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Vietnamese student wins first prize at French Olympiad

Ngo Minh Long, a 12th grader from Hon Gai High School in the northern province of Quang Ninh, has won the first prize at the French Olympiad 2021.
Vietnamese student wins first prize at French Olympiad ảnh 1Ngo Minh Long, a 12th grader from Hon Gai High School in the northern province of Quang Ninh, receives the first prize at the French Olympiad 2021. (Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Education and Training)

Hanoi (VNA) – Ngo Minh Long, a 12th grader from Hon Gai High Schoolin the northern province of Quang Ninh, has won the first prize at the FrenchOlympiad 2021.

The Vietnamesedelegation was also ranked second in the contest for making a video clip introducing the country. The videohas been appreciated by international jurymen who all expressed their wish to visit Vietnamin the future.

The FrenchOlympiad 2021 was held virtually from December 7-9 with the participation of 94 students from 20countries in Africa, Europe and Asia.

The FrenchOlympiad is a competition for high school students aged between 16 and 18. Itaims to enhance the value of learning French and create opportunities forcultural exchange between students from different countries in the Francophonespace. This is also a way to honour students who are fluent in French and help connectyoung people in the Francophone community./.

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