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BACH KHOA INNOVATION 2024

 

Bach Khoa Innovation (BKI) is an annual innovation startup competition organized by Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology since 2018. The key target audience is students from schools and universities in Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding areas. In 2024, BKI aims to expand its target audience to start-up groups and students from universities nationally and internationally while upgrading the award structure and support package to groups after the competition.

Bach Khoa Innovation provides a creative space based on high-tech science and technology combined with a practical business model, helping young people apply learned knowledge to solve technical and economic problems for businesses and society as well as have the opportunity to realize their startup ideas.

regulations

Open to all Colleges, Universities, and High schools in Ho Chi Minh City and surrounding regions.

PRIZES

A grand prize pool up to 500 million Vietnam Dong and entrepreneurship supporting activities throughout the whole competition.

IMPRESSIONS

Bach Khoa Innovation in numbers and images.

HIGHLIGHTS

The vibrant emotions of Bach Khoa Innovation competitors.

NEWS AND EVENTS

THE TOP WINNERS OF THE UNIVERSITY CATEGORY

🥇01 First Prize: 30.000.000 VND & USD 1.000 (in cash) & Support Package: AIoT BKR team – Florence project, an Autonomous Navigation and AIoT Integrated Nursing Robot. 🥈02 Second Prize: 20.000.000 VND (in cash) & Support Package:  + AFTER 1224 team...

TOP 03 WINNERS OF THE HIGH-SCHOOL CATEGORY

🥇01 First Prize: 15.000.000 VND (in cash) & Support Package: Cờ Gánh – “Python and Computational Thinking self-learning toolkit” project. 🥈01 Second Prize: 10.000.000 VND (in cash) & Support Package: GREEN SYNTHESIS – “Synthesis of green nano...

TOP 03 WINNERS OF THE START-UP CATEGORY

🥇01 First Prize: 50.000.000 VND (in cash) & Support Package: Finsey project 🥈01 Second Prize: 40.000.000 VND (in cash) & Support Package: Porua Team – Porua Organic Cosmetics project 🥉01 Third Prize: 30.000.000 VND (in cash) & Support Package:...

MEMORABLE MOMENTS OF THE FINAL ROUND

The final round of Bach Khoa Innovation 2024 officially took place on October 12, 2024 at Ly Thuong Kiet Campus, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology – VNU-HCM. The competition consisted of two rounds: Presentation Contest (1) at the outdoor exhibition area...

The Business Field Trip of BKI 2024

After the “change of air” trip to VNU-HCM Innovative Entrepreneurship Center and FPT Software Company, our teams must have accumulated some experience to advance to the Final Round and plan their business after the competition. Most of the teams were aware of the...

Bach Khoa Innovation 2024: Accelerating Towards the Grand Finale

To date, Bach Khoa Innovation (BKI) 2024 competition has successfully navigated two-thirds of its journey, marked by numerous challenges yet brimming with excitement as talented and passionate teams strive to deliver remarkable presentations, their ultimate goal being...

The Mentoring Day Recap

The Mentoring Day was completely successful and created room for teams and mentors to have intensive discussions on the business and entrepreneurship aspects. As mentioned previously, Innovative Factors, Business Models, Market Opportunities and Strategy,… are...

THE FIRST ROUND RECAP

Lifting the veil of the 1st round, will our teams succeed in impressing the judges to advance to the 2nd round? Round 01 impressed us with teams’ comprehensive presentations and the intense yet remarkable Q&A sessions between the Board of Judges and competing...

Revealing all Alliances, Sponsors, and Partners of BKI 2024

BKI 2024 has attracted not only more than 90 projects registered in the 1st round but also the companionship of many domestic and foreign sponsors. This immense and generous support is a great encouragement for the Organizing Committee to innovate contest scale,...

Building innovative startup knowledge for teams through boot camp training

Recently, the Organizers of the BKI 2024 coordinated with the Technology Business Incubation Center (HCMUT-TBI) to organize an 08-day training program directly at HCMUT and online for teams from other provinces, from June 22nd, 2024 to July 2nd, 2024. This program...

BACH KHOA INNOVATION 2024 TIMELINE

03/4/2024

Announcement

13/4/2024

Kick - off ceremony

22-30/6/2024

Bootcamp Training

13/7/2024

Deadline for registration

20/7/2024

Round 1 & Experts Meeting

17/8/2024

Round 2

21/9/2024

Field Trip

12/10/2024

Final Round

THROUGH THE YEARS

COMPETING TEAMS

STUDENTS

UNIVERSITIES

STANDOUT PROJECTS IN 2023

Project "BKTENG"

PROJECT "F.I.M"

PROJECT "SYNCOT"

STANDOUT PROJECTS IN 2022

Project "PANTASIA"

PROJECT "P.U.S.S.Y"

PROJECT "ONE MAGIC SCHOOL"

THE BOARD OF JUDGES

Mr. Jesse Choi

Director of Sunwah Vietnam & CEO of Sunwah Innovations

Mr. Đỗ Văn Long

CEO of Vietnam Blockchain Corporation

Mr. Denis Descour

Managing Director of TOPAM Company Limited

Ms. Selena Le

Co-Founder & Managing Director of WSAFE – IMPACT VENTURE BUILDER

Mr. Võ Hưng Sơn

Head of Intellectual Property Management Department - Department of Science and Technology Ho Chi Minh city

Mr. Phạm Kim Cương

Founder & CEO of Cohost AI

Mr. Phạm Đức Linh

Director of MAITRANITC - Gold Sponsor of BKI2021

Mr. Phạm Đăng An

2021 National General Counsel Legal of JCI Vietnam