Young Makers launch third annual competition in Vietnam
VOV.VN -Young Makers has announced the opening of the third annual edition of its competition that provides Vietnamese youth an opportunity to show their innovative talent.
A ‘maker’ is a term coined in Germany and the US for a growing breed of young inventors and tech savvy professionals that are constantly working on the next ‘big thing’.
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This year’s competition is not only for budding inventors or tech savvy youth, but for artists, movie makers, engineers or anyone with a love of tinkering, designing, hacking, and innovating, say the organizers.
The competition brings together a community of young people with mentors and a space to make. In small groups, participants work together to design and make a youth-chosen, open-ended project that they will showcase at a Maker Fair.
Complete details on the completion and registration can be found online at www.youngmakers.vn.
The top winning team will a receive cash prize of US$875 (VND20 million), with second and third places getting US$440 (VND10 million) and US$220 (VND5 million), respectively.
Other prizes include a 10-day Silicon Valley Immersion Trip to California in the US valued at US$6,000.
