Ho Chi Minh City Honors International Award for Creativity and Innovation
Burnin' Up the Innovation Scene in HCM City!
🔥🎉 The International Creativity and Innovation Award (ICIA) is setting the stage ablaze in HCM City! This thrilling three-day event started on April 25 and transforms the University of Economics HCM City (UEH) into a global melting pot of creativity and entrepreneurship.
🌐️🎓 With a whopping crowd of 271 eager students, 93 inspiring educators, and a bold crew of 30 international startups from 20 countries, the ICIA is the first globe-trotting education and innovation bash to grace the streets of Việt Nam.
🤝 Supported by the mighty Krya Global Education Organisation, UEH College of Technology and Design, and the National Startup Support Centre under the Ministry of Science and Technology, this amazing assembly tackles the colossal challenge of nurturing sparkling new ideas, budding entrepreneurs, and fostering an innovation-focused spirit among the youth 🎓💡🚀
🏆 The Annual ICIA event functions as a global antidote to traditional education, providing a platform for young minds and entrepreneurs to display their wonders, network with fellow creators, and learn from wise experts and successful startups.
🗣️ During the opening ceremony, the brilliant Assoc Prof Trịnh Thùy Anh, Vice Rector of the UEH College of Technology and Design, shared her vision for ICIA. "We're planning on sparking creativity and fostering the power to innovate in children at a young age, linking their genius to real-world challenges via startups and applications—all with a focus on sustainable development, progress, and unity," she proclaimed.
🏛️ The ICIA 2025 offers participants a treasure trove of academic experiences, networking opportunities, and collaborative interactions. During the event, international students, teachers, and budding startups have partnered with UEH College of Technology and Design to roam its cutting-edge technology labs, innovation incubators, and entrepreneurial hideouts.
🚀💬 Startups took no prisoners as they dished out hard-earned wisdom about their entrepreneurial adventures, trailblazing models, obstacles surmounted, and the magical dance of practical knowledge and business strategies. Wise spirits from Indonesia, Korea, and Việt Nam also joined the Startup & ICIA INNO discussion to share innovative insights on the magnificent intersections between technology and the arts.
💡🎯 Fueled by fierce competition, the training programme was in full force during the ICIA events. Students and educators flew high with dynamic lessons on crafting brilliant ideas, compelling demonstrations, and top-notch teamwork.
Nearly 400 students, educators, and international startups from 20 countries join the Global Round of the International Creativity and Innovation Award being held from April 25-27 in HCM City. Photo courtesy of UEH
🎉📝 More than 130 projects and 30 startups unveiled their innovative ideas at the creative project exhibition and startup exchange, forming a cosmic battlefield filled with watershed creations, lucrative investment connections, and sightings of future mega-metropolises! The ICIA 2025 is a roaring success, propelling us toward a future where youth will rule the universe 💥🚀💪🔥
- The International Creativity and Innovation Award (ICIA) is igniting the innovation scene in HCM City, transforming the University of Economics HCM City (UEH) into a global hub for creativity and entrepreneurship.
- This three-day event, starting on April 25, is attracting 271 students, 93 educators, and 30 international startups from 20 countries, making it the first global education and innovation event in Vietnam.
- The ICIA is backed by the Krya Global Education Organisation, UEH College of Technology and Design, and the National Startup Support Centre under the Ministry of Science and Technology, aiming to nurture innovation among the youth.
- The Annual ICIA event functions as a global alternative to traditional education, offering a platform for youth and entrepreneurs to showcase their ideas, network, and learn from experts and successful startups.
- Assoc Prof Trịnh Thùy Anh, Vice Rector of the UEH College of Technology and Design, shared her vision for ICIA, aiming to foster creativity and innovation in children, linking their genius to real-world challenges via startups and applications, all with a focus on sustainable development, progress, and unity.
- The ICIA 2025 offers a treasure trove of academic experiences, networking opportunities, and collaborative interactions, allowing international students, teachers, and startups to explore UEH's cutting-edge technology labs, innovation incubators, and entrepreneurial hideouts.
- Startups shared their entrepreneurial journeys, providing insight into their trailblazing models, overcome challenges, and the delicate balance of practical knowledge and business strategies.
- nearly 400 students, educators, and international startups from 20 countries showcased their innovative ideas at the creative project exhibition and startup exchange, forming a cosmic battlefield filled with groundbreaking creations, potential investment connections, and glimpses of future metropolises, heralding a future where youth will lead the way in innovation and sustainability.
