Ministry of Education and Training welcomes the International Chemistry Olympiad team home with excellent results

GD&TĐ - On the afternoon of July 15, the Vietnamese team competing in the 2025 International Chemistry Olympiad returned home to a warm welcome from teachers, family, and friends.

Welcoming the delegation at Noi Bai International Airport were Mr. Pham Quoc Khanh - Deputy Director of the Department of Quality Management ( Ministry of Education and Training ), representatives of leaders of the Departments of Education and Training, schools, teachers and candidates' relatives.

Reporting on the delegation's achievements, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Ha - Deputy Head of the Chemistry Department, Hanoi National University of Education, head of the delegation said: This year's International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) was held from July 5 to July 14 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the participation of delegations from 90 countries and territories, with 354 contestants.

The Vietnamese team had 4 contestants who won 4 Gold medals, including 2 contestants in the top 10. In the medal tally, the Vietnamese team ranked equal with the Chinese and American teams in terms of the number of Gold medals.

Many teachers and friends were present at the airport gate to welcome the candidates.

Candidate Nguyen Manh Tuan shares joy with his family in front of the airport.

Teachers in the group.

Specifically, Ngo Quang Minh, a 12th grade student at Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted, Bac Ninh province, ranked 7th.

Nguyen Hoang Khoi, 12th grade student, Hanoi National University of Education High School for the Gifted, Hanoi National University of Education; ranked 10th.

Giang Duc Dung, 12th grade student, High School for Gifted Students in Natural Sciences, University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi; ranked 14th.

Nguyen Manh Tuan, 11th grade student, Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hanoi; ranked 37th.

This is also the first time in history that the Vietnamese team has won 4 Gold medals in an ICHO competition held in person. Previously in 2020 and 2022, the Vietnamese team also won 4 IChO Gold medals when the competitions were held online due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

According to the IChO regulations, on the first day, candidates will take the Practical exam and on the second day, they will take the Theory exam. Each exam lasts 5 hours. This year's exam is considered creative, close to real life but still ensures scientific depth.

The theoretical exam revolves around environmental issues, technology or applications of chemistry in life such as: seawater desalination, solar energy, tennis balls, lanterns..., requiring candidates to apply general knowledge and critical thinking to solve problems.

The practical exam requires candidates to master basic to advanced experimental skills, such as synthesizing and analyzing complexes, identifying amino acids, identifying organic compounds using thin layer chromatography techniques, titration, and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. This exam requires precision, logical thinking, and proficient laboratory operations.

Teachers of Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted congratulate Nguyen Manh Tuan on his achievements.

Schoolmates congratulate Ngo Quang Minh on his achievements.

Teachers and friends congratulate Nguyen Hoang Khoi on his achievements.

Sharing the joy of returning home, meeting teachers, family and friends after the journey to conquer IChO 2025, Ngo Quang Minh - the owner of the highest Gold medal of the team said: I was not surprised with the result because after finishing the test, I thought I did quite well. Through this exam, I learned a lot from friends from all over the world.

Sending thanks to his family, teachers, and friends who have accompanied and supported him to achieve today's results, Nguyen Manh Tuan - a student of Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted shared: I am very happy and proud to have achieved this result. This is even more meaningful because this year my school also has many students who have achieved high results in international competitions.

Congratulating the students on their excellent achievements, Mr. Pham Quoc Khanh - Deputy Director of the Department of Quality Management affirmed that these are very proud achievements. These are very important initial results, the students' learning path is still very long ahead, hoping that they will promote today's results to continue studying, truly becoming talents of the country.

This year's achievements of the Vietnamese team continue the impressive achievements at ICHO Competitions in recent years. With a total of 24 contestants participating from 2020-2025, the Vietnamese team excellently won 24/24 medals, including 21 Gold medals and 3 Silver medals.

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