Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Iran

Name

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Iran

Legal name

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Iran

Website

https://sftiran.ir

Company type

Private

Founded year

2024

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Iran is a free, non-commercial corporate social responsibility program that trains Tehran university students (ages 18-20) in Design Thinking and STEM skills through 12-week cohorts, delivered in partnership with Amirkabir University of Technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education and Training Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Innovation & Design Thinking Programs (EDAMAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Engineering Design & Project-Based Learning Programs (EDAMADAB), Engineering Design & Applied STEM Challenges (Non-Robotics) (EDAMABAK)

Keywords

• Design thinking education
• Stem education program
• Social innovation training
• Corporate social responsibility
• University student program

Headquarters

HQ city

Tehran

HQ country

Iran

HQ region

Middle East

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Corporate Social Responsibility (Non-Commercial): Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is a corporate social responsibility (CSRI) and citizenship initiative. It is a free educational program for participants, fully funded by Samsung Electronics. It generates no direct revenue; its value is brand equity, community goodwill, talent pipeline development, and alignment with Samsung's global citizenship values.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Iran is a free 12-week educational program that trains university students aged 18-20 in Design Thinking methodology and STEM-based problem solving. Participants work in teams of 5 to identify real social challenges, develop prototypes, and present solutions to a jury of university professors and industry experts. The program is delivered in person at the Samsung center within Amirkabir University of Technology's Science and Technology Park in Tehran.

Product overview

Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Iran is an educational/training program operated by Samsung in partnership with Amirkabir University of Technology. The program offers a 12-week intensive course that trains university students aged 18-20 in Design Thinking methodology, STEM skills, teamwork, and problem-solving. The program is structured as a competitive educational initiative where students work in teams to address real social challenges. The core product is the Solve for Tomorrow Educational Program, which includes Design Thinking Training as its primary methodology component. The program has completed three cohorts since its launch in February 2024.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Solve for Tomorrow Educational Program A 12-week free educational and competitive program that trains university students aged 18-20 in Design Thinking methodology and STEM-based problem solving. Participants form teams of 5 to identify real social challenges, develop prototypes, and present solutions to a jury of professors and industry experts at a closing ceremony. Three cohorts have been completed (Cycle 1: Dec 2023–Jun 2024, Cycle 2: Sep 2024–Jan 2025, Cycle 3: Feb–Jul 2025), with approximately 50 students per cohort.

Quantifiable outcome

• 150+ university students trained across 3 cohorts (50 per cohort)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship.

• Amirkabir University of Technology (دانشگاه صنعتی امیرکبیر)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Samsung Solve for Tomorrow operates in Iran exclusively through a strategic partnership with Amirkabir University of Technology (AUT). AUT provides the physical facilities (Technology Tower, Samsung unit), academic credibility, faculty mentors, facilitators, and jury members. The partnership builds on Samsung's prior collaboration with AUT on the Samsung-AUT Innovation Center and other CSR initiatives. Samsung funds and brand-manages the program while AUT provides the academic infrastructure and student access.
• Samsung Electronics (HQ/Global)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2024Samsung Electronics is the global parent company that funds, brands, and provides the global Solve for Tomorrow framework and methodology. The Iran program is an extension of Samsung's global CSR initiative that has been implemented in 68+ countries with 2.2 million+ student participants. Samsung Electronics Iran coordinates local execution.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stanford Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (d.school): Stanford's pioneering design thinking teaching and research institute. Methodologically aligned with Solve for Tomorrow Iran's five-stage Design Thinking curriculum, and broadly comparable as a leading authority that has shaped design-thinking pedagogy worldwide, including in CSR programs.

Emerging players

• Microsoft TEALS: Microsoft's Technology Education and Literacy in Schools program that partners with universities and high schools to bring computer science education to students. Comparable as a corporate-sponsored education initiative leveraging academic partnerships to deliver structured technical curricula to students.
• Design for America: A student-led design thinking and social innovation network originating from Northwestern University, with university-based chapters applying human-centered design to local social challenges. Comparable in methodology (Design Thinking applied to social problems) and university-based delivery model.
• Google Code Next: Google's equity-free educational program for high school and early college students of color in technology. Directly comparable as a tech-corporate-sponsored, free, cohort-based STEM/Design program for young students, similar in mission and target demographic to Solve for Tomorrow Iran.

Others

• Amirkabir University of Technology Innovation Center: The institutional innovation and entrepreneurship arm of Solve for Tomorrow Iran's partner university. Adjacent as the host academic ecosystem for student-led innovation in Iran; shares participant overlap but is not a direct competing program.

Direct peers

• IDEO U: IDEO's online learning platform that teaches Design Thinking methodology to professionals and learners globally. Directly comparable as it teaches the same human-centered design framework (Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, Test) that the Solve for Tomorrow Iran program uses as its core curriculum.
• Samsung Solve for Tomorrow (USA / Global Program): The US and other country-level implementations of the same global Samsung Solve for Tomorrow CSR program. Identical methodology (Design Thinking, STEM, prototype presentations) and brand, adapted for different geographies; directly comparable to the Iran implementation in mission, structure, and target audience (students).

Regional players

• Sharif University of Technology Entrepreneurship Center: Iranian top-tier university's entrepreneurship and innovation programs serving Tehran-based university students. Operates in the same geography with a similar student-innovation mission, but is institutionally independent and not directly competing for Solve for Tomorrow's narrow first/second-year cohort.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/samsung-solve-for-tomorrow-iran

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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