Memory record holder Duong Anh Vu inspires Thanh Chuong students
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of March 1, at Thanh Chuong 3 High School, memory record holder Duong Anh Vu had a meeting with teachers and students of Thanh Chuong 3 High School and Cat Ngan High School.
The exchange session had the theme “Life - No thing is impossible”; in front of nearly 2,000 teachers and students of 2 high schools, the world record holder in academic memory - Duong Anh Vu demonstrated his ability to memorize statistical tables and memorize pi to everyone's amazement.
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Scene of the exchange session at Thanh Chuong 3 High School. |
Also during the exchange, record holder Duong Anh Vu shared about his childhood, studies, stories he has experienced in life, as well as his passion for reading, thirst for knowledge, and his own efforts to get to where he is today...
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Thousands of students and teachers excitedly listened to Duong Anh Vu's speech. |
At the meeting, record holder Duong Anh Vu also gave books to poor students. The Organizing Committee also awarded 9 scholarships to poor students who overcame difficulties from 3 schools: Thanh Chuong 3 High School, Cat Ngan High School and Ton Quang Phiet Secondary School.
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This is the second time academic memory record holder Duong Anh Vu has had an exchange in Thanh Chuong. |
This is the second time Duong Anh Vu has come to exchange with teachers and students of Thanh Chuong. Right after finishing his talk at Thanh Chuong 3 High School, Duong Anh Vu will return to exchange at the "Intelligence House" in Thanh Tien commune.
Duong Anh Vu (born in 1988, from Ninh Thuan province) is the holder of 4 world records for Academic Super Memory.
- In mathematics: Can remember more than 20,000 Pi digits after 3.14.
- About literature: Can remember 1,022 classic works of world literature.
- About language and geography: Can remember the entire largest world map in 5 languages: English, French, Chinese, Spanish and German.
- About history: Able to remember 10,056 milestone events spanning over 7,000 years of human history.
- In Economics and Politics: Able to remember more than 23,000 global data items.
Despite his special abilities, few people know that Duong Anh Vu spent 8 years in high school with poor grades, repeated a grade, and had to take extra classes in high school because all schools refused to accept him.
He has now graduated with a Master of Business in New Zealand, received a full scholarship for a PhD in the UK, was invited to be an Intellectual Ambassador for UNESCO - CEP, holds the position of research assistant for IIEP - UNESCO, a consultant on geopolitical issues and global data analysis for a number of agencies under the Vietnamese government and international organizations...
Duong Anh Vu has conducted hundreds of non-profit lecture programs at universities and high schools across the country. The theme “Life - Nothing is impossible” runs throughout the lecture series.