Final round of the communication initiative competition on the right to access information for young people

Some pictures of the final night

Festival on the right to access information

The contest was organized by the Youth Union, Student Association of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in collaboration with the Faculty of Library Information, the Center for Education Support and Capacity Building for Women CEPEW. The purpose of the contest is to improve the understanding of information and the right to access information to many people, especially young people, the future owners of the country.

The contest was held from January 28 to February 27, attracting a large number of students in Hanoi to register to participate.

Participating teams will implement their projects according to the chosen topic to learn about and advocate for the right to access information on one of the following topics: Access to information in education, environment, elections, food safety and hygiene, health care and medical services, 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, implementing the project within a period and regularly reporting the results to the organizing committee. At the final night (February 27), each team will have 15 minutes including: 7 minutes to present the results and 8 minutes to answer questions from the judges.

The judges of the final night included Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong, Head of the Faculty of Journalism and Communication, University of Social Sciences and Humanities; MSc. Ngo Thi Thu Ha, Deputy Director of the Center for Education Support and Capacity Building for Women CEPEW; Dr. Tran Bach Hieu, Secretary of the Youth Union, University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

Nguyen Khanh Lam is presenting his project.

The first project that caught the attention of the judges in the final night was about the right to access information about elections. The project has a rather witty name: "Getting pregnant your way". The project was carried out by Nguyen Khanh Lam, a disabled person.

Despite the difficulty in traveling, the project conducted a survey and recorded live student opinions at 6 major universities in Hanoi. The survey results created many surprises for the judges.

A representative of the student group of the Faculty of Archival Science and Office Management is presenting their project.

Starting with the story of soccer player Cong Phuong to lead the presentation, the group of students from the Faculty of Archival Science and Office Administration soon attracted the judges and the audience.

The group's project is about the right to privacy. In one month, the group deployed its project to 3 localities, using the radio communication system, disseminating information to about 20 thousand people.

With the name "Whose Secret" - a project with the same theme as the group of students from the Faculty of Archival Science and Office Administration by a group of 4 female students from the National Economics University also attracted attention in the final night.

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

With a short time of about a month, the activities that the project brought were not small. The group conducted a school communication event - accessing and exchanging information with more than 1,000 students at Hong Thai High School; Organized interviews and surveys for more than 60 students; Implemented a cycling project to promote and answer questions about the right to access information and confidential personal information; implemented communication on social networks with over 60 articles, divided into many different categories such as: wise owl, try your hand with owl, face owl... 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, member of the jury, is awarding the first prize to the team in the competition.

After more than two hours of organization, the final result, first prize went to the project of a group of students from the National Economics University with the theme "Whose secret".

- Two second prizes went to the student group of the Faculty of Archival Science and Office Management and the project of Nguyen Khanh Lam.

- Two third prizes went to the project of Triangle group and the group of students from Amsterdam school and VNU language school.

- The project of the K60 Sociology student group and the project of Nguyen Cam Tu, K60 Library Information won the consolation prize.

- The project on privacy rights of the Faculty of Library Information was voted as the most favorite project by participants in the festival on the right to access information.