Final round of the Nghe An Youth, Adolescents and Children's Creativity Contest 2022-2023

On the morning of July 22, at the Vietnam - Korea Industrial Technical College, the Final round of the Nghe An Province Youth and Children's Creativity Contest 2022-2023 took place, chaired by the Union of Science and Technology Associations, in coordination with the Department of Education and Training, Department of Science and Technology, Provincial Youth Union, and Nghe An Provincial Labor Federation.

Attending the program were comrade Nguyen Thi Thu Huong - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department, President of the Nghe An Union of Science and Technology Associations, Head of the Organizing Committee of the contest. Also attending were representatives of the Standing Committee of the Nghe An Union of Science and Technology Associations and departments, branches, and units coordinating the organization of the contest.

The Nghe An Provincial Youth and Children's Creativity Contest is assigned by the Provincial People's Committee to the Nghe An Union of Science and Technology Associations as the standing agency, in coordination with the Nghe An Provincial Youth Union, the Department of Science and Technology and the Department of Education and Training to organize annually.

This is a contest for children from 6 to 18 years old. The contest topics are in 5 areas, including: Creation and improvement of learning tools; Computer software; Environmentally friendly products; Household appliances and children's toys; Technical solutions to respond to climate change, protect the environment and develop the economy.

Speaking at the contest, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Propaganda Department Nguyen Thi Thu Huong acknowledged and highly appreciated the quality of the 81 products participating in the contest. These products demonstrated the creative thinking and eagerness to learn of the students. Not only in the city and the plain districts, many students from the mountainous areas of the province have made efforts to overcome difficulties to affirm their abilities through many quality products.

The contest will create a premise to awaken the potential and promote the creative thinking of young people, teenagers and children in the whole province. From there, it will help them improve their knowledge, practice creative skills, and build their dreams of becoming inventors in the future. At the same time, it will guide students to invest their intelligence in creating practical and useful products to serve life and production, contributing to economic development, hunger eradication and poverty reduction.

In 2022-2023, the Organizing Committee received 81 applications and technical solutions for the competition. Of which: Learning supplies: 16 products; Computer software: 12 products; Household appliances and children's toys: 10 products; Environmentally friendly products: 17 products; Technical solutions to respond to climate change, protect the environment and develop the economy: 26 products.

The Organizing Committee of the contest will judge, select and propose products to participate in the contest at the Central level under the VIFOTEC Fund - the standing agency of the National Creativity Contest for Youth and Children.

In general, the technical solutions and product models in this year's contest are all highly practical topics, demonstrating the creativity and passion for science of the authors and students.

According to the Board of Judges' assessment, through the competitions, many students truly have the qualities and abilities in scientific research and the enthusiasm and passion in this field.