green World" declared in Azerbaijan in 2024. SAF 2025 continues to emphasize “Tech for Impact”, encouraging young inventors and coders to think sustainably

Registration Categories

This year, SAF will feature a total of 18 exciting categories, including 5 new competitions debuting in 2025:

• Engineers of Future: Powered by AI - flagship AI & robotics engineering challenge
• VidX: AI Motion Challenge - AI-driven motion analysis and computer vision
• VEX IQ Competition - modular robotics for ages 10-15
• VEX Robotics Competition - advanced V5 platform for ages 14-17
• Mechatronics - integrated mechanics, electronics, programming
• Boat Racing - autonomous watercraft design & racing
• Deep Dive - underwater robotics (drones/submersibles)
• FlyTech - drone design and flight missions
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship - startup mindset meets STEAM
• New! RoboSoccer - robotics soccer tournament
• New! Fast and Furious - high-speed robotic vehicles
• CubeSat - mini-satellite design (ages 13-17)
• New! Imagination to Reality - creative prototyping & fabrication
• NextGen Creators - future content creators meet tech
• New! Rolling Minds - rolling-robot challenges and mechanisms

Coming Soon:

• H2 Grand Prix PRO - hydrogen-powered vehicle design & racing (ages 13-17)

More information on all categories is available at: https://saf.steam.edu.az/en/kateqoriyalar

Registration Details

• 🔗 Official Website: www.saf.steam.edu.az
• 📞 Contact for Inquiries: +994 51 206 78 18
• 📍 Open to both national and international applicants

Interested participants should register via the link below before the deadline (to be announced). Spaces in each category are limited, so early application is highly recommended.