AATP 2026 Awards
The AATP 2026 Awards is a flagship recognition program launched as a cornerstone initiative for the 2026 Annual Conference, dedicated to honoring exceptional achievements in Asia's education and assessment landscape. This year, we present 10 distinguished award categories grouped under two major awards: the AATP Assessment Award, which spotlights breakthroughs in assessment, and the AATP EdTech Award, which showcases innovations in education technology—each celebrating unique contributions to industry progress.
We strongly encourage organizations, projects, and teams across Asia to step forward and submit your impactful work. This is your opportunity to be recognized for driving positive change, share your expertise with the broader community, and join a network of leaders committed to advancing education and assessment excellence in the region.
Award Category
AATP Assessment Award
1 AI Innovation in Assessment Award
This award recognizes pioneering, technology-led innovations that integrate cutting-edge artificial intelligence to reshape the full lifecycle of educational and workforce assessment—including assessment design, content development, delivery, and result analysis. It honors intelligent assessment solutions that enhance accuracy, efficiency, fairness and learner engagement while addressing the evolving needs of education and workforce development.
2 Asia Regional Implementation Excellence of the Year
This award celebrates outstanding education and assessment programs with proven scalable implementation across multiple Asian countries and regions beyond the core market. It recognizes teams and projects that deliver localized, high-adaptability program deployment, achieve stable operational results in diverse Asian market environments, and set benchmark standards for cross-regional educational and assessment promotion in Asia.
3 Excellence in Social Impact for Equity and Inclusion
This award highlights exceptional education, training and assessment initiatives dedicated to advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in academic and workplace scenarios. It honors practices that break resource access barriers, eliminate systemic and situational discrimination in learning and employment environments, and deliver tangible, positive social outcomes to build a more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable society.
4 Outstanding Transformational Project of the Year
This award acknowledges landmark, technology-driven projects that drive comprehensive, substantive and revolutionary transformation in local education and assessment. It focuses on influential initiatives that leverage digital innovation to overhaul traditional models, bringing revolutionary change and lasting impact to local markets.
5 Excellence in Professional Upskilling Award in Asia
This award honors outstanding digital training or education programs tailored for Asian workforce. It recognizes outstanding initiatives that drive professional upskilling and empower individuals for Talent advancement or movement in Asia, unlocking advanced career opportunities.
AATP EdTech Award
1 Excellence in Cross-Border EdTech Collaboration Award
This award recognizes outstanding partnerships between EdTech entities, assessment organizations, and educational institutions across Asian countries/regions. It celebrates joint development of innovative EdTech solutions, cross-regional sharing of best practices, and co-building of digital learning ecosystems that break resource barriers, solve regional educational challenges and deliver tangible industry value.
2 Innovation in EdTech for Educator Empowerment Award
This award honors cutting-edge EdTech tools, platforms, or programs designed to enhance educators' digital skills, streamline teaching workflows, or enable data-driven instructional strategies—empowering teachers and trainers to deliver high-quality education in Asia's evolving learning environments.
3 Excellence in AI-Powered Digital Learning Access & Impact Award
This award highlights outstanding AI-driven learning solutions across Asia's K12, vocational and lifelong learning sectors. It acknowledges technologies that deliver personalized, accessible and adaptive digital learning experiences, expand inclusive educational access, and generate measurable improvements in learning efficiency and knowledge acquisition for diverse user groups.
4 Outstanding Contribution to EdTech Ecosystem Building Award
This award honors organizations or projects driving the growth of Asia's EdTech ecosystem. It recognizes foundational contributions including industry research, policy advocacy, talent development and platform building that connect stakeholders and accelerate the adoption of impactful educational technology across the region.
5 Rising Star in Assessment and Education Award
This award celebrates emerging individuals, teams, or organisations demonstrating early-career innovation and leadership in the fields of Asian assessment and education. It recognizes pioneering practices and fresh industry insights, empowers rising industry experts, and injects new vitality into the continuous innovation and development of the regional community.
Selection Principles
To comprehensively recognize diverse achievements in Asia's assessment and education technology landscape, this year's awards adopt two distinct selection models tailored to the unique traits of different fields:
- AATP Assessment Award: Focused on benchmarking excellence in assessment, the awards follow a highly selective evaluation process. Following an initial review, two winners in each category are selected through on-site judging, recognizing initiatives that set the benchmark for the industry.
- AATP EdTech Award: Centered on diverse innovations in EdTech, the awards adopt a recognition-based selection model. Multiple winners may be recognized in each category based on the quality of their submissions and their contributions to the industry, celebrating the breadth of innovation and collaborative progress across the field.
All winning projects, regardless of the selection model, undergo a rigorous blind review process and meet the core criteria of "relevance, impact, and innovation," collectively representing the annual excellence in Asia's education and assessment sector.
Notably, organizations or projects with work spanning both assessment and edtech innovation are welcome to apply for categories in both award groups. We encourage applicants to choose categories that align with their project's traits, ensuring your innovative value receives the most accurate recognition.