Vietnamese students win four gold medals at int’l science contest

Vietnamese students won four gold medals at the first International Science Competition 2018 (ISC 2018) recently held in Malaysia, announced Hanoi’s Department of Education and Training.
Vietnamese students win four gold medals at int’l science contest ảnh 1The Vietnamese team at the first International Science Competition 2018 (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnamese studentswon four gold medals at the first International Science Competition 2018 (ISC2018) recently held in Malaysia, announced Hanoi’s Department of Education andTraining.

The delegation comprised 16 teams with 60students from three Hanoi secondary schools, namely Trung Vuong, Ngo Si Lienand Nguyen Du.

All Vietnamese students earned prizes in thecontest’s individual category, including four gold, nine silver, 24 bronzemedals and 23 consolation prizes. 

The four students that won gold were Dang HuuHoang Nguyen and Trinh Dieu Linh of Trung Vuong secondary school and Nguyen LeHa Anh and Le Thao Linh of Ngo Si Lien secondary school.

In the team category, seven of the 16 Vietnameseteams pocketed two golds, two silvers and three bronzes.

The ISC 2018 was held by the Higher OrderThinking Skills (HOTS) Educational Innovation Development, in collaborationwith the Malaysian Education Department, for students under 13 years old andunder 16 years old across the world.

The competition, which took place in Penang,Malaysia on November 24-27, drew the participation of 105 students fromVietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines and host Malaysia.

The ISC 2018 provides a platform for students tolearn from each other and develop their knowledge and interests in science andtechnology, with their performance benchmarked against standardised assessmentcriteria that are recognised globally. -VNA
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