Final round of the media initiative competition on access to information for young people.

Some photos from the final night.

Information Access Day

The competition was organized by the Youth Union and Student Association of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in collaboration with the Faculty of Information and Library Science and the Center for Women's Education and Empowerment (CEPEW). The aim of the competition is to improve information literacy and access to information for more people, especially young people, the future leaders of the country.

The competition, held from January 28th to February 27th, attracted a large number of students from across Hanoi who registered to participate.

Participating teams will implement their projects based on their chosen themes to explore and advocate for the right to access information, focusing on one of the following topics: access to information in education, the environment, elections, food safety and hygiene, health services and healthcare, and privacy.

To participate in the competition, teams must go through preliminary rounds followed by interviews. The seven best teams are selected for the final round, where they will implement their projects within a specified timeframe and regularly report their results to the organizers. At the final night (February 27th), each team will have 15 minutes, including: 7 minutes to present their results and 8 minutes to answer questions from the judges.

The judges for the final round included Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong, Head of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities; Ms. Ngo Thi Thu Ha, Deputy Director of the Center for Education Support and Women's Empowerment (CEPEW); and Dr. Tran Bach Hieu, Secretary of the Youth Union of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Nguyen Khanh Lam is presenting his project.

The first project to catch the judges' attention in the final round was on the topic of access to information about elections. The project, with its rather witty title, was "Vote Your Way." It was created by Nguyen Khanh Lam, a person with a disability.

Despite travel difficulties, the project conducted surveys and directly recorded student opinions at six major universities in Hanoi. The survey results surprised the judging panel.

Representatives of the student group from the Department of Archival Studies and Office Management are presenting their project.

Starting with the story of footballer Cong Phuong to introduce their presentation, the group of students from the Archival Studies and Office Management department quickly captivated the judges and audience.

The group's project addresses the right to privacy. In one month, the group implemented its project in three locations, using radio broadcasting to disseminate information to nearly 20,000 people.

Titled "Whose Secret?" - a project on the same theme as the group of four female students from the Archival Studies and Office Management department of the National Economics University also attracted attention during the final night.

Representatives of the student group from the National Economics University are presenting their project.

Despite the short timeframe of about a month, the project's achievements were significant. The team conducted a school communication event – ​​reaching out and exchanging information with over 1000 students at Hong Thai High School; organized surveys and interviews with over 60 university students; launched a cycling project to raise awareness and answer questions about the right to access information and privacy; and carried out social media campaigns with over 60 posts, divided into various categories such as: "Wise Owl," "Test Your Skills with the Owl," "Owl Face," etc., attracting over 9,000 views and shares.

Associate Professor Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong, Head of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, and a member of the judging panel, is presenting the first prize to the winning team in the competition.

After more than two hours of competition, the final results showed that the first prize went to the project by a group of students from the National Economics University with the theme "Whose Secret Is It?".

- Two second prizes were awarded to the group of students from the Department of Archival Studies and Office Management and the project by Nguyen Khanh Lam.

- Two third prizes were awarded to the Triangle group's project and the group of students from Amsterdam High School and the specialized language school of Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

- The project by the group of students from the K60 Sociology class and the project by Nguyen Cam Tu, K60 Library and Information Science class, received the consolation prize.

- The project on the right to privacy of life, developed by the Department of Library and Information Science, was voted the most popular project by participants in the Information Access Rights Day.