talabat has renewed its strategic sponsorship of CODED Academy’s Academy X for a third consecutive year, extending its support for technology, entrepreneurship and digital skills development among young Kuwaiti women.
The 2026 edition of Academy X will continue to focus on app and web development, UI/UX design, leadership, soft skills and entrepreneurship, while introducing a dedicated training session on Claude AI.
The programme is aimed at participants aged 14 to 18 and is designed to give them practical exposure to technologies and skills increasingly relevant to the digital economy.
AI training added to 2026 programme
The new Claude AI module will introduce participants to prompt development for building functional applications.
It will also demonstrate how AI can support areas such as marketing, business development and digital innovation.
The addition reflects the growing importance of generative AI skills alongside more traditional areas such as software development and design.
Programme combines technical and entrepreneurial skills
Academy X is designed to go beyond classroom-based technology training.
Participants will take part in workshops, receive guidance from industry mentors and work collaboratively on ideas throughout the programme.
The initiative will conclude with a capstone project in which participants develop and pitch digital solutions addressing real-world challenges to a panel of industry experts.
That structure is intended to give participants experience in turning technical concepts into practical products and business ideas.
talabat links sponsorship to national talent development
Amal Bukhamseen, manager of corporate affairs at talabat Kuwait, said the partnership reflects the company’s focus on connecting education with practical industry experience.
“Empowering the next generation of female leaders in STEM remains a core pillar of talabat’s social responsibility strategy,” she said.
Bukhamseen added that the programme is intended to equip young women with future-focused skills, emerging technologies and practical industry knowledge.
The initiative also aligns with broader efforts to strengthen national digital capabilities under Kuwait Vision 2035.
CODED positions Academy X as an applied learning platform
Hashim Behbehani, co-founder and chief operations officer of CODED, said Academy X is intended to give young women space to experiment with technology, develop ideas and convert them into practical projects.
The programme therefore combines technical education with entrepreneurship, collaboration and presentation skills.
That broader approach can be particularly relevant for participants who may later pursue careers in software, design, AI, startups or other areas of the digital economy.
Third year of sponsorship strengthens continuity
talabat’s renewed sponsorship gives the programme continuity as it expands its curriculum.
Academy X is positioned as one of Kuwait’s largest initiatives focused specifically on empowering young women through technology and entrepreneurship.
The renewed partnership also reflects a wider trend of private-sector companies supporting early-stage digital skills development as demand grows for AI, software and innovation capabilities.
Why this matters
The addition of AI training makes the 2026 edition particularly relevant to the way digital skills requirements are changing.
Young people entering the workforce over the next several years are likely to need a combination of technical literacy, AI fluency, design thinking and entrepreneurial capability.
Programmes such as Academy X can help expose students to those areas before they reach university or enter the labour market.
Editor’s note
The strongest aspect of Academy X is its focus on applied learning rather than technology awareness alone.
Introducing participants to AI tools at ages 14 to 18 can be valuable, but the real impact will depend on whether they learn how to use those tools alongside problem-solving, product development and responsible decision-making.
By combining coding, design, entrepreneurship and AI, the programme is building a broader foundation for participation in Kuwait’s future digital economy.
