On the morning of 11 December 2025, Duy Tan University held the Final Round of the DTU Start-up 2025 Competition. The event concluded a structured process of project selection, training and expert mentoring designed to help participating teams transform their ideas into feasible ventures with long-term financial potential and positive community impact.

During the final round, each team had ten minutes to present its business model, proposed product or service, target market, social impact, financial plan and development roadmap to the judging panel. The projects addressed practical economic, social and environmental needs, including sustainable construction materials, mobility-support products, agricultural by-product utilisation, employment connections and the preservation of traditional occupations.

Award-winning projects

The DTU Start-up 2025 awards were presented as follows:

• First Prize: EcoConcrete for “Green Concrete for the Future of Construction”;

• Second Prize: VIETFeet for “Empowering Vietnamese Steps”;

• Third Prize: Dopamine for “Fermented Tea from Robusta Coffee Husks Combined with a Microbial System”;

• Two Consolation Prizes:

  • JobDay for “One-Day Career Experience Connection Platform”;
  • Local Ones for “Experiencing Traditional Occupations with Local Artisans”;

• Most Popular Project: MEDFU for “An Application to Enhance the Quality of Medical Students.”

Direct financial assistance for project development

In addition to training, mentoring and connections with experts, Duy Tan University provided direct financial assistance to the award-winning teams. The funding is intended to help the teams improve their products, test proposed solutions and advance their start-up models. The prize structure comprised:

• First Prize: VND 15,000,000;
• Second Prize: VND 10,000,000;
• Third Prize: VND 5,000,000;
• Two Consolation Prizes: VND 2,000,000 each.

Certificates of Merit were also presented to the winning teams. The financial awards provide initial funding that the teams can use to refine prototypes, validate market demand and undertake the next stages of project development.

The supported projects combine financial viability with environmental or social value. EcoConcrete proposes a green-concrete solution for more sustainable construction; VIETFeet develops products supporting mobility and foot health; Dopamine creates a new product from Robusta coffee husks; JobDay connects learners with short-term career experiences; and Local Ones promotes traditional occupations through engagement with local artisans.

Developing an integrated start-up support pathway

Before entering the final round, participating teams completed selection, training and mentoring activities with experts. These activities helped the teams improve their business models, financial plans, presentation skills and implementation strategies.

By combining entrepreneurship education, personalised mentoring and direct financial assistance, DTU Start-up 2025 provided participating teams with the resources needed to develop financially viable and socially or environmentally responsible ventures. The competition concluded with promising projects receiving practical support to continue product development, strengthen connections with experts and gradually bring their solutions into practice.