Saturday Texas A&M kicked off the Invent for the Planet competition.

The two-day competition allows students to compete with others from across the globe.

More than 600 students are participating in the weekend-long competition including more than 60 aggies.

Students from 24 different colleges will present their projects that in some way tackle world issues.

The projects range from water insecurity to creating new technology.

"I think it helps our team all come together and be more excited to try to win this competition," said Megan Dawkins, a mechanical engineering student. "Not for the sake of winning but for the sake of bettering somebody else life, better the planet and bring more environmental justice to everybody around the world."

First place teams from each university will have about a week to perfect their ideas and will then be judged in a final competition.