On April 6, three member units of Vingroup, the For Green Future Foundation, VinUniversity, and the Vingroup Young Technology Talent Club, or VinTechTalent, officially launched the Asian Hackathon for Green Future, a competition focused on developing technology solutions for a sustainable future.
This is the first time an Asia-wide environmental hackathon dedicated specifically to university and postgraduate students has been held in Viet Nam. The competition aims to identify and develop technological solutions to urgent environmental challenges, while also promoting innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration among the younger generation.
Participants will go through three main rounds: the preliminary round from April 6 to May 17, the online training round from June 2 to 28, and the final round, which is scheduled to take place at VinUniversity from July 2 to 5.
Application dossiers must include an idea proposal and an introductory video. Based on assessments by the professional judging panel, the 30 best teams will be selected for the next round.
Serving as head of the judging panel is Professor Duong Nguyen Vu, Vice President in charge of postgraduate training at VinUniversity and Chief Scientist at the university’s Artificial Intelligence Research Centre.
He served as Professor of Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, until July 2025, and was also Chief Scientist at the Air Traffic Management Research Institute.
The competition’s total prize value is 24,000 USD, including one first prize worth 8,000 USD, one second prize worth 5,000 USD, two third prizes worth 3,000 USD each, and five consolation prizes worth 1,000 USD each.
Dr Le Thai Ha, Executive Director of the For Green Future Foundation and head of the organisers, said: “Ideas that can change the future do not always begin in major laboratories or established organisations. More often, they emerge from the sensitivity, pioneering spirit, and desire to make a difference among the younger generation.”
The Asian Hackathon for Green Future is expected to foster a spirit of innovation associated with sustainable development, while also helping shape a generation of young talent capable of cross-border collaboration to create solutions that deliver positive and lasting impacts for the region.
