Two Vietnamese high school students have been honored in a national innovation contest for creating a pair of ‘smart glasses’ for visually impaired people. Tu Uyen and Thu Tuyet from Bui Thi Xuan High School, in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, have won first prize at the Social Innovation (SOIN) Challenge 2017 for their prototypie pair of smart glasses for the blind. Launched in mid-September last year, the SOIN event attracted inventions from across Vietnam. The competition was split into two categories: for adults (SOIN Unlimited) and for high school students (SOIN Junior). The high school category results were announced on January 13. Uyen and Tuyet’s glasses integrate both GPS and smartphone technology, and passed two rounds of judging, called “Conversing with Investors” and “Conversing with Costumers,” whereby all candidates answered questions relating to their inventions. The second prize was shared by a group of students named Mr. HANDY from Lao Cai Province, in northwestern Vietnam, who created an app that provides nutritional menus for children under five, and WAVE, a group of students from Hanoi, who created an app that facilitates interaction between teachers, students and parents. The third prize was awarded to three ideas, one which involves a wrist band able to warn parents of potential accidents and emotional instability in autistic children; a youth center where children are stimulated to be creative via the production of models and handmade items; and finally to an idea centered on the conversion of organic waste into biofertilizers. The… [Read full story]
Vietnamese students win scholarships to University of Queensland By Thuy Nguyen in HCMC University of Queensland president Paul Greenfield on Tuesday announced five HCMC students as scholarship winners to the Australian school. This scholarship program was launched in March 2008 following a visit to Australia by Vietnam's deputy prime minister and minister for education Nguyen Thien Nhan. Since the late 1990's, UQ has engaged in a range of activities in Vietnam including training programs and collaborative research across a broad range of disciplines. The UQ Vietnam-Australia 35 year commemorative research higher degree scholarships advance the spirit of the generosity of…... [read more]
Vietnamese student wins first prize in Asia Nguyen Ngoc Yen Nhu, a primary student in the Mekong Delta province of Long An, has defeated thousands of contestants in Asia to win first prize in the international painting contest for children with the painting "Ban trai, ban gai cung choi tren canh dong" (boys and girls play together in the field), Tuoi Tre reports. Fourteen nominated paintings were chosen from nearly 26,000 entries to win an award, according to the reports from the European Committee. In Asia, besides the champion Nguyen Ngoc Yen Nhu, another girl from Thailand also won a…... [read more]
British Council in Vietnam yesterday honored and granted to the Vietnamese student winning IELTS Prize for Applicants of East Asia Region and Vietnam. Vietnamese students win IELTS Prize. Vu Dinh Hung was listed in top five awardees to grab IELTS Prize for Applicants of East Asia Region with a full-scholarship worth £12,000 and became the first Vietnamese candidate among 900 participants from 11 countries after achieving score of 8.5. Meanwhile, IELTS Prize for Applicants of Vietnam went to Nguyen Ha Duong, Nguyen Phan Anh, Nguyen Hai Anh, Pham Thao Uyen, with total prize of VND 70 million. During the ceremony,…... [read more]
British Council in Vietnam yesterday honored and granted to the Vietnamese student winning IELTS Prize for Applicants of East Asia Region and Vietnam.Vu Dinh Hung was listed in top five awardees to grab IELTS Prize for Applicants of East Asia Region with a full-scholarship worth £12,000 and became the first Vietnamese candidate among 900 participants from 11 countries after achieving score of 8.5. Meanwhile, IELTS Prize for Applicants of Vietnam went to Nguyen Ha Duong, Nguyen Phan Anh, Nguyen Hai Anh, Pham Thao Uyen, with total prize of VND 70 million.During the ceremony, British Council in Vietnam also honored and awarded to 15 candidates who…... [read more]
Hanoi (VNA) – Twelve Vietnamesestudents, all from Hanoi, who entered the 2017 International Mathematics andScience Olympiad (IMSO) in Singapore have won prizes.According toDirector of Hanoi Department of Education and Training Chu Xuan Dung, Vietnamclaimed two gold, three silver and one bronze medals for maths and one gold andfive silvers for science. Vietnamese students (Photo internet)... [read more]
