This cycle (2025 cycle) was held in academic partnership with Tishk International University in Erbil. In this cycle, 56 projects entered the competition from various Iraqi universities: 14 from the University of Baghdad, 10 from the University of Technology in Baghdad, 5 from the University of Basra, 7 from the University of Kufa, 8 from the University of Karbala, 3 from the University of Wasit, 2 from the University of Dohuk, 2 from the University of Mosul, and one project each from the University of Babylon, Diyala University, Koya University, Tishk International University, and the Catholic University in Erbil. The shortlist included 18 projects, after which the top 10 projects were announced, comprising the honorable mention projects and the top three winning projects.

The shortlisted projects are as follows (listed alphabetically):

Ahmad Mohammed Ahmad – University of Karbala

Basma Yasser Hazim – Tishk International University

Hussein Ammar Mohammed – University of Kufa

Rima Kifah and Zainab Omar – University of Baghdad

Ali Aqeel Sabbah – University of Baghdad

Mustafa Kareem Musa – University of Basra

Abdullah Mohammed Abd Al-Jabbar – University of Baghdad

Milad Nabil – University of Baghdad

The honorable mention projects are as follows (listed alphabetically):

Aya Balin – Koya UniversityEtimad

Jasim Mohammed – University of Basra

Jaafar Saeed – University of Kufa

Hussein Abd Al-Majeed – University of Baghdad

Hussein Yousuf Baqir – University of Baghdad

Hawraa Haider Jasim – University of Karbala

Yasar Sadiq Mohammed – University of Kufa

The top three winning projects are as follows:

Third Place: Buraq Majeed Saadi – University of Baghdad

Second Place: Abdullah Thamer Rashid – University of Baghdad

First Place: Mohammed Imad Mohammed – University of Wasit