Students from National Economics University (NEU) continue to demonstrate their mettle, intellect, and standing at some of the country’s most prestigious technology competitions, with a series of outstanding achievements at OLP’25, OlpAI’25, Procon Vietnam 2025, and ICPC Asia HoChiMinh City 2025.

NEU teams participate in the 2025 annual technology competition series

Following five days of intense competition (December 8–12, 2025), the annual technology competition series concluded at Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH). This year, the competitions brought together nearly 1,000 information technology students and nearly 200 coaches from 87 universities, colleges, and academies. Participation also expanded to include specialized high schools and international teams from South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.

The event was jointly organized by the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), the Vietnam Association for Information Processing, the Central Committee of the Vietnam Student Association, and HUTECH, under the auspices of MOET, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, and the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee.

With a diverse range of challenges spanning AI, competitive programming, application development, and simulations of real-world problems, the competitions continued to affirm their standing as high-quality academic arenas, providing a strong impetus for scientific research and innovation among students in Vietnam.

Northern Regional Champion – Vietnam Artificial Intelligence Olympiad

At the Vietnam Artificial Intelligence Olympiad, the “NEU LINH” team delivered an outstanding performance to win the northern regional championship, overcoming a succession of strong opponents through composure, sharp thinking, and the ability to make breakthroughs at the right moments. This success resulted from seamless collaboration among three members from two seemingly separate yet powerfully complementary fields: one student from the Faculty of Information Technology and two students from the Faculty of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

The “NEU LINH” team delivers an outstanding performance to win the northern regional championship

This achievement clearly demonstrates NEU students’ interdisciplinary capabilities, creativity, and modern AI thinking, offering vivid evidence of interdisciplinary competence—a factor increasingly becoming the “golden key” in the age of artificial intelligence.

Two NEU teams participate in the finals of the Vietnam Artificial Intelligence Competition 2025

Resounding Victories at the Vietnam Student Informatics Olympiad

At the Vietnam Student Informatics Olympiad, NEU’s individual results continued to impress as Le Quoc Tran Anh (Faculty of Mathematical Economics) delivered an outstanding performance to become champion of the IT Specialist Division, demonstrating exceptional capabilities against many experienced competitors. Ha Quang Minh (Faculty of Mathematical Economics) and Tong Nhat Linh (Faculty of Information Technology) also made their mark with consolation prizes, contributing to NEU’s proud record of achievement.

Le Quoc Tran Anh, a student from the Faculty of Mathematical Economics, wins the IT Specialist Division at OLP’25

In the Non-IT Specialist Division, Nguyen Phuong Ngan, a student from the Faculty of Mathematical Economics, won second prize. Nguyen Van Khoi and Luong Quang Trung (Faculty of Information Systems) earned third prize and a consolation prize, respectively, demonstrating how widely academic engagement has spread throughout the University.

Nguyen Phuong Ngan from the Faculty of Mathematical Economics receives the OLP’25 Outstanding Female Student Award

Contestants in the Non-IT Specialist Division

Contestants in the IT Specialist Division

NEU’s achievements did not stop there. In the Super Cup event, Nguyen Trung Hai (Faculty of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence) won the prestigious Bronze Cup, while Nguyen Minh Quang and Phan Minh (Faculty of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence) also earned third prizes, strengthening NEU’s position among institutions with outstanding education in data and technology. Notably, Nguyen Phuong Ngan was honored once again in the Outstanding Female Student category, becoming a symbol of NEU students’ perseverance and mettle at national competitions.

Nguyen Trung Hai (Faculty of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence) wins the Bronze Cup in the Super Cup event

These impressive results not only reflect the depth of NEU’s education in mathematics, information technology, and data science, but also provide a solid foundation for students to confidently take on larger academic competitions in the future.

Impressive Achievements at the Open Source Software Competition

At the Open Source Software Competition, NEU students continued to make their mark as two teams from the Faculty of Information Technology both won consolation prizes, demonstrating learners’ initiative, creativity, and sense of responsibility in contributing to the open source technology community. As open source plays an increasingly important role in the modern information technology ecosystem, this achievement not only affirms NEU students’ practical capabilities and software development thinking, but also demonstrates their responsiveness to global technology trends.

NEU students at the Open Source Software Competition

The series of awards earned by NEU students at national technology competitions in 2025 clearly demonstrates their growing competitiveness in the academic technology landscape, while also reflecting the quality of the application- and innovation-oriented education that the University has consistently pursued.

These results rest on a foundation of interdisciplinary knowledge spanning information technology, mathematical economics, and data science—a distinctive strength that enables NEU students to enter major competitions with confidence. They demonstrate the spirit, mettle, discipline, creativity, and passion for exploring technology of NEU’s younger generation. Today’s success provides motivation for NEU to continue investing in and expanding its learning and research environment in AI, Data Science, Fintech, Automation, and other fields to meet the demand for high-quality human resources in the national digital transformation process.

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Article and photos: Department of Political Affairs and Student Management and Department of Communications

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