Surpassing over 11,500 contestants, a female student from Vinh University High School for the Gifted won first prize in 'English Beat 2023 Playground'

On the morning of November 5, at Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, the Department of Education and Training coordinated with MobiFone of Nghe An province to organize the "Conquer English - English Beat" playground.

Attending the ceremony were Mr. Vo Van Mai - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training, Mr. Mai Huy Hung - Director of MobiFone Nghe An and representatives of a number of relevant departments, branches and sectors.

The contest was launched in mid-September 2023. After more than 1 month of implementation, the playground received enthusiastic response from 45 high schools across the province with the participation of 11,500 students.

After 3 weekly rounds and 1 monthly round taking place online, the 5 best contestants were selected for the final round, namely Le Vu Hong Anh - Vinh University High School for the Gifted and Vuong Thi Thu Trang, Le Khac Hung, Ha Thao Nguyen, Phan Ba ​​Thinh - Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Vo Van Mai - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training congratulated the 5 excellent candidates who had reached the final round and wished the candidates to be calm and confident to achieve the highest exam results. At the same time, he expressed his gratitude to MobiFone Nghe An for their organization and implementation.

The leaders of the Department of Education and Training also emphasized the importance of learning foreign languages, especially in the context of international integration. Foreign languages ​​in general and English in particular are extremely important.

In Nghe An, since 2020, the Provincial People's Committee has issued a Project to Improve the Quality of Teaching and Learning Foreign Languages ​​in Educational Institutions in Nghe An Province for the period 2020-2025, with a vision to 2030. After many efforts, the quality of English learning in the province has changed positively, as shown through the results of the High School Graduation Exam.

In addition, many students in the province have international English certificates, qualifying them for direct admission to high schools and universities nationwide.

Nghe An's Foreign Language Project also encourages the diversification of foreign language teaching methods, open learning forms, the organization of clubs, playgrounds, and international English competitions. Therefore, the implementation of the "English Beat" Playground is a very meaningful competition to create an environment for teaching and using foreign languages.

Through the contest, it aims to create opportunities for all high school students across the province to participate voluntarily and completely free of charge. Thereby, students have the opportunity to consolidate knowledge, practice skills and assess their English ability and have a learning orientation according to their ability. In addition, participating students will receive learning orientation appropriate to their ability and goals; helping students master English knowledge in the general education program.

The organizers also hope that through this contest, it will help students confidently use English in life, encourage students to participate to self-assess their English ability and become familiar with valuable international English certificates for university admission.

Speaking at the contest, Mr. Mai Huy Hung - Director of MobiFone Nghe An said that 2023 is an extremely special year, marking the 30th anniversary of MobiFone's establishment. From a small telecommunications service company, over the past 3 decades, thanks to the trust of customers, MobiFone has grown to become a leading state-owned corporation in the field of telecommunications and technology.

With the desire to pioneer, break all limits and focus on customers, MobiFone constantly improves the quality of products and services to bring customers the best experiences.

At the same time, MobiFone always accompanies in social security activities to share responsibility with the community, especially educational activities to build a comprehensively developed young generation, mastering the country in the future.

By accompanying the Nghe An Department of Education and Training to organize "English Beat Playground 2023", the company hopes that "English Beat Playground 2023" will create motivation and enhance the spirit of proactively practicing English skills for all students, helping them confidently step on the path of international integration.

At the final round, after 3 rounds of Warm-up, Acceleration, Finish Line - Eloquence, student Le Vu Hong Anh - class 12A8, Vinh University High School for the Gifted excellently won First Prize.

The two second prizes of the contest are Le Khac Hung and Phan Ba ​​Thinh - class 11C7 - Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted.

The 2 third prizes of the contest went to Ha Thao Nguyen (class 11C5) and Vuong Thi Thu Trang (class 11C7) - Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted.

The total prize for this contest is 500 million VND. In which, the first prize winner will be given a Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop and a scholarship worth 3,000,000 VND.

● 02 Second Prizes: Samsung Galaxy A23 5G mobile phone and scholarship worth 2,000,000 VND

● 02 Third Prizes: Kindle Paperwhite e-reader and scholarship worth 1,000,000 VND

● At the same time, all candidates received commemorative shirts, a set of 6 career guidance books "Understand the right industry, choose the right career" worth 960,000 VND/set and other valuable gifts along with Certificates of Merit and medals.

● Schools with finalists will receive 01 Kangaroo RO water purifier.