Teens in AI and Mastercard partnered to inspire the next generation of digital researchers, entrepreneurs, and leaders through immersive, hands-on learning experiences focused on AI and data science.
The partnership created opportunities for young people to work on socially relevant challenges, build practical skills, and develop confidence in using technology as a force for good. With mentoring, expert input, and exposure to entrepreneurial thinking, participants were encouraged to move beyond passive learning and start building solutions with real-world relevance.
The partnership combined technical learning, mentoring, and real-world challenge solving to help young people turn ideas into action.
Young people were introduced to AI, data science, ethics, and entrepreneurship through immersive sessions designed to broaden horizons and build belief in what they could achieve.
Participants worked in teams to design and develop AI solutions linked to major social challenges, applying design thinking, coding, and problem-solving to issues connected to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
Explore how the Mastercard partnership helped young people engage with AI, entrepreneurship, and social-impact problem-solving through immersive, mentor-led experiences.
"A partnership designed to help young people use AI and data science to tackle social issues, build future-ready skills, and imagine themselves as the next generation of innovators and leaders."
This partnership showed how corporate support can help turn curiosity into capability through immersive, structured experiences that combine learning, mentorship, and real-world application.
By backing challenge-based programmes focused on AI for social good, Mastercard helped create opportunities for young people to develop technical confidence, entrepreneurial thinking, and a stronger sense of how technology can be used responsibly. The model also demonstrated how partnership can widen participation and strengthen the early pipeline of diverse talent in AI.
For organisations looking to support inclusive innovation, youth development, and practical AI learning through mentorship and challenge-based delivery.
Through this partnership, young people gained access to experiences that combined AI learning, teamwork, and entrepreneurial thinking in a way that felt both ambitious and accessible.
Participants were encouraged to explore technology through the lens of social impact, build solutions to real problems, and strengthen the confidence to see themselves in future pathways connected to AI, data science, and innovation. Mastercard’s support also helped create memorable stretch opportunities, including wider exposure to the innovation ecosystem through prize and accelerator pathways.
Find out how a partnership with Teens in AI can help your organisation support young people, widen participation in technology, and inspire the next generation of innovators through practical AI learning.
Build core skills in AI, coding, and ethics through guided teen-friendly learning.
Develop impact-driven projects using AI to tackle real global challenges.
Work in global teams to design AI solutions that support equity and inclusion.
Explore AI ethics and leadership with peers through live discussions.
