General introduction

The Vietnam Electronics Design Competition 2026, abbreviated as VEDC 2026, is an annual academic playing field led by the Radio and Electronics Association of Vietnam. This year's theme is Embedded AI for Smart IoT Systems, continuing the success of the Vietnam Electronics Design Competition 2025 with the theme Embedded Systems and IoT Technology.

Mission, Vision, Core Values

Mission

The Vietnam Electronics Design Competition carries the mission of organizing a hands-on academic playing field that encourages students nationwide to create, design, and bring to life electronic products applying smart embedded systems and IoT technology to solve practical problems serving everyday life. Through the competition, the Organizing Committee aims to identify and cultivate high-quality technical human resources for the country, while building a solid bridge between school-based education and the real-world needs of enterprises.

Vision

The competition aims to become an annual event with significant influence within the technical and technology education community in Vietnam. From an academic playing field, the competition gradually forms an innovation ecosystem within universities and colleges, where highly applicable competing products are connected, incubated, and developed into technology startup projects, contributing to the advancement of digital transformation in technical education nationwide.

Core values

The competition champions the spirit of creativity and innovation, encouraging students to pursue novel solutions that address clear practical problems. The competition values practicality and applicability, requiring every product to genuinely work and to address specific usage needs. The competition upholds honesty and academic integrity, requiring teams to be transparent about their data sources and technology and to commit that their products are self-developed. The competition nurtures the spirit of cooperation and connection, linking schools, professional organizations, and enterprises in training and cultivating young technical human resources.

Participating Universities