// For Schools & Universities

Bring esports to your campus.

Ascend partners with schools and universities across the UAE to run structured, wellness-first esports programs, clubs, tournaments, workshops and game design pathways that turn screen time into skill time.

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Partnership Formats

Programs built for institutions.

Every format runs on the Ascend method, qualified coaches, structured curriculum, mandatory wellness checkpoints and full supervision. On your campus, at our arena, or both.

After-School

School Esports Clubs

Weekly structured club sessions run by Ascend coaches, age-grouped squads, skill progression and wellness habits built into every session. Turnkey: we bring the method, you bring the students.

On Campus or ArenaTerm-BasedAges 7–16

Competition

Inter-School Tournaments

Scholastic brackets hosted at the Ascend arena, fair-play scored, fully supervised, with your school's name on the trophy. From single match days to season-long leagues between institutions.

Arena HostedFair-Play ScoredLeague Options

Wellbeing

Digital Wellness Workshops

Assemblies and workshops for students, parents and staff on healthy gaming, screen-time balance, posture and movement, online safety and how to support young players at home.

Students & ParentsStaff PD OptionsOn Campus

Pathways

Game Design Programs

Project-based game design and development pathways delivered by the studio that built The Time Traveler: Burj Khalifa, students ship real playable projects, from bootcamps to full-term programs.

Project-BasedBootcamp to TermReal Deliverables

Official UAE affiliate of NASEF, the global Network of Academic and Scholastic Esports Federations. Your school's esports program plugs into an internationally recognised scholastic framework, not an experiment.

// Why Partner With Ascend

Esports your board can say yes to.

We built Ascend to answer the exact questions school leadership asks is it safe, is it structured, and does it actually develop students?

Safeguarding first

Qualified, supervised coaching, a published Code of Conduct, moderated environments and KIDAS-supported online safety.

Wellness built in

Movement breaks, posture coaching and screen-time discipline are part of the method, the answer to every parent's first concern.

Skills that transfer

Teamwork, communication, strategic thinking and digital citizenship, structured progression your staff can see, not just play.

Aligned with the UAE

Programs designed in step with the Dubai Gaming Program 2033, your students join the national gaming economy story early.

// Partnership Enquiry

Let’s build your program.

Tell us about your institution and what you have in mind. Our partnerships team replies within one business day here’s the process:

  1. Enquire

    Submit the form with your institution details and interest.

  2. Discovery call

    We map your goals, age groups, facilities and calendar.

  3. Tailored proposal

    A program plan with format, schedule, staffing and pricing.

  4. Launch

    We deliver, pilot first if you prefer, then scale what works.

Partnership enquiry

For schools, universities and training institutes across the UAE.

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