Student Kwok Hung (left) looks forward to the many prizes during school – Photo: NVCC
Tran Quoc Hung – a fourth-year student, majoring in finance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics – has participated in several competitions with the aim of “hunting” for prizes with the knowledge he has learned. These competitions take place from the level of clubs, faculties and schools.
These include AAC Accounting and Auditing Club, Banking University (HSU)’s “A Day as Chief Accountant”, “Financial Arena” competition, Ho Chi Minh City’s Open University’s “Future Banker 2023” competition. SESC Finance – Competition “Students with Finance FSC” by Securities Club, Foreign Trade University of Ho Chi Minh City…
Each contest has prizes ranging from 2 million to 5.7 million. There are prizes of up to 10 million VND. Often winning championships and being runner-up, Hung found himself an additional source of income during his student years.
Meanwhile, Nguyen Huynh Ai Nhi – a fourth-year finance student at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics – is also a “war god” for awards big and small during her university years.
Ai Ni has won a prize in the “Young Researcher 2023” competition at the school level, is the champion of the “Economics – Your and My Vision 2022” competition and is the champion of the “Economics Students’ Debate – UeH” competition 2022″. are organized by the University of Ho Chi Minh City.After each competition, Nhi has an additional prize ranging from 1 to 10 million VND.
Ai Ni student (second from right) actively participated in many competitions during her student years – Photo: NVCC
Ngo Thanh Dan – a fourth-year student in International Business Administration, Foreign Trade University II – often travels to other schools to take exams. You were the champion of the “WAPA Challenging 2022” competition of the University of Economics and Law (Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City) and the winner of the “Chief Accountant for 1 Day 2023” competition of the University of Vietnam. United States of america. Sen.
These two competitions brought Dan 20 million dongs. Part of the list is for learning, the rest is for the community…
Dan said that apart from the prizes, competitions also open new doors for you. Typically, after becoming the champion of the competition “VNYA Apprentice Challenge 2022” organized by the Vietnamese Student Association in Singapore VNYA, Danh was invited to participate in a cultural exchange trip to Singapore for 3 days…
“Participating in competitions has helped me become more confident, not so shy or fearful when I stand in front of a crowd,” Dan said.
For Kwok Hung, from competitions, you have valuable experiences: “I can use all my knowledge to improve and assimilate new knowledge along with the process of study. There is an opportunity to connect with teachers, judges, who are extremely talented and renowned in the profession as well as talented students from other schools.”
From competitions, Than Daan (left cover) has new opportunities – Photo: NVCC
Students Beware of Unclear Competitions
MSc Tran Nam – Head of the Department of Student Affairs, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City – believes that participating in competitions will help thicken young people’s CVs, but students One also needs to be mentally prepared that they will do this to reduce the time, effort and pressure one has to balance studies while participating in competitions.
Master Tran Nam believes that there will be little risk in participating in competitions organized by legitimate and reputable organizations. But there are some contests that are organized online without being clear about the organizer, or the content is distorted to collect fees or use images of contestants for nebulous purposes. Hence, students need to do careful research before deciding to participate in competitions.
