The final round of the National STEM, AI and Robotics Championship (VSAR) for the 2025-2026 academic year took place on May 10 at the National Innovation Centre in Ha Noi.
At the final round, the organising board presented five first prizes in the Robotics and Water Rocket categories to teams from Thanh Xuan Nam Primary School in Ha Noi, which won first prize in Group A; Yen Vuong Primary and Secondary School in Lang Son, which won first prize in Group B; a group of students from Doan Thi Diem High School and the High School for Gifted Students under the University of Science, Viet Nam National University, Ha Noi, which won first prize in Group C; and Ha Noi Boarding High School for Ethnic Minority Students, which won first prizes in Groups D and E.
Each first-prize-winning team received a title board, a trophy, a certificate of merit from the Central Council of the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organisation, a cash prize of 5 million VND, a robotics kit worth nearly 5 million VND, and a gift bag containing books, notebooks, pens and other items. Team members were also awarded gold medals.
Speaking at the event, journalist Phung Cong Suong, Editor-in-Chief of Tien Phong Newspaper and head of the organising board, said that since its launch in November 2025, the competition had received a strong response from localities, schools, teachers, parents and students nationwide, with more than 5,000 contestants registering for the preliminary round. Of these, 2,930 outstanding contestants advanced to the final round.
Notably, the competition attracted participation from students across many regions, including remote, mountainous and disadvantaged areas, as well as boarding schools for ethnic minority students.
With the theme “Energy for the Future”, this year’s competition was not only about green energy, sustainable technology or creative models of a new era. More profoundly, it was also a journey to awaken the most powerful source of energy of a nation: the energy of knowledge, the aspiration to conquer science, the spirit of innovation, and the belief in a young Vietnamese generation that is capable, confident and ready to enter the future through its own intellect.
The National STEM, AI and Robotics Championship aims to build a nationwide academic, creative and technological playground for students at all levels. The event contributes to the implementation of the Politburo’s Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation, and Resolution No. 71-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in education and training development.
The competition was organised by Tien Phong Newspaper, the Central Council of the Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organisation, the National Innovation Centre and Ha Noi University of Science and Technology, under the direction of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee.
