I designedthis jacket
(and this website)
Youssef Farouk
My niche is in cognitive development and Bildung* in AI and education from all sides of the equation:
- Product designI designed my own AI EdTech app
- Academia and researchThree master's degrees in education
- PolicyI advise the UN on youth issues
- Startups and investmentsEx-VC for Shark Tank EG
- Three master's degreesSweden, Germany and Italy
- First-Class bachelor'sUnited Kingdom
- Research scopeCognitive development and Bildung* in AI in UAE schools
- Startups and investmentsVC for Shark Tank EG + trained at 5 accelerators and incubators
- PolicyUN Youth Advisory Board
- Design, a personal interestLeather jackets, suits and formal trousers
- British-Egyptian dual national
- Educated in Sweden, Germany, Italy and the UK
- Research in the UAE
- Work in Egypt and Germany
Email meLinkedIn (external link)
Bildung is the lifelong process of maturing into an autonomous, empathetic, and responsible human being, rather than simply memorising facts or training for a job.
Universities
Three master's degrees from Sweden, Germany and Italy, and a First-Class degree from Essex.
- University of EssexColchester, United Kingdom
- University of GävleGävle, Sweden
- Pädagogische Hochschule Schwäbisch GmündSchwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
- Università della CalabriaRende, Italy
Current roles
- AI in education researcherInterviewing leaders in EdTech design, Dubai government, advanced private school networks and EdTech implementation.
- Building AI solutions at ZEISS SMTMy graduate internship in Germany, for the company's AI transition.
- Erasmus Mundus scholarFully funded, for three master's degrees in education, 2025 to 2027.
- Member, UN Country Team Youth Advisory Board in EgyptSince August 2025.
Research
Interviewing the top education and AI experts in the UAE for my dissertation.
Framework analysis of cognitive development and Bildung* in AI education under We the UAE 2031 and the UAE National Strategy for Artificial Intelligence 2031.
Projects
Stories from Home
A story app that helps children of expats, of any nationality, learn their home dialect.
Featured in
Youth for sustainability: Young changemakers driving Egypt's green future
I am profiled with other Youth for Sustainability ambassadors.
Image: UNDP Egypt
Startups, investments and the UN
Startups and investments
5startup accelerators and incubators
- Flat6Labs
- AUC Venture Lab
- SPARK! Ventures
- TIEC
- Nahdet El Mahrousa
- I managed investments made on Shark Tank EG, with due diligence on 7+ startups.
- I co-founded ReCloset, which won 1st place and an EGP 100,000 equity-free grant.
United Nations
- Member of the UN Country Team Youth Advisory Board in Egypt.
- Youth for Sustainability Ambassador with UNDP Egypt and Flat6Labs.
Awards and certifications
