Welcoming Nghe An students winning Silver Medal at Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad

On the morning of June 3, the Department of Education and Training held a ceremony to welcome Hoang Phan Huu Duc, who won the Silver Medal at the 2019 Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad.

Teachers and students of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted attend the welcoming ceremony. Photo: My Ha

The Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad started in 2013 and for many years Nghe An has had students participating in this exam. In 2019, the exam was hosted by the Russian Federation and was held online. In this exam, student Hoang Phan Huu Duc was one of 7 Vietnamese students to win a Silver medal. His achievement ranked 3rd in the Vietnamese team and ranked 36th out of 660 participating students.

This result significantly contributed to the Vietnamese student delegation ranking 8th out of 31 countries participating in the tournament and is the highest result of the Vietnamese delegation since 2013.

Leaders of the Department of Education and Training and Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted presented flowers to congratulate Hoang Phan Huu Duc and the teachers in the training group. Photo: My Ha

Previously, Hoang Phan Huu Duc was a former student of Dang Thai Mai Secondary School (Vinh City). At the entrance exam to Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Duc was the valedictorian of the IT class.

In particular, Duc's younger brother, Hoang Phan Huu Phuc, is also a student in the IT Specialized class and both won the second prize in the National Excellent Student Competition in 2019 and were both selected to the team to compete in the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad this year. In the near future, Hoang Phan Huu Duc and Hoang Phan Huu Phuc will continue to represent the province to participate in the National Youth Informatics Competition in Quang Binh.

Huu Duc and Huu Phuc with their parents and tutors. Photo: My Ha

At the welcoming ceremony, Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh congratulated the achievements of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted and student Hoang Phan Huu Duc. The Director of the Department also affirmed: This is the pride and honor of the education sector of the province; this achievement has written another glorious page in the history of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted and students of Nghe An.

The results achieved are a gift to encourage Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted in the coming time, especially when the school is currently preparing to have 3 students participate in regional and international Olympic competitions and prepare for the 2019 National High School Exam.