Collaboration

The final round of “P2A AI Education 2026 - AI in Healthcare: Imaging, Diagnosis, and Beyond” was held online at Duy Tan University (DTU) on the morning of October 30, 2026. It featured impressive project presentations and defenses by the eight most outstanding teams from higher-education institutions in the Passage to ASEAN (P2A) network.

Teams in the final round of P2A AI Education 2026 - AI in Healthcare 

With 195 students from 13 higher-education institutions divided into 16 multinational teams, the program offered an eight-week journey of learning, research, and development focused on AI solutions for healthcare. In the final round, the teams presented and defended their innovative ideas in medical imaging and diagnosis, disease screening, patient management, and operations optimization of healthcare facilities.

Prof. Huu Dang, DTU Vice Provost and Provost of the College of Medicine & Pharmacy, speaking at the event

Speaking at the event, People’s Teacher Prof. Dr. MD Tran Huu Dang, DTU Vice Provost and Provost of the College of Medicine & Pharmacy, emphasized the important role of AI in healthcare. “AI cannot replace doctors,” he said, “but doctors who do not master AI may be replaced by those who do.”

Following impressive competition and presentations, the final round concluded with the following prizes:

    first prize to team 16: OmniFlow, with a project applying AI to elderly care and to dealing with sudden surges in hospital patient numbers in Singapore,
    second prize to team 15: ResponSEA Care, with the TriageAI Bali project,
    third prize to team 8: AIRS+, with a smart AI system that supports patient referrals and coordinates patient information.

P2A AI Education 2026: Connecting ASEAN students to create AI solutions for healthcare

Hosting P2A AI Education 2026 once again affirms DTU’s active role in fostering international connections in education and in promoting AI research and practical applications. The program gave students from ASEAN countries an opportunity to connect, use their creative thinking, and strengthen their cross-border collaboration skills for technological solutions that benefit community health.
 

(Media Center)