The Vision Behind the New Platform: A Message from Our CEO
What inspired the next iteration of ICS, and where are we headed next? Hear directly from our CEO, Joshua Neubert, as he shares the vision…
Building Champions in the Classroom: Gamification in Education
“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them: a desire, a dream, a vision.” – Muhammad Ali,…
Introducing the ICS Badge Structure
We’ve officially launched our new platform, and we’re so excited to give you a tour of the features we’ve added. One of the biggest new…
Introducing the New ICS Platform: A Smarter Way to Manage and Participate in Educational Competitions
Since ICS was founded in 2012, we’ve been a hub for educational competitions across the nation. We design, facilitate and manage competitions that are complex…
A New Era of Academic Competitions
For more than a decade, the Institute of Competition Sciences has been working with competition organizations to capture, organize, and recognize student achievement. One great…
From Concept to Impact: NASA ORBIT Finalists Showcase Innovation at Space Center Houston
NASA ORBIT finalist teams, mentors, advisors, judges and STEM professionals gathered at Space Center Houston in Houston, Texas, from July 15 to 17, 2026, for…
Home-Field Heroes and Dismantled Dynasties at the 2026 MATE ROV World Championship
Control stations are powered down and the engineering logs have closed. The 2026 MATE ROV World Championship at the Fisheries and Marine Institute of Memorial…
Future Problem Solving 2026 World Finals Recap & What’s Next
Future Problem Solving (FPS) just wrapped up their 2026 World Finals, and it’s time to celebrate the amazing innovators who took the stage this summer…
2026 MATE ROV World Championship: The Ultimate Redemption Tour
The open ocean is a brutal arena, but for these elite underwater robotics teams, the real pressure begins poolside. Every year, the MATE ROV Competition…