Students from city's Duy Tan University win first prize in IT at Viet Nam Talent Awards 2017
The Viet Nam Talent Awards 2017 were presented in Ha Noi on 16 November, honouring persons with their practical inventions and initiatives.
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| Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc (centre) and Minister of Information and Communications Truong Minh Tuan (1st, left) present the first award in the field of IT (Photo: VNA) |
The awards honoured people in the fields of information technology (IT), science-technology, health care – pharmacy, environment, and talent encouragement.
Notably, up to 289 IT-related entries were submitted to this year’s contest. The top winner in IT was a team from the Da Nang-based Duy Tan University who created a programme that applies 3D virtual reality technology to simulate the human body for teaching, learning and researching activities in health sciences.
The Viet Nam Talent Awards 2017, the 13th edition so far, were initiated by the Viet Nam Association for Promoting Education. Since its launch, the awards have received entries from thousands of IT talents and hundreds of scientists, from octogenarians to primary students.
Addressing the awards ceremony, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc affirmed that the prosperity of each nation is closely associated with talents. He noted the awards have encouraged learning and creativity among people of all ages.
He congratulated the award winners, describing them as prime examples of the devotion, creativity and wisdom of Vietnamese people.
Mentioning national development amid Industry 4.0, PM Phuc said the country will grow if it makes use of development opportunities, or else it will lag behind. It’s time for young people to start their careers and intelligentsia to join hands to innovate for a bright future.
PM Phuc added that a learning and creative society is an ideal environment for the development of Viet Nam and also an important driving force for building a growth-enabling and action-oriented Government.
The Viet Nam Talent Awards are sponsored by the ministries of Information and Communications, Science and Technology, Health, and Education and Training, along with the Viet Nam Academy of Science and Technology, and the Viet Nam Union of Science and Technology Associations.
(Source: VNA)