On the afternoon of December 19, 2025, the Digital Business Student Competition 2025, organized by the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM) and the Network of E-commerce Education Institutions (VecomNet), officially reached its final round. The Grand Finale Gala, held at the National Economics University, attracted strong interest from numerous government agencies, organizations, e-commerce enterprises, higher education institutions, and a large number of students from across the country.
With the objectives of fostering a collaborative environment among organizations, educational institutions, and businesses to share knowledge, skills, and training experience; developing and improving high-quality training programs closely aligned with the practical needs of the e-commerce and digital economy sectors; and creating learning and hands-on opportunities for students through courses, projects, internships, and real-world activities.
In 2025, the Digital Business Student Competition (DBC) featured three main competition categories: Online Sales, Digital Marketing, and Digital Business Ideas, with the integration of green e-commerce and sustainable business models across all categories. This approach aimed to strongly promote the message of sustainable e-commerce development in association with environmental protection. The competition attracted significant interest from students majoring in e-commerce and related fields, with a total of 546 teams registering from 85 universities nationwide.
DBC aims to encourage creativity and digital business thinking among students, providing them with opportunities to demonstrate their ability to develop business plans and implement digital business activities in real-world contexts. At the same time, the competition seeks to build an environment that balances competition and collaboration, promotes the application of technology in business, and advances digital business practices aligned with the sustainable development of society and the economy.
(Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Huyen, Deputy Director General of the Department of E-commerce and Digital Economy under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, delivered a directive speech)
(Mr. Bui Trung Kien, Vice Chairman of the Vietnam E-commerce Association, delivered the opening remarks)
Following the Preliminary Round and the Qualifying Round, the Judging Panel selected the top 24 teams across the three competition categories to advance to the Semi-finals. The Semi-final Round was conducted with live evaluations at two locations: Hanoi (University of Transport and Communications) and Ho Chi Minh City (University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City), to determine the First, Second, and Third Prize winners in each category. The Top 9 outstanding teams of the entire competition (First, Second, and Third Prize winners from each category) then competed for the highest titles of the Digital Business Student Competition 2025: Champion, First Runner-up, and Second Runner-up.
It can be affirmed that DBC 2025 is the largest-scale competition with the strongest influence within the community of e-commerce and digital economy students nationwide. The Vietnam E-commerce Association and the Network of E-commerce Education Institutions hope to continue receiving guidance and support from ministries, government agencies, and educational institutions across the country in the coming years, so that the competition can further develop into a meaningful platform where students passionate about learning can challenge themselves, innovate, and make breakthroughs on their academic journey.
The first “hands-on” digital business competition for students.
In August 2022, the Vietnam E-commerce Association (VECOM) and the Network of Universities Providing E-commerce Education (VecomNet) decided to organize the Digital Business Student Competition on an annual basis. After three years of implementation from 2022 to 2024, the competition has marked a significant milestone in formal training activities in e-commerce and digital business at universities in Vietnam. For the first time, thousands of students nationwide have had the opportunity to engage directly with real-world digital business practices, as well as access and utilize leading e-commerce platforms such as TikTok Shop, Shopee, Sapo, Haravan, and LadiPage.
Notably, the competition has received strong support and active participation from numerous organizations, enterprises, and major investment funds both domestically and internationally, including Doppelherz, TikTok Shop Vietnam, Grab, MB Life, BSH, NPAP, Shopee, VietGuys, Netco Post, FADO, Metric, Gotadi, VNPost, Do Ventures, Accesstrade, IViet, ImGroup, Cova Media, Ecom Group, BambuUp, The Cay, DNES, the Vietnam Internet Network Information Center (VNNIC), Sapo, Haravan, Vinalink, Lyon, LadiPage, the ECN Alliance, Guuads, Comme Asia, Mat Bao, VESA, the Digital Transformation Chapter, and many others.
Competition Sponsors:
The Grand Finale Gala of the Digital Business Student Competition 2025 consisted of two main parts: Part 1 – the DBC 2025 Final Round; and Part 2 – the Award Ceremony and Appreciation Gala.
After three intense competition rounds at the Grand Finale Gala, the Organizing Committee officially identified the champion of this year’s competition, as detailed below:
Champion: Chốt Đơn – National Economic University: 50 million VND in cash and gifts from sponsoring enterprises
First Runner-up: Greenminds – Phuong Dong University: 20 million VND in cash and gifts from sponsoring enterprises
Second Runner-up: Faster – Can Tho University of Technology and Engineering: 10 million VND in cash and gifts from sponsoring enterprises
Consolation Prizes (6): cash prizes and gifts from sponsoring enterprises
1.Team DIPLOMARKET – Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam
2.Team Sóng Ngầm – British University Vietnam (BUV)
3.Team Người học NEU – National Economics University
4.Team Mealnimals – University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City
5.Team HaiYan – University of Transport Technology
6.Team ICE Bear – Phuong Dong University
