Tea startup competition for students with prizes up to 300 million VND

(NLDO)- The contest aims to honor Vietnamese Tea culture, inspire entrepreneurial spirit and connect traditional values ​​with the creative energy of the new generation.

On November 6, the contest "GEN TEA 2025 - Light up the soul of tea, inspire youth" was officially launched, opening a creative playground for students, startups and young content creators aged 18 - 25 nationwide. This is the main activity within the framework of the World TEA Fest 2025 International Tea Festival in Lam Dong .

The contest opens a creative playground for students, startups and young content creators aged 18-25 nationwide.

With the theme "Lighting the soul of tea, inspiring youth", GEN TEA 2025 aims to motivate young people to develop start-up models with Vietnamese tea culture, while spreading the value of tea in modern life. Not only stopping at enjoying tea, the competition creates opportunities for young people to research, create products, build brands and apply tea in green tourism, sustainable development and cultural economy .

Accordingly, the main rounds will be held in Quy Nhon ( Gia Lai ) and Lam Dong, with the participation of the best teams selected from the online round. The organizing committee will support travel and accommodation for the teams entering the next round, helping the contestants have the conditions to focus fully on the competition process and project development. Participants are students, content creators and startups in the fields of F&B, lifestyle, and creative culture.

The competition journey is designed to include 4 rounds to comprehensively challenge the thinking and implementation capacity of the contestants: identifying tea industry problems; building products and models; creative communication and fundraising presentations.

The total prize value of the competition is up to 300 million VND including cash, project development support packages, gifts and travel vouchers. In particular, excellent teams have the opportunity to work directly with mentors, investors and experts from Vietnam; participate in activities of the World TEA Fest 2025 International Tea Festival and be connected with leading businesses in the industry. Outstanding and highly feasible projects can also receive capital for implementation, opening up opportunities for sustainable career development.

The competition journey is designed to include 4 rounds to comprehensively challenge the thinking and implementation capacity of the contestants: identifying tea industry problems; building products and models; creative communication and fundraising presentations. In particular, the practical competition round at the tea hills and tea processing factory in Lam Dong is expected to bring authentic experiences, helping contestants understand more deeply the journey of creating a quality tea product.

The online competition takes place from November 6 to November 15. Each team of 3 members will submit entries in the form of articles or videos, revolving around their feelings about the current state of the tea industry or ideas for creating new tea products. The "GEN TEA 2025 - Light up the soul of tea, Inspire youth" competition is part of a series of major activities at the World TEA Fest 2025 International Tea Festival scheduled to be held in December 2025 in Lam Dong.

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