Seven teams of students from five universities in Vietnam will participate at Shell Eco-Marathon Asia (SMEA) 2018 – Make the Future, which will take place at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore from March 8-11. Vietnam’s student teams get ready for the Shell Eco-Marathon Asia 2018 in Singapore on March Organised for the second time in Singapore, the competition has attracted more than 100 teams from countries and territories in Asia and the Middle East this year. The competition acts as a playground for students to test vehicles they have designed and built themselves. To achieve their goals, the teams have to travel extraordinary distances using only one litre of fuel. Participating in the competition, students are expected to understand the urgency of using renewable energy and natural gas and low-carbon technologies, among other new energy solutions. The seven teams are: LH-GOLD ENERGY and LH-EST from Lạc Hồng University, AutoUTC and AutoUTC – Newway from Hanoi-based University of Transport and Communication, CKD.CTA from HCM City University of Technology and Education, HaUI AUTO from Hanoi University of Industry, and Hạt Đậu (Beans) from Đà Nẵng Polytechnic University. Of the figure, four teams will take part in the prototype (gasoline) category and three teams in the UrbanConcept competition (gasoline, ethanol and electric battery category). Of these, two teams will use electric batteries in their designs for energy sources. Trần Hồng Vân, general manager of Shell Vietnam, said: “I hope there will be bright ideas unlocking the potential of an entire region and we… [Read full story]
VietNamNet Bridge - Impressed by the effectiveness of Barista, a drink dispenser created by a group of FPT University students, Do Cong Hung, a lecturer in software technology, said he wanted to buy the smart ‘bartender’ at the thesis defending ceremony. The authors of Barista at the thesis defending ceremony“I will buy the product,” Hung said after enjoying a cocktail prepared by Barista developed by Nguyen Thai Duong, Nghe Le Thu Hien, Cao Hoang Anh and Phung Tien Dat.Users can regulate the hardware via an app run on an Android operating system. ... [read more]
Law students ready to go at regional mock-court contest (17-03-2009) HCM CITY — Law students from Viet Nam and other countries in the region will present arguments in English at an Asia-Pacific mock-court competition to be hosted by Viet Nam for the first time in November. The organisers told the media yesterday that Moot Competition 2009 would be organised by HCM City University of Law and LAWASIA, the Asia Pacific law association which focuses on the interests and concerns of the legal profession in the region. Rajeswari Kanniah, programme director at Taylor's Law School, a private school in Malaysia that…... [read more]
University footballers ready for friendlies (27-05-2006) HA NOI — A 19-member football team from St. John's University in New York will arrive in HCM City today in preparation for the friendly matches against Vietnamese football teams in Ha Noi, Hai Phong and HCM City. The team's Viet Nam tour are scheduled to run from tomorrow to June 11, and the team will debut their Viet Nam tour with the first match against Hong Bang Community-based College, who won the National Student Football Championship last year, at Thong Nhat Stadium next Sunday. As scheduled, the St. John's team will play against…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge - A lot of students complained that though they have fulfilled the training curricula, they still cannot graduate from universities, because they cannot meet the requirements in the English skills stipulated by the schools. Â The HCM City University of Agriculture and Forestry began applying the output standards for graduates from the 2008 academic year. The students of the school must meet the B1 level of the European scale. The students, who entered the school in 2008, have recently attended the final exams. However, 21.8 percent of the students still cannot show the B1 level certificates; therefore, they still…... [read more]
VietNamNet Bridge - Obtaining a seat in dormitories is now the dream of many university students. The students who have been admitted to the HCM City University of Technique Education felt disappointed when hearing that there are only 200 seats at the school's dormitory. Meanwhile, the school informed that the dormitories can house 2000 students. Nguyen Anh Duc, Head of the Student Affairs Division of the school, admitted that arranging accommodations for students is a big headache to the school's leaders. Explaining the lack of accommodations, Duc said that the currently available number of seats is just equal to 1/10…... [read more]
