UEF's Research Talent 2026: A springboard to prove students' scientific research skills
On the morning of May 28, UEF held the Final Round of the Student Scientific Research Awards - UEF’s Research Talent 2026, an annual academic platform bringing together outstanding student research projects from across the university.
This academic activity plays a strategic role in identifying and nurturing promising research talents, while laying the foundation for projects to continue competing in city-level and ministry-level scientific arenas in the coming time.
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This year's Final Round was attended and supported by the University Board of Management, leaders of faculties, institutes, departments, and centers, along with the lecturers supervising the competing projects.
In his opening remarks, Dr. Ngo Minh Hai, Vice President of the University, acknowledged the clear growth in both the quantity and quality of this year's submitted research projects. According to him, the broad participation of faculties and institutes shows that student scientific research at UEF is being organized in an increasingly systematic, professional, and in-depth manner.
Dr. Ngo Minh Hai encouraged the author groups to stay calm and confident in completing their presentations well
At the event, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thanh Luan, Deputy Head of the Office of Science, Technology and International Projects, announced the competition rules, prize structure, and reviewed the overall picture of scientific research activities during the past academic year. From more than 250 registered projects, the units conducted evaluations and selected 54 projects to be submitted to the university level. Through a rigorous professional assessment process, the 18 most outstanding projects officially advanced to the Final Round.
The organizing committee announced the rules and prize structure before students entered the presentation session
The projects in the Final Round were assessed by a professional council consisting of Associate Professors, PhDs, and Masters with extensive experience in teaching and research. The evaluation criteria were designed comprehensively, based on practicality, scientific value, applicability, research methodology, presentation skills, defense ability, and related scientific publications.
The councils were organized into three specialized fields: Economics - Business, Society - Language, and Technology - Interdisciplinary, in order to ensure depth and objectivity in the evaluation process.
In the Economics - Business field, the author groups demonstrated their ability to approach contemporary economic issues through data analysis and practical application-oriented thinking. Topics ranged from the impact of geopolitical risks on business volatility, digital transformation in the hospitality industry, consumer behavior on digital platforms, technology marketing strategies in tourism, to green logistics, ESG, and digital mapping in urban tourism development.
The projects reflected students' sensitivity to market changes, while also demonstrating their ability to connect academic knowledge with specific economic development problems.
In the Society - Language field, the projects expanded their research scope to many prominent issues, from the application of artificial intelligence in education, awareness of sustainable development in language training, legal issues in the digital economy, to studies on language, culture, and media behavior among young people.
This diversity shows that UEFers are approaching social sciences through a modern lens, connecting research with social issues emerging in the context of digital transformation and globalization.
In the Technology - Interdisciplinary field, many projects stood out for their spirit of innovation and ability to integrate knowledge across multiple fields. The authors explored highly topical themes such as the application of machine learning in mental health prediction, AI solutions for sustainable e-commerce, community education models, behavioral research related to environmental policies, and the use of gamification in tourism development.
The projects showed a trend in student research that is closely linked to technology and aimed at solving social problems through creative and practically deployable solutions.
A special highlight of this year's season was that many projects had already resulted in published scientific works or had been developed into practical application products. This was an important advantage in the evaluation process and also showed that UEF students' research capacity is increasingly approaching advanced academic standards.
After the presentations, defense sessions, and direct evaluations by the professional council, the Final Round concluded with convincing results. However, the greatest value of the competition does not lie in rankings, but in the journey each student went through to demonstrate research capacity, learn how to defend scientific arguments, and receive professional feedback to further develop their projects.
At the close of the season, the University recognized the efforts of all contestants and stated that outstanding projects would continue to receive guidance from lecturers for further improvement, aiming to participate in higher-level scientific research competitions. This is the next step for UEF students' academic ideas to go further and contribute to the community's flow of knowledge and innovation.
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