Vietnamese students brought home seven prizes from the Digital Youth Award (DYA) 2014, an international robotics contest held recently in Malaysia.

Two students from the Le Ngoc Han Primary School in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City, win the Excellence prize (Photo: thanhnien.com.vn)

The awards include one primary-class first prize, one high-class second prize, three Distinction and two Excellence prizes.

Themed ‘Urban waste management’, DYA 2014 attracted students aged 6-13 from host Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Singapore and Viet Nam.

Vietnam sent 24 teams to the competition, coming from Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang city.

The contest provided students a chance to compete in the field of applied IT and design robotic solutions which help deal with pressing issues arising in modern cities.