YUNEX — Youth Innovation Exchange Program

YUNEX 2026 / FINALIST EDITION

Young minds.
Bolder futures.

A meeting point for young innovators, ambitious ideas, technology, entrepreneurship, and international exchange.

Meet the finalists
Official YUNEX campaign artwork with Baku on one side, Warsaw on the other, and the YUNEX identity at the centre.BAKU QUBA POLANDIDEAS IN TRANSIT ↗
INNOVATION AND STARTUP CAMP07—10 NOVEMBER 2026QUBA, AZERBAIJAN

THE 2026 EDITIONOne next step
starts here.

Applications01 / 04
Teams applied02 / 04
Selected participants03 / 04
Finalist teams04 / 04
01 / THE IDEAA PROGRAM FOR WHAT COMES NEXT

Different perspectives. Shared possibility.

Progress starts
with exchange.

YUNEX brings young people together across technology, entrepreneurship, culture, and practical problem-solving. A shared space to exchange perspectives, strengthen ideas, and build connections that can travel beyond borders.

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02 / THE FINAL 20

Twenty teams.
One ambition.

After selection and evaluation, 20 finalist teams have earned their place in YUNEX 2026. Now they prepare to turn ambitious ideas into practical solutions.

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  1. 01NPE
  2. 02InnovAda
  3. 03Zangazur
  4. 04DaCy
  5. 05Nexmora
  6. 06FARAD
  7. 07OnlyWay
  8. 08UNECom
  9. 09NVATON
  10. 10Dedio
  11. 11NextGen
  12. 12Artemis
  13. 13UNEVATE
  14. 14Xudafərin
  15. 15Radium
  16. 16Outliers
  17. 17EniaX
  18. 18Renter.az
  19. 19Invictus
  20. 20Neftchiler
  21. 2026

    Twenty teams.
    One shared ambition.

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20 TEAMS ONE SHARED AMBITION LIMITLESS POSSIBILITIES

03 / THE JOURNEY CONTINUESFROM SELECTION TO EXCHANGE

The applications are complete.
The finalists are selected.
Now the real journey begins.

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01

Selection

A considered evaluation process brought 20 finalist teams forward.

02

Innovation camp

Four days for collaboration, learning, mentorship, and practical innovation in Quba.

03

International exchange

Winning teams have an opportunity to join the YUNEX Innovation and Experience Exchange Visit to Poland.

Warsaw's historic centre shown in the official YUNEX campaign artwork.
04 / BEYOND BORDERS

The journey
continues in Poland.

AWARDED A FULLY FUNDED OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE YUNEX INNOVATION AND EXPERIENCE EXCHANGE VISIT TO POLAND.

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KEEP THE EXCHANGE MOVING

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as it unfolds.

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