1. To represent an ideal platform for students from across UAE universities to compete and think up the best solutions to thorny sustainability challenges locally.

2. To guide students to new ways of envisioning the world and involve them in identifying solutions for their benefit and generations to come.

3. To showcase how students can play an active and engaged role in their respective communities and assume their social and environmental responsibilities.

4. To help combat global sustainability challenges with groundbreaking local solutions.