The young people in HCMC having ideas and solutions on issues of environmental protection, energy saving, climate change can participate in the Contest on Youth Innovative Ideas 2015 organized by the Ho Chi Minh city Center for Youth Science & Technology Development.

To promote the creativity and learning, scientific research, and to create a useful playground, raising the awareness for city young people in protecting, preserving and improving the environment, the Ho Chi Minh city Center for Youth Science & Technology Development has launched the 7th Contest on "Youth Innovative Ideas of Ho Chi Minh City 2015" with the theme "Green Ideas".

This is a contest for young people aged 6 to 35, who are living, studying and working in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam.

According to Organizing Board, the ideas for ​​the contest should ensure innovation, creativeness and realistically applicable. In particular, focus is laid on innovative ideas, initiatives or specific solutions, practical to deploy a meaningful activities, contributing to environmental protection and adaptation to climate change, such as contributing to environment improvement, landscape of canals, reduction of pollution, plans for dealing with water hyacinth on the Saigon River; urban green space, green lifestyle; raising the awareness of the people on issues of environmental protection, energy saving, water saving, minimizing the impact of climate change; new energy sources and clean energy; solving the problem of dust pollution in the air.

"Youth Innovative Ideas" Contest is an interesting, useful competition for the city youth.

This year, each individual or group can take part in many different thematic subjects. The timing for registration of ideas is between now and by October 30, 2015 at the Center for Youth Science & Technology Development No. 1 Pham Ngoc Thach Street, Ben Nghe Ward, and District 1.

Phone 08.38.233.363 - 08.38.230.780.

For more information, contest participants and students can visit the website: www.khoahoctre.com.vn, categories or via Green Idea or

www.facebook.com/khoahoctre center's fan page.

Trong Tan