On 7 July, Embassy of India held a small get-together with winning students from Vietnam who had participated in the
ASEAN-India Hackathon. Ambassador Pranay Verma handed over the prize money to 16 students, who came from three universities of Vietnam – Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), Thai Nguyen University of Information and Communication Technology and FPT University. Senior officials of the universities and Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam also joined.
Addressing the event, Ambassador complimented the winners for their achievements and expressed hope that the Hackathon would lead to new linkages between the youths of India and Vietnam and encourage them to explore collaborative solutions to global challenges.
The ASEAN-India Hackathon, held online during 1-4 February 2021, attracted 330 students and 110 mentors from ten ASEAN countries and India, who competed as 55 teams to come up with innovative solutions to 11 problems across two broad themes of “Education” and “Blue Economy”.
