Can Tho is looking for excellent students for Robothon

Can Tho organizes the Robothon competition for students aged 7-15, to select city representatives to participate in national competitions, seeking opportunities to reach out internationally.

On October 4, the Department of Education and Training of Can Tho City coordinated with Milestones International Education - Technology Joint Stock Company and Education and Times Newspaper to organize the Can Tho City Robothon contest in 2025. The contest is for students aged 7 - 15 who are passionate about STEM ( science , technology, engineering, mathematics), love programming and robots, and are studying at schools and centers in the area.

Mr. Nguyen Phuc Tang (2nd from left), Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Can Tho City, presented flowers to the co-organizers of the Can Tho City Robothon competition in 2025.

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After the preliminary round, 122 candidates entered the final round to compete. Of which, the elementary level (7-9 years old) had 54 students, the intermediate level (9-12 years old) had 56 students, and the advanced level (11-15 years old) had 12 students.

With the theme "Terra Protocol" - technology for a sustainable planet, the competition poses a vision where humanity is forced to adopt advanced technologies (such as artificial intelligence (AI), renewable energy, blockchain) to build a balanced, sustainable and climate-resilient world.

The final round of the competition had 122 contestants from three levels (elementary, intermediate, advanced) competing.

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Accordingly, the candidate's task is to apply STEM Robotics knowledge and skills to program and control robots to optimally complete 5 tasks (on the model) according to the given requirements: collecting urban waste, deploying renewable energy, automating sustainable agricultural systems, optimizing production with AI and transforming the circular economy center.

Contestants compete directly in groups of 2 to 4 contestants. Elementary and intermediate levels are programmed using Blockly, while advanced levels are programmed using C++ combined with IoT.

Candidates must complete 5 tasks as required by the organizers.

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Speaking at the contest, Mr. Nguyen Phuc Tang, Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Can Tho City, said that the education sector has completed the first cycle of the 2018 General Education Program with many advantages. In particular, the notable advantage is the focus on teaching, forming and developing students with necessary practical skills and qualities. However, many teachers still have difficulty in turning theory into practice. Therefore, the promotion of STEM education in teaching and organizing educational activities at primary and secondary levels has received a lot of support.

Mr. Nguyen Phuc Tang added that in the field of STEM education, Robothon has been of particular interest to students in research, study, and active participation in competitions. In recent times, many excellent Can Tho students in this field have won many high prizes in domestic and international competitions, bringing glory to the city. This competition is very meaningful, because it is an important basis for the city to select the most outstanding students to train and nurture, aiming to "bring the bell to strike foreign lands".

The competition is the basis for Can Tho City to select excellent students in Robothon to participate in the national competition, seeking opportunities to reach out internationally.

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The competition consists of 3 first prizes, 5 second prizes, 8 third prizes, and 13 consolation prizes. The winners will receive cash prizes, medals, and certificates of merit from the Department of Education and Training of Can Tho City. In particular, the first, second, third, and consolation prizes will be entered into the national Robothon competition held on October 19 and have the opportunity to be selected to participate in the international Robothon competition scheduled to be held in Jakarta (Indonesia) at the end of November this year.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/can-tho-tim-hoc-sinh-gioi-robothon-185251004161003602.htm