HUTECH students won second prize at Luong Van Can Talent Award 2019

Huynh Tan Long and Nguyen Bao Chau receiving the second prize at Luong Van Can Talent Award 2019

This year's award was organized by Saigon Businessman Newspaper in collaboration with Saigon Businessman Club, Ho Chi Minh City Food Association and Startup Vietnam Foundation. The 9th season of the contest is titled "Value chain of agriculture and the industry of processing agricultural products", with the purpose to find start-up initiatives in agriculture and food processing with bright innovative and creative direction. The Final Round took place in the morning of January 3^rd at Rex Hotel (District 1, Ho Chi Minh City).

The "FOW Smart Trash" project focuses on a garbage bin product. This invention can compact the waste into a dry, cake-mold shape and can be kept for 2-3 days without smelling. It is suitable for use in restaurants, hotels, apartments, small families, etc. Convenient and beautiful design is also a plus for this trash bin to be put in the house just like a normal furniture.

The students presenting to the judges at the Final Round of the competition

At Luong Van Can Talent Awards 2019, the "Smart trash FOW" project was under the mentorship of Mr. Huynh Cong Thang - co-founder and CEO of InnoLab Asia. Within the framework of the competition, the students had been trained in building business projects, presentation skills and raising capital from the experts of the Mentor Council of the competition. At the same time, HUTECH students also received the sponsorship from An Cuong Wood Company before entering the Final round.

Launched in May 2019, the Luong Van Can Talent Awards 2019 attracted the attention of more than 2,000 students from 16 universities in Vietnam and abroad. With the second prize for "FOW Smart Trash", HUTECH students are to receive an award with te value of 50,000,000 VND in cash, a scholarship of BMG Administration - Marketing course worth 40,000,000 VND and a special Admission sponsorship package of 200,000,000 VND for start-up businesses. All of these awards are valuable motivation for FOW Smart Trash products to officially enter the market. In particular, during the Award Ceremony, Fiore Healthy Resort Company signed an investment agreement with the representative of "Duc Thuan dragon fruit tea" - the project that won the 3^rd place at Luong Van Can Talent Award 2018 of 3 contestants Ma Phu Cuong, Truong Hoang Phuc and Tran Le My Quynh.

Ma Phu Cuong – the representative of “Duc Thuan dragon fruit tea”, signing the contract with Fiore Healthy Resort Company

Let’s send our congratulations to Huynh Tan Long, Nguyen Bao Chau, Ma Phu Cuong, Truong Hoang Phuc and Tran Le My Quynh. Hopefully from their success at the Award, they will have a solid step and invent even more practical products for our life in the future.