FPT Young Talents

FPT Center for Young Talents (abbreviation: FYT) is a Vietnamese organization founded in 1999 by the then-CEO of FPT Corporation, Truong Gia Binh. FYT selects members who are mostly freshmen and sophomores, based on criteria such as creativity, perseverance, leadership skills, prizes on national and international Olympiads, etc. Today it has more than 350 initiated members.[1][2]

Objectives and principles

FYT is a special educational organization aiming at recruiting young talents of the country, fostering their self-development which leads to success and contributions to the country's prosperity [2]

Objectives

FYT helps its members to become versatile students, provides them career orientation, as well as start-up orientation.

Principles

The operation of FYT is based on three main principles :

  1. Self-operation: Members are required to be active, and creative.
  2. Competitiveness: FYT has the authority to expel members who do not ensure the required individual progress.
  3. Socialization: FYT calls for the help of individuals and organizations who share the same vision.

Admission requirements

The following criteria are supporting factors for student wish to apply FYT:

  • Attending universities and/or institutes at Hanoi.
  • Having experience and products in the field of technology and/or in other fields.
  • Having obtained high results in national and/or international Olympiads, high school achievements.
  • Having strong motivation for developing community.

If their application file is chosen, candidates must then pass 4 other tests, including the IQ and English Test, Essay Writing, Teamwork, and Interview.[3]

Activities

FYT's membership duration is 2 years. Students admitted to the organization earn a scholarship of 14 440 000 VND, as well as necessary materials. Members are also encouraged to test their ideas, take part in projects of the FPT Corporation. Based on demands and wishes of members, FYT will hold training courses or seminars on different topics within their abilities. FYT is connected to many organizations inside and outside FPT. FYT is divided into groups. The members organize their own specialized groups in which they have chances to self-improve and interchange ideas. Every month, FYT holds meetings with specialists in many areas, leaders of FPT or of other corporations to discuss arising problems and situations. Members can also enjoy tournaments of football or cultural and sport activities of FPT.[3]

Notable people
  • Đàm Quang Minh[4]
  • Nguyễn Hòa Bình [4]
  • Vương Quang Khải [5][4]

References
  1. fptyoungtalents. "Thông báo tuyển sinh K16". FYT - Trung tâm tài năng trẻ FPT. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  2. "About FYT". February 4, 2015.
  3. "Thông báo tuyển sinh K16". September 6, 2015.
  4. "FPT "tiếp sức" nhân tài". kenh14.vn.
  5. http://it-talents.org/category/people/vuong-quang-khai


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