Student makes wood from straw and wins UK startup competition

The idea of "Straw wood - Artificial wood from straw" by a group of students from Tra Vinh University has just won the GVB Prize 2025 Startup Competition, taking place in the UK.

The GVB Prize 2025 startup competition is part of the Global Vietnam Business Festival 2025 event series taking place in London (UK) on June 15. The competition helps young Vietnamese startups connect with international investors and markets to raise capital and invite cooperation.

Tra Vinh University students won the championship of the startup competition in the UK.

This year's competition attracted 146 entries from 5 countries and went through 3 rounds. The idea "Straw wood - Artificial wood from straw" by students from Tra Vinh University excelled in the Top 3 GVB Startup 2025, and was selected to attend the final round in London.

At the Final Round in the UK, the idea of "Straw wood - Artificial wood from straw" by the group of authors Son Tran Minh Man - Nguyen Xuan Thanh - Nguyen Thi Thuy Duong (Tra Vinh University) excellently won the championship title of the competition.

Nguyen Xuan Thanh - Representative of the group of authors competing in London (UK) shared after the contest that winning the highest position in the contest was a great source of pride for the group.

"This is not only a victory for a project, but also a testament to the creativity and continuous efforts of Tra Vinh University students in developing sustainable solutions. We hope that the project will continue to be developed and applied in practice, to contribute to environmental protection and green industry development in Vietnam and the world ," Thanh said.

Representative of Tra Vinh University student group presented their project.

MSc. Nguyen Van Vu An - Director of the Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Tra Vinh University said that the results of the group of authors of the idea of Artificial Wood from straw show the creativity and startup ideas of Vietnamese students on the international startup map. Thereby contributing to the development of the green materials industry and creating sustainable solutions.

Source: https://tienphong.vn/sinh-vien-lam-go-tu-rom-doat-quan-quan-thi-khoi-nghiep-tai-anh-post1751622.tpo