HUB – TDTU – UFM Alliance Crowned Champion of the National Student Stock Investment Competition 2025
On August 28, 2025, Ton Duc Thang University (TDTU) hosted the Grand Finale Gala of the 3rd Vietnam Student Stock Investment Competition – Investment Challenge 2025 (IC 2025) – featuring the top 10 teams from 110 universities and colleges across the country.
With the theme “Vietnamese Students with Financial Literacy”, IC 2025 was co-organized by the Center for Economic Training & Application Research (CETAR) (TDTU), the Faculty of Finance and Banking (TDTU), and TDTU’s New Stock Investment Club (NSC). The competition was held under the professional sponsorship of the Vietnam Association of Securities Business (VASB) and with the support of numerous prestigious media agencies.
An Academic Platform for Practical Investment Experience
What sets IC 2025 apart is that the teams were provided with actual capital to conduct real transactions on Vietnam’s stock exchanges (HOSE and HNX). Over a two-month period, more than 2,400 students participated, affirming the strong appeal of a competition that combines academic rigor with practical experience, enabling students to develop essential skills in analysis, risk management, and investment decision-making.
Delivering the opening speech, Dr. Nghiem Quy Hao, Head of the Organizing Committee, stressed: “This competition goes beyond selecting winners; it is about building a community of young, professional investors, contributing to the sustainable growth of Vietnam’s stock market”.
Overall results
- Champion: Team YIELD HUNTERS – a coalition of 3 schools in Ho Chi Minh City: Nguyen Manh Thang (Ho Chi Minh City Banking University - HUB), Nguyen Vu Lan Anh (TDTU), Vu Trong Minh Hieu (University of Finance - Marketing - UFM).
- Runner-up: Team TAT GORL (TDTU), with members: Nguyen Thanh Tai; Truong Ngoc Anh; Nguyen Thi Thanh Thi.
- Third Prize: Team WBB, with members: Pham Duc Huy - NEU (National Economics University - Hanoi); Nguyen Thi Mai Anh - BA (Banking Academy - Hanoi); Vu Ngoc Linh - FTU (Foreign Trade University - Hanoi).
- Encouragement Prize: Team WHALES with members Le Minh Phat - ULAW (Ho Chi Minh City University of Law); Phan Van Khai - HUB; Le Ngoc Anh - NEU, and Team S-CUTE from Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics (UEH) with members: Nguyen Hoang Nhan; Ngo Huy Hoang; Nguyen Van Duy.
The total value of prizes in the final round exceeded 130 million VND in cash and scholarships, with the First Prize valued at 37.5 million VND.
Spreading the Impact
IC 2025 once again reaffirmed the prestige and appeal of a national academic competition, fostering a generation of dynamic and resilient students ready to integrate into the professional financial and securities market.
INVESTMENT CHALLENGE is the nationwide securities competition for students from universities and colleges. With its professionalism, transparency, and fairness, the competition has built credibility and trust among participating students from across the country. IC 2025 attracted more than 2,400 students from 110 universities and colleges nationwide (compared to 102 in 2024, 91 in 2023, and 83 in 2022), gathering talented students with a passion for finance and a desire to take on challenges. These figures are not merely numbers, but evidence of the growing influence of a serious, creative, and globally oriented academic movement.
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