On the afternoon of December 5th, Hanoi’s MOET announced the list of students joining the 2022 International Math and Science Olympiad (IMSO 2022) on behalf of Vietnam. Accordingly, the team of 24 students (all in 6th grade) participating in the competition won 19 medals, including 3 Gold medals, 10 Silver medals and 6 Bronze medals.
Specifically, 3 students who won Gold medals are Tran Hoang Lam, Dao Trong Cuong (Newton Secondary School, Bac Tu Liem District) and Le Khanh Nam (Hanoi - Amsterdam High School, Cau Giay District).
Exceptionally, Tran Hoang Lam (Newton Secondary School, Bac Tu Liem district) even won the Best Discovery Award.
10 Silver medals were from: Tran Dai Hai, Bui Hoang Vinh (Hanoi Star Secondary School, Thanh Xuan District), Nguyen Thanh Hung (Nguyen Sieu Secondary School, Cau Giay District), Le Nguyen Dinh Hai, Le Gia Hung, Nguyen Tuan Kiet (Hanoi - Amsterdam High School, Cau Giay District), Le Tue Khanh, Hoang Gia Phuc (Cau Giay Secondary School, Cau Giay District), Pham Hai Phong (Thanh Xuan Secondary School, Thanh Xuan District) and Do Luu Danh (Archimedes Academy Secondary School, Cau Giay District).
Six students won Bronze medals are: Phan The Toan (Hanoi Star Secondary School, Thanh Xuan District), Nguyen Minh Phuong (Archimedes Academy Secondary School, Cau Giay District), To An Ky (Trung Vuong Secondary School, Hoan Kiem District), Duong Pham Hien (Giang Vo Secondary School, Ba Dinh District), Tran Nguyen Nhat Minh (Hanoi - Amsterdam High School, Cau Giay District) and Nguyen Dang Quang (Nguyen Truong To Secondary School, Ba Dinh District).
The International Math and Science Olympiad (IMSO) is a prestigious annual competition for primary school students under the age of 13 worldwide. IMSO's exam questions are always well-regarded by experts for their scientificness and practicality in all three parts of the exam: short answer, essay and discovery.
The 19th IMSO hosted by Indonesia occurred from 29/11/2022 to 4/12/2022. Vietnam’s team had 24 students from 15 secondary schools in Hanoi. The students got through the two days of competition with a steady mindset and a confident attitude, helping put Vietnam’s team on the world map of international academics.
