Vietnam in top 4 of International Olympiad in Informatics with 100% of contestants winning medals

All four students who won prestigious medals at the 2024 International Olympiad in Informatics are from the High School for Gifted Students in Natural Sciences, University of Natural Sciences (Vietnam National University, Hanoi).

With 100% of the contestants winning medals, the Vietnam National IOI Team is in the group of 4 countries and territories with the highest results according to the medal tally, after the US, Japan and Poland (according to the results announced on the website of the IOI 2024 Organizing Committee, not ranking the IOI Russia and Israel teams).

computer medal.jpg — *4 contestants of the Vietnamese delegation. Photo: Ministry of Education and Training.*

The medal winners include:

Pham Cong Minh - 12th grade student; Hoang Xuan Bach - 11th grade student: Gold Medal.

Nguyen Huu Tuan - 10th grade student: Silver Medal.

Pham Ngoc Trung - 12th grade student: Bronze Medal.

The 36th IOI was held in person from September 1 to September 6 in Alexandria, Egypt. The 2024 IOI was attended by 353 contestants from 91 countries and territories (in addition to Russia, Belarus and Australia competing under the Olympic flag) and 9 contestants competing online from Israel, Iran and Germany.

In 2023, the Vietnam IOI Team is in the group of 9 countries with the highest results according to the medal tally with 1 Gold Medal, 2 Silver Medals and 1 Bronze Medal.

According to the regulations of the IOI Council 2024, the International Olympiad in Informatics has two official competition days. On each competition day, candidates will take a 5-hour computer programming test and solve 3 problems with rich content. The results will be automatically graded online by the system and the live scoreboard will be announced throughout the two competition days (online).

This year's exam is highly difficult, requiring candidates to be able to apply knowledge flexibly and be creative. With the strong development of the digital technology industry, countries are increasingly investing heavily in their teams and competition between countries is increasingly fierce in this exam.

The IOI 2024 Organizing Committee will hold the Closing and Award Ceremony on Friday, September 6 (starting at 7:00 p.m. - Egypt time).

Participating in the International Olympiad in Informatics, 100% of Vietnamese students won prizes.

The Vietnamese national team of 7 students participated in the International Olympiad in Informatics, 100% of the participants won medals, including 1 Gold Medal.