The team Da Nang have won the top prize in the National English Contest for Vietnamese Students (Star Awards) in Da Nang.

The Da Nang team receiving first prize in the awards ceremony

The team Can Tho finished as runner up and the team Ha Noi took the third place in the national-level Star Awards. Additionally, consolation prizes were awarded to Thai Nguyen, Hue and Ho Chi Minh teams.

Finalists took the general knowledge test and present their ideas as well as their plans to realise the ideas in English before a panel of judges.

Finalists had the opportunity to attend training activities, and visit some popular tourist attractions in Da Nang.

Initiated in 2015 by three main university clusters in Viet Nam, the Star Awards contest helps to create an English playground for university students nationwide, and increase their awareness about the importance of a foreign language in studying and their future career.

Hosted by the Da Nang Youth Union and the municipal Students’ Association from May to August 2020, this year’s contest themed ‘Technovation’ attracted around 50,000 students from 150 universities and colleges nationwide.  

By THANH TINH - Translated by M.D