LHU Participates in the Jury Panel of the Final Round of the 2021 Women’s Startup Idea/Project Competition.

At 08:00 on 4 November 2021, the final round of the Women’s Startup Idea/Project Competition took place at the Hall of the Department of Science and Technology of Dong Nai Province. Ms. Le Thi Thai – President of the Dong Nai Women’s Union – stated that this was the third year the Provincial Women’s Union had organized the competition to seek women’s startup ideas/projects. In 2021, under the theme “Dong Nai Women Startups Accompanying OCOP Products,” the Organizing Committee received 32 ideas/projects participating in the competition.

Members of the Jury Panel in the Final Round included:

1. Ms. Bui Thi Hanh – Standing Vice President of the Dong Nai Women’s Union

2. Mr. Doan Hung Minh – Deputy Director of the Dong Nai Center for Science and Technology

3. PhD Nguyen Van Tan – Dean of FBAIE; Head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Division of Lac Hong University; Member of the Executive Committee of the Southern Startup Advisory and Support Council

4. Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Tuyen – Member of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Young Entrepreneurs Association; Vice President of the Dong Nai Young Entrepreneurs Association

5. Ms. Le Thi Tuyet Nhung – Deputy Head of the Sub-Department of Rural Development and Quality Management of Agro-Forestry-Fisheries Products of Dong Nai Province

In the final round, authors and project teams of 15 ideas/projects (one contestant did not participate) presented, including: Dried chicken with lime leaves, rice noodle processing, grapefruit peel snack, Vietnamese bamboo spirit, dried bananas, dried rambutan jam, wood ear mushroom products, online event organization, NCT grapefruit wine, organic fertilizer, soft dried fruit, clean dried beef, herbal clean incense, red ruby grapefruit, hybrid wild boar. The contestants sequentially presented and introduced their startup ideas/projects and answered questions raised by the Jury Panel related to their ideas/projects.

PhD Nguyen Van Tan – Dean of FBAIE; Head of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Division of Lac Hong University; Member of the Executive Committee of the Southern Startup Advisory and Support Council – shared on behalf of the Jury Panel:

“In this year’s competition, contestants applied information technology in their presentations, and the videos were of good quality. Overall, the projects/ideas demonstrated strong performance. Most of the projects have actual products and the capacity to participate in the OCOP program. In addition to presenting their ideas and projects, contestants also shared their personal experiences throughout the implementation process. With passion and entrepreneurial aspiration, these women became stronger, more enthusiastic, and more determined than ever, overcoming their fears and challenges to participate in the competition and affirm themselves. I also hope that after the competition, contestants will continue to improve their startup models to develop their family economies and continue contributing, sharing experiences, and sustaining the entrepreneurial spirit within the community. I will assume the role of supporting and coaching the first-prize project to participate in the competition organized at the central level.”

From the perspective of the Organizing Committee and the Jury Panel, after the competition, they will continue accompanying and supporting contestants in developing their startup ideas/projects.

At the conclusion of the competition, the First Prize was awarded to Ms. Le Thi Cam Van with the project “Herbal Clean Incense.” It is known that she is an alumna of Lac Hong University, and this was the first competition she participated in since forming the idea, implementing the project, and launching fragrant and clean incense products. In addition, the Organizing Committee awarded two Second Prizes, three Third Prizes, and nine Consolation Prizes.