KTech Tops Kuwait Cybersecurity League 2026

Kuwait Technical College (KTEC) achieved a distinguished milestone in the field of cybersecurity, as its students topped the competitions of the third edition of the Kuwait Cybersecurity League 2026. The event was held last Friday at the Grand Hyatt Kuwait hotel, featuring participation from 12 universities across the country, under the patronage of the Public Authority for Communications and Information Technology (PACIT) and the National Cybersecurity Center, and organized by Zone and Duroos.

The college’s students secured first and third places among the participating universities, an achievement that reflects their superiority in cybersecurity.

In the general competition, which involved more than 120 teams, a three-member team that included a KTEC student secured first place among all participating teams. This accomplishment further underscores the excellence of the college’s students and their ability to compete in specialized technical forums.

This achievement holds particular significance given the college’s status as the first educational institution in Kuwait to offer a bachelor’s degree program specialized in cybersecurity, reflecting its early commitment to preparing qualified national cadres in one of the most critical and rapidly growing technological sectors.

This specialized academic approach has contributed to providing an educational environment that combines theoretical knowledge with practical training, enabling students to develop their skills in alignment with labor market requirements and the accelerating challenges in the digital security field.

The achievement came during the hackathon competitions, where teams competed to solve a series of technical challenges testing participants’ skills in discovering and analyzing security vulnerabilities, reverse engineering, web application security, digital forensics, and network security.

This excellence reflects the advanced level possessed by the college’s students and their ability to apply their academic knowledge and practical skills to face specialized technical challenges within a competitive environment that requires analytical thinking, rapid decision-making, and teamwork.

It also highlights the importance of specialized academic programs in building a strong foundation of practical skills and technical expertise among students.

Notably, the students who secured third place were among those who benefited from training held in Qatar during the previous year.

The training programs made available to students, along with competitions organized by the college, contributed to enhancing their readiness to participate by honing their skills in solving cybersecurity challenges, and developing analytical thinking, teamwork, and time management.

These experiences helped bridge the gap between academic knowledge and practical application, and built students’ confidence in their ability to compete and achieve high rankings.

In a statement issued today, Kuwait Technical College expressed its pride in this achievement, which reflects the competence and excellence of its students in the field of cybersecurity, and embodies the importance of applied education in preparing qualified national cadres to keep pace with the rapid developments in the technology and digital security sectors.

The college expressed pride in its leadership in offering the first bachelor’s degree program specialized in cybersecurity in Kuwait, and in the role it plays in supporting the state’s directions toward enhancing national capabilities in this vital field.

It noted that the participation of its students in such competitions aligns with its commitment to enhancing practical experience, encouraging innovation, and developing specialized technical skills, thereby contributing to preparing a generation capable of competing and contributing to supporting Kuwait’s cybersecurity ecosystem.

It clarified that the college provides its students with educational and training opportunities that combine academic study with practical application, helping them transform knowledge into solutions and skills applicable in real-world work environments.

The college expressed its pride in its winning students and congratulated them on this achievement, which adds to its record of accomplishments and reflects its distinguished presence in technical competitions across Kuwait. It also embodies the college’s academic leadership and its ongoing commitment to graduating national talents capable of leading the future of digital security.