The competition is open to secondary school students nationwide, including: High Schools, Boarding Schools for Ethnic Minorities, Continuing Education Centers, Vocational Education Centers and equivalent educational institutions. Each school can register up to 3 teams, each team consists of 5 students and 1 mentor.

To participate in FARC 2025, teams can register online on the competition's official website, or send their application by post to FPT University campuses from March 27 to April 14.

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Mr. Nguyen Hung Quan - Head of the FARC 2025 Organizing Committee - spoke at the competition launching ceremony. Photo: FPT University

According to Mr. Nguyen Hung Quan - Director of Admissions at FPT University, FPT Corporation - Head of the Organizing Committee of the contest, in the context of the 4.0 industrial revolution, artificial intelligence (AI) and Robotics are increasingly asserting their key role in the development of society. Early access and application of these technologies, especially for high school students, is an important factor in helping to orient, develop talents and prepare high-quality human resources for the country.

“The FPTU AI & Robotics Challenge 2025 is not simply a technological playground, but also a solid stepping stone for high school students to explore their potential, develop practical skills and determine their future career orientation. Through the competition, FPT University wishes to affirm its pioneering role in promoting STEAM education (Science - Technology - Engineering - Arts - Mathematics) in Vietnam, accompanying students on their journey to become high-tech human resources to meet the requirements of the digital age,” Mr. Quan shared.

The competition's launch ceremony was attended by representatives of high schools from Hanoi, Hai Phong, Bac Giang, Thanh Hoa... Mr. Khuat Van Tien - Vice Principal of Hai Ba Trung High School - Thach That (Hanoi) shared that FARC 2025 is not only an opportunity for high school students who are passionate about AI and Robotics to demonstrate their abilities, but also a playground to inspire creativity, promoting the spirit of technology exploration for young people across the country.

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3 teams from high schools performed Robotics at the competition's opening ceremony. Photo: FPT University

At the ceremony, MSc. Le Ngoc Tuan - Director of Technology Experience of FPT Education Organization, FPT Corporation announced this year's contest with the theme "Sustainable Agriculture". The teams need to invent robots that can coordinate with farmers, thereby building an advanced agriculture, applying modern technology but still imbued with Vietnamese identity. With this challenge, the organizers hope to find talented inventors and creators in the fields of agriculture and robotics, opening up many breakthrough solutions for the future.

One of the highlights of the ceremony was the Robotics demonstration match between three teams from schools in Hanoi: Phung Khac Khoan High School, FPT Hanoi High School and Hai Ba Trung High School. These are teams that have won many national and international competitions.

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Mr. Nguyen Hung Quan, representing FPT University, presented the AI ​​& Robotics Kit to high schools participating in the competition. Photo: FPT University

FARC 2025 will have 3 main rounds: AI Programming Competition; Regional Robotics Competition and National Final. Instructors and students participating in the Final round (July 26-27) will be fully sponsored by FPT University for accommodation and food.

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FARC 2025 will go through 3 rounds of competition and 2 rounds of online training

At FARC 2025, the scoring criteria are designed to comprehensively evaluate the teams' capabilities, ensuring fairness and accurately reflecting the ability to apply AI as well as design, program and control robots effectively.

The competition will award prizes to contestants in the AI ​​programming round and the National Final round. In the AI ​​programming round, the organizing committee will award 2 first prizes, 2 second prizes, 2 third prizes and 6 consolation prizes with prize values ​​ranging from 2 to 10 million VND for each team.

At the National Finals, the Organizing Committee will award 2 First Prizes, 2 Second Prizes, 2 Third Prizes and 8 Consolation Prizes with a total prize value of over 300 million VND. The First Prize winning team will receive 50 million VND and a 2-year scholarship at FPT University for its members. The Second Prize, Third Prize and Consolation Prize winning teams will receive prizes of 35-25-15 million VND respectively and a 2-year or 1-year scholarship from the school for each member. The remaining teams entering the Finals will receive a Scholarship for Encouragement of Learning from FPT University worth 30 million VND/person.

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Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/truong-dai-hoc-fpt-to-chuc-cuoc-thi-ai-va-robotics-cho-hoc-sinh-thpt-toan-quoc-2385134.html