Students of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted were selected for the International Olympic team.

Participating in the 2018 National Team Selection Exam for the International Olympic Competition are 193 students selected from the National Excellent Student Exam held in January 2018.

At this competition, Nghe An delegation had 9 students participating in the subjects of Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Informatics and Biology. Phan Nhat Duat was selected to be on the national team to participate in the International Chemistry Olympiad.

Phan Nhat Duat (second from left, top row) with his tutor and members of the Chemistry team. Photo: NVCC

Previously, at the National Excellent Student Competition, Phan Nhat Duat won first prize in Chemistry and, along with 33 other students from across the country, was selected to compete in the National Team Selection Competition to participate in the International Chemistry Olympiad. The competition is expected to be held in July this year in the Czech Republic.

Thus, compared to previous years, this year the number of Nghe An students participating in the International Olympic competitions is lower. However, this is the first year Nghe An has had contestants participating in the International Science and Technology Competition in the US. That is the project of a system to distill saltwater into fresh water using a vacuum technique using a hydraulic pump by ocean wave energy by two students Phung Van Long and Mai Nhat Anh Truong - Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted./.