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Outstanding students at international Olympiads honoured

Vietnamese winners at international Olympiads in 2020 have been honoured at a ceremony held by the Ministry of Education and Training in Hanoi on January 8.
Outstanding students at international Olympiads honoured ảnh 1At the ceremony to honour Vietnamese winners at international Olympiads in 2020 (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese winners at international Olympiads in 2020 havebeen honoured at a ceremony held by the Ministry of Education and Training inHanoi on January 8.

According to the organising board, over recent years, the education sector hasactively implemented fundamental and comprehensive education and trainingrenovations, including effectively implementing its selection of excellentstudents at the national level to participate in regional and internationalOlympiad competitions.

In the 2016-2020 period, the Ministry of Education and Training sent manydelegations of Vietnamese students to participate in the competitions,garnering 170 awards, including: 54 gold medals, 68 silver medals, 40 bronzemedals, and eight certificates of merit.

In 2020, in the context of the complicated development of the COVID-19 pandemicaround the world, Vietnamese teams competed in online internationalOlympiads inmathematics, chemistry, biology, informatics, and the Asia-PacificInformatics Olympiad. All24 students of the five national teams to the competitions brought home nine golds, eight silvers, five bronzes and two certificates of merit.

Addressing the event, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc encouraged them to study hard to improve themselves and pursue thecareer they love.

Honouring the winners with the State President’s Labour Order and the PrimeMinister’s Certificate of Merit, Phuc said their results in the internationalcompetitions have elevated Vietnam’s image globally.

The Party and State always introduce appropriate policies to encourage youngtalents to bring into full play their expertise and creativity, affirmed thePrime Minister./.
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