During the past December, WASSers had the opportunity to showcase their talents in critical thinking, observation, and idea presentation through dynamic academic arenas.
Participating in the Final Round of the 2025 School-level Science Research Competition with great enthusiasm, WASS’s “young scientists” confidently selected and explored research topics that were both creative and timely, such as:
- The effects of herbal remedies on water flea blood pressure.
- How bank transfer notification systems operate.
- Butterfly species diversity as an indicator of ecosystem health.
- The issue of students’ lack of concentration in learning.
Each topic offers a vivid glimpse into WASSers’ scientific thinking, observational skills, and curiosity about the world. Their research journeys are the result of a rigorous process involving problem identification, critical thinking, experimentation, data analysis, and clear, persuasive scientific presentation.
The Preliminary Round of the Debate Champions Tournament 2025 – 2026, themed “Think Critically, Speak Boldly”, took place in a vibrant atmosphere, attracting the participation of a large number of WASSers across all year levels. Through their performances in the Preliminary Round, the most outstanding WASSers earned their places in the Final Round scheduled for early January 2026. Congratulations to the talented contestants, and let us look forward to even more exciting and dynamic debates in the upcoming Final Round.
Finally, most remarkably, the Panda Robotics Team, consisting of four WASSers – NGUYEN DINH MINH TUAN, NGUYEN HUY THUONG, LE MINH THIEN TRI, and WU MINH HAO – achieved historic milestones in their first-ever appearance at the highest continental-level competition, the VEX Robotics Competition Asia Open 2025, held from December 18 – 21, in Beijing (China).
With the Excellence Award – honoring the most outstanding and well-rounded team of the competition – along with Third Place in the Robot Skills Challenge and Third Place in the Division Tournament Semifinals Award, these young “engineers” and their teammates made history for Vietnamese robotics. They proudly became the FIRST VIETNAMESE TEAM EVER to win the highest award at the VEX Robotics Asia competition and the FIRST VIETNAMESE TEAM to earn a place at the VEX Robotics World Championship in the United States, the largest robotics competition in the world.
These academic platforms not only provide opportunities for WASSers to apply their knowledge to real-world contexts but also encourage them to take initiative in exploration, develop critical thinking, enhance teamwork skills, and foster creativity. From today’s small ideas, WASS believes that the students will continue to grow and create positive values for the community in the future.
