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VN students win medals at Int’l Mathematical and Physics-Biology Olympiad 2021

All six members of Vietnam joining the 62nd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2021 brought home medals, including one gold, two silvers and three bronzes, finishing 14th out of 107 participating countries and territories.

All four Vietnamese students win silver at Int’l informatics Olympiad

All four Vietnamese students participating in the International Olympiad in Informatics 2021 brought home silver medals, according to the Ministry of Education and Training’s Quality Management Department.

Former literature student graduates in computer science from US

Tran Kha Vy, 23, has had quite an experience studying abroad at Minerva Schools at KGI (USA), which has an acceptance rate of only 1.8%.

Vietnamese-American PhD student wins scholarship to Columbia University after studying Han Nom

Nguyen Thuy Dan won a scholarship from Columbia University in the US to pursue a doctorate in East Asian languages and cultures, with research on the formation and development of Vietnamese thoughts in medieval and modern times.

Hanoi student creates material that adsorbs antibiotics in wastewater

A scientific article on Truong Thi Thuy Trang's project on a new material made from rice husks, an agricultural by-product, that removes antibiotics in wastewater has been published in an ISI-Q1 international scientific journal.

 

Vietnamese students design 'cooling vest' for frontline health workers

The vest uses a phone's backup battery, so it can work for more than eight hours. In addition, users can add "coolant" by adding ice into the included water jug without taking off their vests.

 

Village student enters top business school in Spain

Getting out of a rut and choosing to follow his own way, Dinh Tien Dat wants to help next-generation students to pursue their own path.

9x graduate leaves big US company to work at startup

Ha DieuTrang is an alumna of Worcester Academy in the US. She was an English major at the Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, but chose to study IT in university because she wanted to challenge herself in a field which was not her forte.

Second consecutive academic year affected by Covid-19 pandemic

Entering the second year of the pandemic, teachers and students across Vietnam are prepared to switch to online learning if necessary.

Localities prepare for exams amid COVID-19 pandemic

Localities have prepared various scenarios to hold 10th-grade entrance exams for students amid the COVID-19 outbreak, with some planning to hold the exams on schedule and others set to postpone them.

11th grader wins Asian Informatics gold medal

Truong Van Quoc Bao, an 11th grader agt Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, is one of two Vietnamese students winning gold medals at 2021 APIO (the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad).

Children face a boring summer break due to COVID-19

More than 2 million children in Hanoi have been stuck at home after the city's schools, parks, zoos and entertainment areas temporarily closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The universe is this student's oyster

Nguyen Manh Quan is a physics whiz kid, as all his trophies from international competitions show.

 

Hue physician in the US shares her experiences with online Vietnamese medical community

When she just came to the US, Nguyen Ngoc Trang was surprised when realizing her English pronunciation was not correct. But four years later, she was the best student at her high school.

 

Bac Ninh students’ robot arm wins international award

Two Vietnamese students have won a prize for their project at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF) 2021, the world's largest global high school competition.

Vietnamese student earns highest score at Asian Physics Olympiad

All eight Vietnamese students participating in the 2021 Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) have won prizes, bringing home two golds, one silver, three bronzes and two certificates of merit, reported the Ministry of Education and Training on May 23.

Giving up medical school in Vietnam, student pursues neuroscience research in US

When she was 10 years old, Mai Ngoc Hien, who won a scholarship in 2018 worth $160,000 to study neuroscience at Ohio Wesleyan University, read a book that she had borrowed from a friend about Issac Newton’s research activities. 

"Tiger" mom in Hanoi helps daughter win Harvard scholarship

Ngoc is very sparing with her praise. She said that compliments may make her kids conceited and believe they are good enough and don't need to continue to study.

21-year-old attends fifth grade in Nghe An

After a serious illness at the age of 6, Mua Ba Tenh was unable to walk normally because of a leg problem. He had to put off school for 10 years.

 

Hanoi students win Asia-Pacific Robotics Competition

Students from Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted have won the "Technical Design" award, one of the four main categories in the FRC Robotics competition in the Asia Pacific region 2021.