Emirates Aviation University and Boeing Team Up to Ignite Aeronautical Career Passion

In partnership with Boeing, Emirates Aviation University hosted its seventh Water Rocket Competition, where 202 students from 24 UAE schools made a big splash.

With available materials, eleventh and twelfth graders from schools throughout the United Arab Emirates constructed rockets. Every year, participants are tasked with using only water and air pressure to launch water rockets at a 45-degree angle.

For improved impact protection, students create imaginative fins and nose cones. They pick up skills in reduction, reuse, and recycling during the competition. Teams were given two hours to finish the task and two chances to launch their rockets this year.

Professor Ahmad Al Ali, Vice Chancellor of Emirates Aviation University, said: Emirates Aviation University is dedicated to innovation and developing young people’s creative thinking. Not only is the annual Water Rocket Competition thrilling for the student community, but it’s also a chance to challenge and inspire the nation’s finest young brains to consider careers in STEM fields.

Every year, it’s enlightening to watch how students collaborate, think creatively, and build these rockets. We hope this will motivate them to pursue careers in science and engineering as leaders. We appreciate Boeing’s assistance in making this challenge a success once more.

Eagle 1 from Islamiya English School in Abu Dhabi was declared the winner school by the Emirates Aviation University and Boeing judging panel after the water rocket launches. The team launched their rocket up to a distance of 99 metres. With 93 metres, Eagle 2 from Islamiya English School in Abu Dhabi took first place as the runner-up, followed by OOW – Volts from Own High School in Dubai in second place with 92 metres.

The annual competition combines creativity with the fundamentals of flight and rocketry to inspire the next generation of aviation enthusiasts.