Vietnamese students win big at the 2023 International Chemistry Olympiad

According to information from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET), on July 24, the Ministry received information on the official results of the Vietnam National Team participating in the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2023.

The Vietnamese national team consisted of 4 students competing. As a result, the Vietnamese team won 3 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal.

Specifically, Dinh Cao Son, a 12th grade student at Ha Tinh High School for the Gifted, Ha Tinh Province;

Vietnamese student delegation wins big at 2023 international chemistry olympiad picture 1 — The Vietnamese national team of 4 students competed, winning 3 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal (photo provided by the Ministry of Education and Training).

Nguyen Kim Giang, a 12th grade student from Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted, Bac Ninh Province, and Nguyen Manh Khoi, a 12th grade student from the High School for the Gifted in Natural Sciences, University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi won the Gold Medal.

Mai Van Duc, a 12th grade student at Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Nghe An Province, won the Silver Medal.

The IChO 2023 will be hosted by Switzerland. After three years of being held online, the 55th edition will be held in person from July 16 to July 25, 2023.

The IChO 2023 competition has the participation of 348 candidates from 89 countries and territories.

With 3 students winning Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal, the Vietnamese delegation continued to maintain its position in the top group of the IChO exam, ranking 3rd in the whole delegation in terms of the number of Gold Medals, in which 2 students were in the top 10 candidates with the highest scores.

This achievement continues the series of achievements that the Vietnamese delegation has achieved at the IChO competition in recent years: 2020: 4 Gold Medals; 2021: 3 Gold Medals and 1 Silver Medal; 2022: 4 Gold Medals.

This year in particular, the practical exam was included in the exam content after a three-year hiatus due to online exams, but the practical results of Vietnamese students have improved significantly, demonstrating the effectiveness and quality of the selection, training and education in both theory and practice.

According to the regulations of the IChO 2023 Council, on the first day, candidates will take the Practical exam and on the second day, they will take the Theory exam.

Each exam lasts 5 hours. This year’s Theory and Practice exams, although long, are considered difficult and interesting, covering many modern scientific issues, with content related to environmental protection, renewable energy, etc.

The outstanding achievements of the Vietnamese national team at IChO 2023 continue to affirm the quality of key general education; at the same time, affirm the right direction in the work of discovering, selecting and nurturing excellent students of the Ministry of Education and Training.

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