26/10/2014

ICTU students took part in Vietnam Design Contest 2014

Vietnam Design Contest 2014 launched by Texas Instruments Company is held every year. This contest is to promote creativity in designing systems of microcontroller chips of students from universities and colleges nationwide. By using the main processors ARM MSP430 or Cortex-M3 of TI, each team can write any programs of creative functions for desired electronic devices on patterned MCU board, or can design their own hardware and software products. Besides the opportunity to apply professional knowledge to practice, students can develop their presentation skills in English and defend their topics before the jury. Being co-organized by three prestigious universities, Hanoi University of Science and Technology (in Northern region), Danang University of Science and Technology (in Central region) and Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (in Southern region), the contest is expected to encourage students to bring technological applications closer to and serve the lives of people in Vietnam.

Being directed and received the attention of University Board, this year, Faculty of Electronics and Communications Technology sent three teams to take part in the contest.

Three ICTU teams and their instructors before contest time

The products for the contest of three ICTU teams passed the qualifier and were selected to attend the final round of the Northern region held at Hanoi University of Science and Technology on 02 October, 2014.

A ICTU team presenting their product

At the final round of the North region, the products of three ICTU teams were highly evaluated by Jury Council in terms of the designing ideas and practicality. Team ICTU3 with the product entitled Surveillance system for power consumption instructed by lecturer Nguyen Thi Phuong Thanh won The best prize for Instructor.

Lecturer Nguyen Thi Phuong Thanh giving her speech after receiving the prize (chongiong.com)

The achievements in the contest are the result of the training, innovative research of lecturers and students of Faculty of Electronics and Communications Technology. The results have contributed positively to promoting the image of the university, and encouraging the research movements, innovation among young lecturers and students of the whole university.