9 DNU students in the Top 20 best leaders in the "Launch To Leader" round - Unleashing leadership abilities

After 3 days and 2 nights of training, 20 contestants participating in the Launch To Leader round of the Social Innovation Launch (SIL) 2023 competition have excelled over the remaining 80 contestants to become leaders in the next round. Notably, Dai Nam University has an overwhelming number of contestants in the Top 20 with 09 students.

Candidates and Organizing Committee at the closing ceremony of round II – Launch To Leader

From October 20 to 22, 100 contestants experienced training activities in the form of a military camp combined with a summer camp; along with discussions with experts in various fields. At the end of round II, 73/100 excellent contestants advanced to round III, called Project Development for Practical Implementation, which took place from November 4, 2023 to January 13, 2024.

Through experiential activities, the 20 best candidates were selected to become leaders of the competing teams in round III. Here, the leaders have the right to choose members for their own teams. This is a right, an opportunity and also a challenge when you have to uphold the highest sense of responsibility, improve your leadership capacity in your new position.

To help the Leaders get used to their leadership roles in the next round, the Organizing Committee has designed a meaningful exercise to activate the potential of each individual and the whole team. Specifically, within 1 day and night, the teams need to come up with ideas and work together to "produce" a unique product with its own color. The great pressure of time requires each team to uphold the spirit of responsibility for the collective, practice coordination skills to achieve the highest efficiency.

Team 4 – Best Team Award.

As one of the 20 selected leaders, Ha Thi Hai Yen from Dai Nam University shared: “The Bootcamp journey brought us many memories and meaningful, useful and valuable lessons. The competition is not only an opportunity for us to express ourselves but also builds a foundation for us to explore our potential, learn how to promote creativity to start a business. The organizers have created a friendly, inspiring environment, helping us to be more confident in coming up with our ideas” .

Sharing at the closing ceremony of round II, Contestant Nguyen Thi Hong - Hanoi University of Education said: "3 days and 2 nights is not long but not too short for me to find for myself a keyword throughout the journey, which is the word "TOUCH" - touching the ego, touching teammates, touching the heart, touching the desires and dreams that I have always questioned" .

Candidates receive certificates of participation in the competition.

Tran Quang Minh – Contestant from Foreign Trade University shared: “Although I have researched many startup competitions, I feel lucky to have chosen SIL. 3 days of training with SIL at Dai Nam University gave me the opportunity to connect with great friends. The Organizing Committee and the school have supported us wholeheartedly from expertise to living conditions” .

Corner to share feelings of SIL 2023 candidates

Round II – Launch To Leader left an impression on the contestants and was the premise for them to form teams and move on to round III of the competition.

I wish the candidates to make the most of the lessons and experiences at Launch To Leader to find compatible teammates, together continue to develop Startup ideas towards personal development, build sustainable business plans, and wholeheartedly for a strong and developed Vietnam.