To help individuals and teams refine their ideas and projects for the semifinal round of the 2026 Hue City Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition, the Department of Science and Technology, in coordination with experts and the Competition’s advisory board, held a training conference on October 7 for organizations, individuals, and teams behind the 30 ideas and projects advancing to this year’s semifinal round.

On October 4, in Hanoi, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MST) held a ceremony to mark the National Innovation Day 2026 under the theme ‘Innovation - A Driving Force for Society’s Development’, underscoring the need to make innovation a driving force for development across all sectors and fields and throughout society.

On the morning of October 1st, wards, communes and educational institutions across Hue City launched Lifelong Learning Week 2026 under the theme ‘Learning for Real, Practising for Real, Mastering Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence to Build a Learning Society and Promote Lifelong Learning’.

According to the decision, the School of Engineering and Technology - Hue University was established through the merger of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, the International School, and the Institute for Socio-Economic Development Studies under Hue University.

The growth model relying heavily on capital and low-cost labor is gradually showing its limitations, while science and technology, AI, semiconductors, blockchain (a decentralized digital database), and digital assets are opening up new growth opportunities. However, turning these potentials into real resources requires a shift in institutional thinking from passively managing problems as they arise to proactively creating space for development.

On the afternoon of September 24, a delegation from the Central Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Commission had a working meeting with Hue Monuments Conservation Center to discuss the preservation and promotion of Hue’s cultural heritage, traditional performing arts, and the application of science and technology in heritage digitalization.

On the afternoon of September 22nd, Thien Tam Fund (Vingroup), in coordination with Hue City Department of Education and Training, donated computer sets to schools in disadvantaged areas. The activity was carried out as part of the programme ‘Providing Computers for Information Technology and Technology Education for Students’. ​

On the morning of September 18th, Hue City Department of Science and Technology held a council meeting to evaluate and consider commissioning a state-funded science and technology task on developing a real-time system to control and simulate flood propagation and provide smart warnings, serving disaster management and response across the city.

On the afternoon of September 15, the College of Hue, in coordination with the Department of Science and Technology, held a forum titled ‘Students with innovation and entrepreneurship’.

On the afternoon of September 12, Hue Industrial College (HueIC), in collaboration with Ube National College of Technology (Ube KOSEN, Japan), held a seminar themed ‘The KOSEN - Enterprise - Student ecosystem: From competency standardization to global employment connections and innovation’.