A team of students from Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (Vietnam National University) in collaboration with Mokwon University (Korea) won the special prize at the 2025 Global Capstone Design Competition - Photo: TRUONG NGOC
Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance (UEF) has just concluded the "Global Capstone Design" 2025 competition towards smart cities with the participation of more than 100 students and lecturers from 12 universities in the Daejeon area (Korea) and many schools in Ho Chi Minh City.
Grand Prize Winning Project: Accident Detection
The playground was organized by Daejeon University - Industry Cooperation Council in collaboration with UEF, ending on November 27.
Students from both countries develop ideas, build models, and innovative solutions in the form of Capstone projects. Thereby forming inter-school and inter-national working groups and promoting global thinking.
The special prize went to a collaborative project between Vietnamese and Korean students. The project "SenseSave - Real-time accident detection and warning system" by a team of students from the University of Technology (Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City) with contestants Le Gia Thang and Nguyen Thi Minh Anh in collaboration with Mokwon University (Korea) with contestants Park Yeseul and Kim JimYeong, protects road users using sensor technology and early warning.
The three first prizes were also projects by student teams from the two countries. The project "A:I Say - Developing a voice-based Deep Learning model" by Tran Hai Dong, Nguyen Truong Ngoc Lam (Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics) and Kim Minjeong, Lee Chang Seok (Chungnam National University, Korea).
And the project "Vizone - Smart elevator system with voice recognition for the visually impaired" by UEF student team including Le Vo Hong Tien and Le Do Nhu Ngoc in collaboration with Hanbat National University students (Korea) including Ko GwanYoon and Yeo Taeheon.
The project "WaterLine - a smart mist barrier solution designed to prevent dust from the roadway from entering the sidewalk, solving the urgent air pollution problem in Vietnam" is a joint team of Nguyen Le Nhu Quynh, Nguyen Tran Kim Phuc (UEF) and Yeo Taeheon, Lee Jinhoon (Hanbat National University, Korea).
The team of students from Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Chungnam National University (Korea) won first prize in the competition.
Promote global thinking and international cooperation
The competition theme continues the spirit of "Smart Life" - smart living of the 2024 season. Focusing on ESG, IoT, ICT, AI and Big Data solutions as well as technological, economic and social solutions serving the community, businesses and smart cities.
Projects are evaluated on a 100-point scale based on the following criteria: creativity, feasibility, level of international cooperation between Vietnamese and Korean students, social impact, and presentation and debate skills.
In which the level of international cooperation accounts for 20% of the total score, showing the competition's positioning with global standards.
Vietnamese and Korean students worked together to build and complete the project, participate in competitions, presentations and debates before a panel of experts.
There are also activities to visit businesses and partner agencies, learn about the actual working environment and interact with employers.
Master Truong Thi Ngoc Bich, Director of UEF Information and Communication Center, said the contest helps Vietnamese students practice foreign language skills, creative thinking and cooperation capacity in a multicultural environment.
"Collaborating to solve practical problems helps you broaden your perspective, develop entrepreneurial thinking and technology application, and is also an opportunity to connect with businesses, creating more impressions in your academic and career profiles," said Ms. Bich.
Source: https://tuoitre.vn/100-sinh-vien-viet-han-chung-doi-hinh-san-tim-giai-phap-cho-doi-song-thong-minh-20251127105940793.htm
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