Danang University: Honoring Valedictorians, spreading the fragrance of good learning

GD&TĐ - Danang University is a place to nurture intelligence and talent for the development of the Central Highlands and the whole country.

Resolution No. 71 on breakthroughs in education and training development stated: "University education is the core of developing highly qualified human resources and talents, promoting the development of science, technology and innovation" .

With a tradition of more than 30 years of construction and development, 50 years of training from member schools, Danang University has always been a place to nurture intelligence and talent, for the development of the Central Highlands and the whole country.

The spreading meaning of the Valedictorian Honor Program

Continuously from 2012 up to now, through 14 times of organization, the Program to Honor Valedictorians of Danang University is like a flower garden of competition for good study, good research, and good training of students.

The telling numbers are vivid proof of the motto: "Taking students as the center": More than 120 valedictorians of member universities of Danang University were honored; More than 100 outstanding new students who were admitted directly and achieved high prizes in national and international competitions for excellent students were commended; More than 500 outstanding students in the school years were rewarded; Thousands of students with the spirit of overcoming difficulties and striving were awarded the Student Step Up Scholarship.

Danang University students won the 2025 IoT Challenge with the Smarted Stock solution for pharmaceutical warehouse management.

The highlight of the flower garden of good study and good research of students of Danang University is the achievement of many high achievements in national and international awards and competitions, typically: For the first time, the student team of Danang University of Technology won the national championship of the ICPC Programming Contest, honored to represent Vietnamese students to attend the World Final of the ICPC International Programming Contest in Baku (Azerbaijan); First Prize of the Viet Future Innovation Award in 2025; First Prize of the EPICS Community Service Engineering Project Competition in 2025; Champion of the IoT Challenge Competition in 2025... These are beautiful flowers, spreading the tradition of studiousness, creativity, and constant efforts of students in the Central region and the whole country, said the representative of the leadership of Danang University.

Typically, the double valedictorian of Danang University, Le Thi Thu Nguyet (who was honored in the 2013 Valedictorian Honors Program), continues to strive to achieve full scholarships for master's and doctoral degrees at prestigious universities in the United States. After defending her PhD thesis in Applied Mathematics, Thu Nguyet has developed a steady career at JP Morgan Chase & Co Bank (New York).

Building a nursery for future young talent

This year's program to honor the Valedictorians of Danang University has a special meaning when Danang University has just been selected by the Central Government as one of the four universities for key investment, serving as a model for the Vietnamese higher education system. This is a great opportunity, a new chance, along with a great mission and responsibility for Danang University to continue to make great efforts, determination, and strive to become a National University in the spirit of Resolution No. 26 and Conclusion No. 79 of the Politburo.

Enterprises accompany in awarding scholarships to nurture talents.

According to Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Vu - Director of Danang University, Danang University focuses on improving the quality of training and scientific research; proactively connecting and cooperating with ministries, branches, central and local agencies, enterprises, high schools, and international partners; carrying out the mission of providing high-quality human resources, prioritizing strategic technology fields for regional and national development.

Danang University always creates and improves a safe and healthy learning and living environment for students to develop their talents and abilities. These include: Student Scientific Research Award, Student Technology Startup Competition, Youth Creativity Festival, English Competition, Valedictorian Honors Program, etc. This aims to develop an ecosystem to nurture young talents, nurture students' aspirations to excel, and acquire scientific and technological knowledge.

With the core values ​​of “Quality - Creativity - Humanity - Serving society”, continuing the tradition of studiousness, creativity, self-reliance and self-improvement of the Central region, Danang University promotes the potential and strengths of its staff, attracts more international lecturers and experts, mobilizes resources from businesses and alumni to accompany in creating and nurturing future young talents.

There are prestigious enterprises that have always accompanied the school in activities to encourage learning and talent, typically: Vietnam Development and Investment Bank, Hai Van Branch, annually awards more than 500 million VND in scholarships to students through the "Program to Honor Valedictorians and Support Students"; DINCO Technical Construction Joint Stock Company or EVN CPC Central Power Corporation, whose leaders are all alumni of the University of Technology and Danang University, each year always awards hundreds of millions of VND in scholarships to students.

This is a noble gesture, not only demonstrating social responsibility but also conveying a message for students who are honored to receive scholarships from businesses today to continue to strive, and later when they are successful, they will return to support the next generation of students. This is a young, healthy, enthusiastic, dynamic force to be a pioneer in learning, training, scientific research and creativity, ready to contribute, mature, and aim to become global citizens.

The 2025 Program to Honor Valedictorians and Support Students of Danang University honors and rewards 9 valedictorians of member training institutions in the 2025 enrollment period, including: Valedictorian of the University of Technology, also valedictorian of block A1 of Danang city, IELTS English score 8.5; Valedictorian of the University of Education, also valedictorian of block C of Danang city; 4 valedictorians of the University of Economics, University of Foreign Languages, Vietnam-Korea University of Information Technology and Communications, Vietnam-UK Research and Training Institute with excellent scores of 30 points...

The program commends and rewards 32 outstanding students in the 2024-2025 school year, of which nearly 50% achieved a perfect cumulative GPA of 4.0 out of 4.0; awards more than 600 million VND in scholarships to students who have overcome difficulties to excel in their studies and training.

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