At a press conference on Tuesday it was announced that the Student Music Festival 2019 would take place in Da Nang in March.

The music contest has been jointly organised by the Da Nang Youth Union, the city’s branch of the VNPT Business Centre, the Bao Nguyen Food and Event Joint Stock Compan and the Phong Vu Trading-Service Joint Stock Company.

Themed ‘My Music-Shining My Passion’, this year’s event will see the participation of senior high school pupils, plus students from universities, junior colleges, vocational schools, and professional secondary schools, across the city.

The qualifying round of the contest will be organised at the Children’s Cultural Palace on 2 and 3 March.

The 25 outstanding performances will be selected to compete in the semifinals which will take place at the East Sea Park’s outdoor BNF stage on 9 March.

The 10 best contestants will be selected for the final round which will be held at the BNF stage on the evening of 26 March.

The final round and the awards ceremony will be broadcast live on Danang TV channel.

Certificates of Merit and cash prizes totalling 50 million VND will be given to 1 first, 1 second, 1 third, 7 consolidation and 1 most favourite prize winners.

The organising costs of this year’s music event come from private investment, including 200 million VND from the VNPT Business Centre and 50 million VND from the Phong Vu Company.