The 15th edition of the IJSO, which wrapped up Monday, saw Nguyen Manh Quan, Vu Quynh Chi, Nguyen Tran Mai Phuong and Nguyen Le Thao Anh win gold medals. Tran Dinh Quan won two silvers while La Trieu Duong won one. All six are 10th graders of the Hanoi Amsterdam High School for Gifted. Vietnamese delegates at the International Junior Science Olympiad between December 2 and 10. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Trang The group of Anh, Chi and Duong also bagged a gold medal in the practice category. This is the best achievement of Vietnamese students at the Olympiad since they first joined the event nine years ago, earning them a bronze in the contest. The team gold medal was won by Taiwan and silver Thailand. IJSO is an annual physics, chemistry and biology competition for 15-year-old students. The contestants are required to flexibly apply basic scientific knowledge to tackle a multiple choice examination, a theoretical examination and an experimental examination. Themed "Discovery, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students register best ever science Olympiad performance
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Pupils win four gold medals at Int’l Junior Science Olympiad
Vietnamese contestants bagged four gold medals at the 15th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) held in Botswana from December 2-10. The Vietnamese team comprised six students who are all the 10th graders from the Hanoi Amsterdam High School for the Gifted. The Vietnamese team participated in the contest The four gold medals belong to Nguyen Manh Quan, Vu Quynh Chi, Nguyen Tran Mai Phuong and Nguyen Le Thao Anh. Meanwhile, Tran Dinh Quan won two silvers and another silver was earned by La Trieu Duong. The Vietnamese team won a bronze medal in the olympiad. IJSO is a competition in science for students who are 15 years and younger. It aims to promote interest in science among school students, exposing them to problem-solving, critical thinking and experimentation. IJSO is held in the first week of December of every year, in different countries. Currently, around 50 member countries participate every year. This year’s event attracted 276 students from 44 … [Read more...] about Pupils win four gold medals at Int’l Junior Science Olympiad
Vietnamese students win high prizes at Int’l Junior Science Olympiad
Vietnamese contestants at the 15th International Junior Science Olympiad (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – All the Vietnamese contestants bagged prizes at the 15th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) held in Botswana from December 2-10. According to the Hanoi municipal Department of Education and Training, Nguyen Manh Quan, Vu Quynh Chi, Nguyen Tran Mai Phuong and Nguyen Le Thao Anh each brought home a gold medal. Tran Dinh Quan won two silvers while another silver was earned by La Trieu Duong. All of them are 10th graders of the Hanoi Amsterdam High School for the Gifted. The group of Anh, Chi and Duong also secured a gold medal in the practice category. With the achievements, the Vietnamese team claimed a bronze medal in the Olympiad. IJSO is a competition in science for students who are 15 years old or younger. It aims to promote interest in science among school students, exposing them to problem solving, critical thinking and experimentation. IJSO is … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students win high prizes at Int’l Junior Science Olympiad
Vietnamese students win four medals at International Olympiad in Informatics
Pham Duc Thang from the High School for Gifted Students of the University of Science under the Vietnam National University-Hanoi won a gold medal, and Hoang Xuan Nhat from the High School for Gifted Students of the Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City bagged a silver medal. Meanwhile, two bronze medals belonged to Nguyen Hoang Hai Minh and Nguyen Khanh from the High School for Gifted Students of the University of Science under the Vietnam National University-Hanoi. The IOI is an annual international informatics competition for individual contestants from various invited countries, accompanied by social and cultural programs. The IOI is one of the five international science Olympiads, and is one of the most prestigious computer science competitions in the world. The competition tasks are of algorithmic nature; however, the contestants have to show such basic IT skills as problem analysis, design of algorithms and data structures, programming and testing. This year event saw the … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students win four medals at International Olympiad in Informatics
Vietnamese students win four medals at Int’l Olympiad in Informatics
The Vietnamese team to the 30th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2018) bring home four medals. (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) – The Vietnamese team to the 30th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2018) which took place in Japan from September 1-7 brought home four medals, the Ministry of Education and Training’s Department of Quality Management said on September 7. Pham Duc Thang from the High School for Gifted Students of the University of Science under the Vietnam National University-Hanoi won a gold medal, and Hoang Xuan Nhat from the High School for Gifted Students of the Vietnam National University-HCM City bagged a silver medal. Meanwhile, two bronze medals belonged to Nguyen Hoang Hai Minh and Nguyen Khanh from the High School for Gifted Students of the University of Science under the Vietnam National University-Hanoi. The IOI is an annual international informatics competition for individual contestants from various invited … [Read more...] about Vietnamese students win four medals at Int’l Olympiad in Informatics