Opening the first Vietnam student securities investment contest Investment Challenge 2023

On the afternoon of May 11, 2023, at Ton Duc Thang University, 19 Nguyen Huu Tho, District 7, City. Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Student Securities Investment Competition - the first - INVESTMENT CHALLENGE 2023 - was solemnly opened by the Organizing Committee.

Attending the Opening Ceremony, there were representatives of departments and divisions of Ton Duc Thang University (Mr. Duong Tich Dat, in charge of the Computer Department; Mr. Tang Khac Quy, in charge of the Center for Vocational Training and Alumni; MSc. Nguyen Vu Huyen Chau, Assistant Head of the PR Department, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Huong, in charge of the Faculty of Accounting...), Leaders of the Faculty of Finance and Banking (Mr. Nguyen Gia Duong, in charge of the Faculty; the head teachers of the department. Subjects: Dr. Ho Thanh Tung, Head of the Banking Department; Dr. Nguyen Duy Suu, Head of the Investment Department; Dr. Le Bao Thy, Head of the Finance Department), along with lecturers, officials, alumni, and students. students of the Faculty of Science and Technology. The opening ceremony was also attended by representatives of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (Mr. Luong Kim Long, member of the Standing Committee of the School's Youth Union), the Association of the Faculty of Social Sciences (Ms. Pham Thi Dung, Union branch president of the Faculty of Social Sciences)...

As for the guests, attending the Opening Ceremony Mr. Nguyen Dich Thanh - Deputy Head of the General Department, Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange. Ho Chi Minh City; Mr. Hoang Viet - Chief of Office of Vietnam Association of Financial Consultants in Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City, together with representatives of friendly businesses, sponsors, and press agencies sponsored and accompany the media for the Contest; students who are candidates from a number of schools in the city came to attend the opening ceremony and participate in the online - online round right after the opening ceremony.

Honored to pioneer in the academic movement of investment among students, up to now, the Student Securities Investment Competition - INVESTMENT CHALLENGE - is organized by the Center for Applied Economics Research and Training (CAER) affiliated with the University. Chaired by Ton Duc Thang University, in collaboration with the Faculty of Banking and Finance and the Young Securities Investment Club (NSC) of Ton Duc Thang University, co-organized, it has become a practical movement academic activity. the highest and largest scale in the country for students.

“The most valuable thing is that from the contest's activities, students from universities and colleges across the country have the opportunity to practice skills, knowledge, entrepreneurship, and commitment to students. pellets. The contest's activities will help them integrate into the environment and corporate culture early and instill a love of career and professional courage in students", said Dr. Nghiem Quy Hao, Director of the Center for Research and Development. Training in Applied Economics, under Ton Duc Thang University, Chairman of the Contest's Organizing Committee spoke.

The contest gives students from universities and colleges across the country an academic playground with an investment environment and real-world experience opportunities and effectively supports their learning and cultivation. career passion; forging career love..., so that the students soon forge their professional skills, soon integrate with the corporate culture, thereby being able to implement the training philosophy in the 4.0 era: first Outputs of training institutions and universities must meet the requirements of employers and be an input of enterprises and units in the labor market of the financial - banking industry; become a high-quality human resource for the financial and securities industry.

“We believe that the Competition with exciting rounds, especially through market research, real account opening, and real funding to invest and trade with real money at For securities companies, the contest will help open hundreds of new securities trading accounts, thereby empowering the student community and young investors to directly participate and experience careers in the financial market. main, securities. Through activities of companionship, support, mentoring for teams, opening accounts, funding for teams, and cash and in-kind sponsorships of securities companies, it is clear that securities companies joined hands with universities to improve skills and career orientation for students; thereby, joining hands in training high-quality human resources for the market, so that the national securities financial market can develop strongly and sustainably," said Dr. Nghiem Quy Hao.

Up to the opening time of the Contest, on May 11, 2023, the IC 2023 Contest has attracted more than 2,100 students from 91 universities and colleges across the country to register for the contest. Thus, without waiting until the end of the Online Round, from May 11 to May 24, 2023, the Contest has surpassed the expected target of attracting 90 universities and colleges across the country to participate in the Contest. This number in 2022 is 83 schools; before that, 2021 is 67 schools, 2020 is 34 schools.

The contest has really created success and confirmed its great progress when it covered from North to South. Besides the leading large, specialized, and multidisciplinary universities in the city and the southern provinces and cities, such as the University of Economics (UEH), University of Economics and Law, Foreign Trade University 2, University of International Ho Chi Minh National University, City Banking University, City University of Technical Education, City University of Industry; Hoa Sen University, Van Lang University, RMIT University....; This 2023 contest also attracted a large number of candidates from large and prestigious universities in the northern provinces and cities such as National Economics University, Hanoi Foreign Trade University, Banking Academy, University of Science and Technology, Hanoi National University, FPT University. Some universities and colleges in the Central region, the Central Highlands, the North Central region, and the Central Coast were also first. participate first.

The contest was held for the first time in 2017, with the scale of the School, quickly progressing to the City level, then the Region level, the southern provinces and cities, and expanded the scale to the whole country in 2022. In 2023. This year, inheriting and continuing the success of previous seasons, this year's contest is officially named the Vietnam Student Securities Investment Competition – the first time – INVESTMENT CHALLENGE 2023.

The contest has been sponsored and supported by professional support from major securities companies, leading financial institutions, and banks such as NH Vietnam Securities Company (Diamond sponsor), Securities Company Ltd. FPT (Gold sponsorship); Phu Hung Securities Company (Gold sponsorship); Rong Viet Securities Company (Silver sponsorship); Vietnam Export-Import Bank (Eximbank) (Silver financing); SSI Securities Company, Tai Viet Joint Stock Company (Vietstock) (Co-sponsor), amiCoach Training Academy Joint Stock Company (co-sponsor), SMART TRAIN Training Company (co-sponsor); Chiyo Company (co-sponsor); Viet Nhat Eco Joint Stock Company (co-sponsor)…

In particular, the Contest has received the patronage and media companionship of major and prestigious press agencies such as HTV City Television; VTC digital television station; Saigon Cable Television (SCTV)…; Vietnamnet newspaper; Investment Newspaper – Stock news; Vietnam Economic Review, Vneconomy electronic newspaper; Electronic Journal of Vietnam Securities Economy; Electronic magazine Finance and life; Web portal Vietstock.vn;

Within the framework of the Opening Ceremony, candidates from a number of schools in the city attended and participated in the online exam in the presence of guests at room A101, Ton Duc Thang University./.

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