Ceremony to welcome the first student of Nghe An to win the Gold Medal of the International Chemistry Olympiad

On the afternoon of July 31, the Department of Education and Training held a ceremony to welcome Pham Trung Quoc Anh - a 12A4 student of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, who won the Gold Medal at the 2020 International Chemistry Olympiad.

Attending the welcoming ceremony were comrades: Ngoc Kim Nam - Member of the Standing Committee, Head of the Provincial Party Committee's Mass Mobilization Commission; Thai Van Thanh - Member of the Party Executive Committee - Director of the Department of Education and Training. Photo: Thanh Cuong

The 2020 International Chemistry Olympiad was hosted by Türkiye with the participation of 60 countries and territories. However, due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic, the exam was held online and there was no practical exam.

Overcoming the difficulties of the exam, the Vietnamese student team excellently won 4 Gold Medals, rising to 2nd place in the world, after the US.

Student Pham Trung Quoc Anh shares his memories of the days participating in the competition and expresses his gratitude to his teachers and family. Photo: Thanh Cuong

With this achievement, Pham Trung Quoc Anh became the first student from Nghe An to win a Gold Medal at the International Chemistry Olympiad. This achievement once again affirms the quality of teaching and learning at Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted and adds to the list of achievements in Regional and International Olympiads.

Speaking at the ceremony, Pham Trung Quoc Anh shared about the process of participating in the exam during the complicated Covid-19 pandemic worldwide. This year's exam has also been postponed many times due to concerns about the dangers of the epidemic. Particularly during the exam days from July 23 to July 25, candidates must practice centralized isolation in the dormitory.

Teacher Tran Quynh Anh is the direct instructor for student Pham Trung Quoc Anh. However, she confided that it was Quoc Anh who "fueled" her and her students to overcome the difficulties during the exam period when the exam had to be postponed for nearly 3 months due to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Pham Tran Quoc Anh also gave special thanks to his family for "always being there, accompanying and supporting me on every journey", and thanked his friends for "burying his head in studying and not having many memories of his high school years, but still having friends who always encouraged and comforted him when he was under too much pressure and tired"...

Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh speaks at the welcoming ceremony. Photo: Thanh Cuong

With these achievements, Pham Trung Quoc Anh also affirmed, "Today's achievements will be a foundation for me to continue to strive to practice, study, and grow more mature in the next stage."

It is known that to have this excellent final result, Pham Tran Quoc Anh also had failures in grade 11. However, overcoming obstacles, Pham Tran Quoc Anh made efforts to reach the top position in the national team selection round in grade 12 and then excellently won the Gold Medal at the International Chemistry Olympiad in 2020.

Director of the Department of Education and Training presents flowers and gifts to the owner of the Gold Medal of the International Chemistry Olympiad. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Speaking at the ceremony, Director of the Department of Education and Training Thai Van Thanh congratulated and commended the efforts of student Pham Trung Quoc Anh and the teachers and school.

Leaders of the Department of Education and Training congratulated the achievements of Pham Trung Quoc Anh and teacher Tran Quynh Anh. Photo: Thanh Cuong

Education leaders also expressed their gratitude to provincial leaders for their investment and support policies to foster and develop key quality at Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted.

Comrade Ngoc Kim Nam and representatives of the Phan School Alumni Association presented flowers and gifts to congratulate Pham Trung Quoc Anh. Photo: Thanh Cuong

At the ceremony, Mr. Thai Van Thanh also expressed his gratitude to Pham Trung Quoc Anh's family and the teachers in the training team for their efforts and efforts to overcome many difficulties and obstacles to train an excellent student, achieving high results in the international arena.

Leaders of the Department of Education and Training presented flowers to congratulate students, teachers and staff of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted. Photo: Thanh Cuong

From the results achieved, the Director of the Department of Education and Training also hopes that in the coming time, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted will promote its tradition and train more and more excellent students, students with many high achievements in Regional and International Olympic competitions.