GEMS X is the future-focused research and development arm of GEMS Education.

GEMS X is the future-focused research and development arm of GEMS Education. Its goal is to redefine learning through a lens of work, technology and interconnected societies, engage students to create and prototype radical solutions to open-ended systemic challenges, and prepare youth for a rapidly evolving, dynamic tomorrow.
What’s GEMS X involved in?
GEMS X opportunities for students
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GEMS X initiatives
Global Futures Curriculum
Partnership with US-based Singularity University to create a 20-week curriculum for ages 11-18 covering exponential technology, AI and future societies
GEMS Youth Challenges & Global Innovation Challenge
Partnership with Singularity University and other prominent organisations aimed at using exponential technologies to solve global issues
GEMS Xcelerator
Enterprise- and innovation-led initiatives for students, including design-thinking, investor pitching, business mentors and high-profile competitions
Awecademy
Courses for students covering 21st-century skills, innovation, global and cosmic citizenship, culture and society, ethics, philosophy and future studies
Computational Futures
Framework and curriculum for coding, computational thinking and robotics for ages 4-18
FutureTalks
Series of talks on AI, exponential thinking, ed-tech and future fluencies, infinity, societies, jobs of the future, neuroscience and mind brain education
IBM Digital – Nation
Student access to over 75 different courses with a focus on advanced IT skills in future and emerging technologies, such as AI, blockchain, cloud, coding, Internet of Things, quantum computing, data science and analytics, and cybersecurity
Microsoft Educator Community
Training for teachers to become MS Innovative Educators (MIE), MS Innovative Expert Educators (MIEE), and MS Technical Fellows. Also includes 21st-century learning design for school leaders