In addition, the organising board presented Excellence Award to the Vietnamese delegation. At the same time, two of the eight Vietnamese teams were awarded the Special Awards by the Indonesian Invention and innovation Promotion Association (INNOPA) and Malang Patent Development Research Institute of Indonesia.

Eight Vietnamese student teams win gold medals.

WICO is an annual invention and creativity contest organized by the Korea University Invention Association (KUIA) and sponsored by the parliament of the Republic of Korea for secondary and high school students worldwide to present their innovations that can be applied in reality.

At the contest, students must present their research results and answer the questions of the jury. Research topics should be new, creative and practical.

This year’s event took place from July 25 to 27, with the participation of 30 countries, including many strong teams such as the US, Japan, China and Canada. 

The Vietnamese delegation attended WICO 2019 with 26 students, divided into eight teams, from Hanoi-Amsterdam High School, Luong The Vinh Secondary School and High School; FPT High School; High School of Education Science High School; Giang Vo Secondary School; Nguyen Hue Specialized High School; Le Quy Don High School; Specialized High School of Hanoi Pedagogical University; and Specialized High School of University of Natural Sciences.

According to Dr. Nguyen Hoang Giang, Director of the Research Institute of Creative Education (RICE), the topics of the eight Vietnamese teams focused on the biomedical, biochemical, physical and environmental fields. The innovations were highly appreciated for their creativity and practicality by the organisation panel.

After announcing the results, the Vietnamese Embassy in RoK congratulated and honoured the Vietnamese contestants participating in the competition.

Two models win first prizes at 15th Invention Contest for Youth and Teenagers in Bac Giang province

(BGO) – The Organization Board of the 15th Invention Contest for Youth and Teenager in Bac Giang province in 2019 has announced  the result of evaluation and classification for the participating models.

53 models and products enter final round of provincial invention contest for youth and teenager

(BGO) – The Organization Board of the 15th Invention Contest for Youth and Teenager in Bac Giang province in 2019 on July 22 organize a meeting to judge and mark the entries to the Final Round.

Bac Giang bags one prize at “Green Invention Award”

(BGO) - The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union and Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment jointly held the 2nd “Green Invention” Award Ceremony 2018 on 28 December in Hanoi.

Saigon restaurant serves own Chinese noodles invention for 30 years

Xuan’s restaurant in HCMC has been serving noodles made using her friend’s secret recipe since the 1990s.

Bac Giang launches 8th farming technology invention contest

(BGO)- The 8th farming technology invention contest organized by the provincial Farmer’s Union will take place in Bac Giang province until late July 2019. 

Source: NDO