The dream of 'being honored on the podium' of an excellent Foreign Trade University student

(Dan Tri) - "Standing backstage at least 3 times, I wished to have the honor of standing on the podium to give a speech. On this important day, I am very excited and happy because that wish has come true."

The above is the sharing of Le Do Thanh Trung, a student of K59, English class 3, Foreign Economics major, Institute of Economics and International Business, Foreign Trade University, at the first early graduation ceremony, which took place on April 21 in Hanoi. With an average score of 3.93/4.00, Le Do Thanh Trung was honored to represent 1,355 students to give a speech of gratitude.

Thanh Trung was honored to speak in front of 1,355 students at the first early graduation ceremony on April 21 (Photo: My Ha).

Outstanding union cadres graduate early

In a short and emotional speech, Trung said that over the years, he has stood behind the scenes at least 3 times, coordinated the program, and supported his seniors at graduation ceremonies. He wished to have the honor of standing on the podium to give a speech. On this important day, he is very excited and happy because that wish has come true. It is known that among the students who graduated early this year, Trung has a cumulative average score (GPA) of 3.93/4.00, a training score of 100/100 - one of the top students of the school; is the Deputy Secretary of the Foreign Trade University Youth Union for the 2022-2024 term; a member of the School Council for the 2020-2025 term; 5/6 terms received scholarships for students with good academic results (A scholarships); achieved the title of 5 Good Students of Hanoi City in 2023. During his studies, Trung had 5/7 semesters with a cumulative GPA of 4.00/4.00. In addition to his impressive academic achievements, Trung also received many certificates of merit for his school-level and city-level youth union activities.

Sharing with Dan Tri reporter, Trung said that he thought he had found a suitable learning method, so from the first year, studying was no longer a burden. The male student admitted that the simplest learning method was to learn well the knowledge in the textbooks, never skip any class and pay attention to the teachers' lectures. At each stage of the school year, Trung continued to set a plan to review for each subject. That helped him have better learning results. According to this male student, although his family never put pressure on him to study, from high school until now, he has always placed invisible expectations on himself to maintain good academic performance. Therefore, during his time at university, he did his best to achieve that goal.

Choosing Foreign Trade is a turning point in life

Le Do Thanh Trung was born and raised in Pleiku city, Gia Lai province. In high school, he was a math major at Hung Vuong High School for the Gifted. Here, the student won many big and small awards such as: the title of excellent student, third prize in the provincial English competition, Nay Der scholarship... With high school graduation exam scores including math 9.2; English 9.6; literature 8.5; physics 9.0, in 2021, Trung was admitted to the Foreign Economics major, Institute of Economics and International Business, Foreign Trade University.

Sharing about why he chose Hanoi instead of enrolling in a school near his home, Trung said that the reason he chose Foreign Trade University and went the other way to the North was because he liked Hanoi since he was little. In particular, when he was in high school, he was just a shy, timid boy, afraid of everything around him, only focused on studying, so he had the goal of choosing an environment to "improve himself". "The biggest goal I set when entering the school was to be active and confident because during my high school years I focused on studying a lot. A person, even with a good foundation, if they are too sluggish, will lack dynamism. So I wanted to become more confident, have skills outside of books, have more relationships..., to step out of my previous comfort zone. With this goal, I decided to choose Foreign Trade University and that was a big turning point in my life", Trung shared.

Trung and Secretary of the Youth Union of Foreign Trade University (Photo: NVCC).

According to this male student, he always kept in mind that once he entered the desired environment, he had to make an effort to stay on track so as not to "derail". Right from the first year, whatever activities the school had, the shy student signed up to participate. Perhaps that was also part of the reason why his training score was almost at the maximum. The male student recalled that in the first days he set foot in Hanoi, he was really overwhelmed. Although he had already imagined it in his head, everything here surprised him because of the unimaginable dynamism of his peers. He immediately volunteered to be class monitor, applied for clubs, worked part-time, tried to study hard, participated in extracurricular activities, and gradually integrated with his friends. At the beginning of the second year, he was introduced to the school's Youth Union Executive Committee. In the third year, Trung was elected to the position of Deputy Secretary of the Youth Union of Foreign Trade University.

Thanh Trung experienced many things when participating in social work (Photo: NVCC).

Commenting on the excellent student Thanh Trung, Dr. Vo Xuan Loc, Secretary of the Youth Union of Foreign Trade University, said that Trung has a lot of qualities, is intelligent and quick-witted, and eager to learn. To make Trung the Deputy Secretary of the Youth Union, the school spent 2 years testing and monitoring this male student among 200 students screened to join the Youth Union office. In addition to factors such as grades and learning process, Trung listens well and has good connections with lecturers, teachers and students. On average, the school has about 150-170 activities each year, Trung will be the one to connect teachers with those events. "Although the union work takes up a lot of Trung's time, on the contrary, his GPA is very good, proving that this male student has a very good learning mindset. The school's selection of Trung to represent thousands of students to speak at the first graduation ceremony, in addition to the factors of grades, requires people with great stage talent, fluent speech, good writing ability, and Trung meets those requirements," said Dr. Loc.

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