Achievements of Vietnamese students in recent international Olympics

Among them, some teams have stable achievements and high rankings such as Math, Chemistry, Physics and Information Technology teams. Some students won Gold Medals for 2 consecutive years or achieved the highest scores.

In particular, in 2017, 34/37 students belonged to 7 groups.regional and international Olympic teamswon prizes - achieved the highest results compared to previous years, especially in Math, Physics, Chemistry, Biology.

Student Hoang Phan Huu Duc, a student of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted (Informatics team) won a Silver Medal at the 2019 Asian Informatics Olympiad. Photo courtesy of My Ha

The team participating in the 2020 International Chemistry Olympiad achieved impressive results with 4/4 contestants winning Gold Medals, ranking 2nd in the world, just behind the United States. In 2020 alone, Vietnam had 24/24 contestants participating in regional and international Olympiads winning prizes (including 9 Gold Medals, 8 Silver Medals, 5 Bronze Medals and 2 Certificates of Merit).

According toMinistry of Education and Training, the achievements of Vietnamese students in regional and international Olympic competitions are due to several main reasons.

Firstly, there have been innovations in the organization of national excellent student selection exams and training of teams such as: Organizing early national excellent student selection exams to increase training time for teams participating in international and regional Olympic competitions; having specific training plans and programs; gradually approaching regional and international competition formats.

The second is to implement synchronous solutions to ensure objectivity, honesty, and correct assessment of students' level. Thereby, selecting the best students to participate in the teams.

Achievements of Vietnamese students in the 2016-2020 International Olympics.

Third is to continue to maintain and supplement the policy of direct admission to universities and colleges for students who win national excellent student awards and give priority to sending students who win regional and international Olympic awards to study abroad, creating motivation for students and schools.

The Ministry of Education and Training said that in the coming time, it will increase the mobilization of good cadres and teachers nationwide to improve the quality of exam questions. In addition, it will strengthen the team of young cadres with capacity in organizing and training Olympic teams...