Vietnam won 2 gold medals at IJSO competition

Vietnamese students won 6 medals. (Photo: Do ​​Quyen/Vietnam+)

The Vietnamese delegation, led by Mr. Le Ngoc Quang, Deputy Director of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, consisted of 6 students, including 5 students from Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted and 1 student from Nguyen Hue High School for the Gifted, participating in the Chemistry, Physics and Biology exams.

This year's awards were structured by the organizing committee to include 167/276 awards, including 28 gold medals, 59 silver medals, and 80 bronze medals for the best contestants of the competition. 1 gold medal and 2 silver medals for the best experimental team.

With the utmost efforts of teachers and students, the Vietnamese delegation achieved the group's goal before departure. All 6 students participating in the competition won prizes, including 2 gold medals, 2 silver medals and 2 bronze medals.

Gold medals were awarded to Nguyen Ngoc Duc and Phan Minh Duc; Nguyen Nga Nhi and Pham Quoc Khanh won silver medals. All four students are students of Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted.

Two bronze medals went to Phan Ha Linh, a student at Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, and Dang Nguyen Tien Dat, a student at Nguyen Hue High School for the Gifted.

The Vietnamese delegation received the award with other delegations. (Photo: Do ​​Quyen/Vietnam+)

The achievements of the Vietnamese delegation at the 13th IJSO will be a stepping stone for the journey to glory in other international competitions held in Vietnam and other countries around the world. In 2017, the 14th IJSO will take place in the Netherlands.

The competition does not rank the entire delegation, but in terms of the number of gold medals won, Taiwan (China) is in first place, followed by India and Russia, with Vietnam in 6th place.

During the competition, participating countries had the opportunity to exchange many valuable experiences in education in general, especially in teaching and scientific research for high school students in particular.

New this year, the organizers set aside a conference for science teachers from high schools in Indonesia to interact with scientists and teachers from other countries to share, learn experiences and find cooperation opportunities.

IJSO is an exam for 15-year-old students, co-organized by the world's leading scientists. Students participating in the exam must go through three parts including multiple-choice, theory and practical exams. Each exam includes questions from three main areas: Physics, Chemistry and Biology.

IJSO is held annually with the desire to create a playground and an environment for countries to share educational experiences to develop the quality of national education in particular and create momentum for global educational cooperation in general.

IJSO is an intellectual arena that creates many opportunities for students to experience scientific research activities and exchange with international friends. This is also a challenging exam for Vietnamese students because of its comprehensive interdisciplinary nature and the breadth of knowledge covered by the exam.

According to Vietnamplus