Revealing their outstanding talent in robot design, students from Duy Tan University (DTU) outstandingly won first prize at the science & technology innovation competition “Innovation Tech Challenge 2025”.
This is the third time DTU takes first prize at the Innovation Tech Challenge,
as its students also won the championship in 2023 and 2024. Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+
On the afternoon of September 11 in Hanoi, Samsung Vietnam held the closing ceremony of the technology talent development project Samsung Innovation Campus 2024–2025.
Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC) 2024–2025 was launched in November 2024 to develop high-tech skills among Vietnamese youth - who will lead Vietnam’s success in the fourth industrial revolution.
The project offers three capacity-building courses in technology for young people aged 12 to 22, including: Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Big Data, along with one basic skills course in Coding & Programming (C&P). The courses are delivered through a combination of online (e-learning) and in-person training to reach students in different provinces and regions across the country. In addition to specialized knowledge, the program also provides career orientation and soft skills training to support and enhance learners’ competencies throughout the program.
Nearly a year after implementation started, SIC 2024–2025 has been brought to 69 schools - junior high, senior high, and universities - in 10 of Vietnam’s 34 provinces. The program has achieved positive results, engaging nearly 7 thousand students and teachers. Nearly 40,626 classroom hours have been delivered across 249 classes, along with 9,534 completed e-learning hours.
Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+
As part of the project, the organizing committee held the science & technology innovation competition “Innovation Tech Challenge 2025” for SIC participants, in the format of a “Robot Cup – Robot Soccer” contest. This year’s contest brought together 10 university teams and 15 high school teams from various provinces across Vietnam.
The teams researched and developed design and programming solutions for two intelligent robots, applying advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), image processing, sensors, and automated control. The robots were programmed to be capable of moving, coordinating strategies, and responding flexibly in order to compete in head-to-head challenges on a simulated soccer field.
The highlight of the competition was the head-to-head soccer match. Two teams competed directly against each other, using their two robots to score goals as quickly and as often as possible. In particular, the team that managed to score in three different goals, with both robots scoring at least once, would achieve an absolute victory. The contest was divided into two groups: one for universities and one for high schools.
Two teams received the championship title: DTU-TT from DTU (Danang)
and LQD-Pioneers from Le Quy Don high school for the gifted (Danang). Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+
After thrilling matches marked by skill and well-performing robots, two teams received the championship title: DTU-TT from DTU (Danang) and LQD-Pioneers from Le Quy Don high school for the gifted (Danang).
To wit, this is the third time DTU takes the championship, as its students also won first prize in 2023 and 2024.
At the event, Samsung awarded 98 scholarships to the 98 most outstanding participants of the SIC 2024–2025 program.
Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Science & Technology Bui Hoang Phuong emphasized that, over the years, Samsung has taken the lead in partnering with universities and other educational institutions at all levels to support scientific research, technology collaboration projects, scholarship exchanges, training programs, and innovation competitions. These initiatives have directly given tens of thousands of students access to technological environments and novel technologies. Samsung has also contributed to shaping Vietnam’s intellectual workforce, giving them confidence with international integration. This stands as clear evidence of the tight relationship between Samsung and Vietnam.
Deputy Minister of Science & Technology Bui Hoang Phuong speaking at the event. Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+
Deputy Minister Bui Hoang Phuong praised Samsung’s efforts, not only for the Ministry of Science & Technology but also for the educational system as a whole and for participating training institutions and universities. He also expressed his hope that Samsung would maintain, continue, expand, and strengthen this model in Vietnam in the near future.
Also at the event, Samsung Vietnam General Director Mr Na Ki Hong explained, “Along with positive support from government policies and schools in nurturing IT talent, Samsung Vietnam is also committed to contributing to this goal. I hope that with a spirit of embracing challenges, you’ll seize today’s opportunities and take the lead in shaping the future. Through the Samsung Innovation Campus program, Samsung Vietnam will continue to support Vietnamese youth and give them the confidence to become the masters of the future.”
Samsung Vietnam General Director Mr Na Ki Hong speaking at the event. Photo: Minh Son/Vietnam+
Samsung Innovation Campus was officially launched worldwide in 2019. It is one of Samsung’s flagship social responsibility programs and has expanded to forty countries, including the US, Germany, Spain, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.
In Vietnam, the program was also started in 2019. To date, it has been rolled out in around 140 schools across 18 of Vietnam’s 34 provinces. It has offered training and skills-development opportunities in high-tech to nearly 20 thousand students and teachers.
(Media Center)