{
  "id": 14195858,
  "title": "A schoolboy, a professor and a designer among winners of Dubai's app championship",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/a-schoolboy-a-professor-and-a-designer-among-winners-of-dubais-app",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-13T12:30:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
    "slug": "euronews",
    "url": "https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/13/a-schoolboy-a-professor-and-a-designer-among-winners-of-dubais-app-championship"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Three notable winners from the Dubai App Championship include a schoolboy, a professor, and a designer. Ehsan Adouane, a ninth-grade student, developed the app Ettan Ehsan, which turned homework into a game, winning the Best Youth-made App award. Professor Agnieszka Kocznur, a former retail designer, created RUSH, an app that connects travellers with shared interests, winning the Most Impactful App award. Meanwhile, designer Alan Villegas' fintech app, LiaPay, was awarded Most Innovative App for helping UAE employees access their salaries earlier than payday. The Dubai App Championship, which started locally in 2023 and opened globally in its second year, received entrants from 153 countries. Winners were honored on October 7th by Mohammed bin Rashid bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Past winners attest to the value of the competition, with one launching a market-leading rental protection service and another gaining investor backing.",
  "summary": "From a 13-year-old with a YouTube channel to a professor who quit academia, this year's winners show the reach of a competition that drew almost 10,000 entries.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ninth-grade student Ehsan Adouane wins Best Youth-made App award for Ettan Ehsan.",
    "Professor Agnieszka Kocznur creates Most Impactful App RUSH.",
    "Designer Alan Villegas' fintech app LiaPay wins Most Innovative App."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}