Vietnam in the group of 10 countries with the highest total scores at the 2025 International Biology Olympiad

The Ministry of Education and Training has just announced: The Vietnamese national team participating in the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2025, held in the Philippines, has 4 students competing and all won medals, with 1 Gold Medal, 2 Silver Medals and 1 Bronze Medal.

Leaders of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training, along with the Board of Directors of Hanoi – Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, presented flowers to congratulate and encourage the students at the send-off ceremony. Photo: Thanh Tung/TTXVN

Nguyen Luong Thai Duy, a 11th-grade student from Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for Gifted Students, excellently won the Gold Medal, ranking 7th out of 298 contestants.

The two students who won Silver Medals are: Nguyen Huu Thanh, 12th grade, Tran Phu Specialized High School, Hai Phong city; and Bui Hoang Dai Duong, 12th grade, Quoc Hoc Specialized High School, Hue city.

The bronze medal went to Le Hoang Kieu Anh, a 12th-grade student from Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for Gifted Students.

With their efforts to overcome numerous difficulties in preparation and during the 8 days of competition at Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, this achievement has placed the Vietnamese team among the top 10 countries with the highest overall team scores. At the same time, it contributes to continuing the impressive series of results at the International Olympiads in 2025 in particular and in recent years in general.

All four students who participated in the 2025 International Biology Olympiad (IBO) won medals. Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA

The 36th International Biology Olympiad was held in the Philippines from July 19-27, 2025, with the participation of 81 delegations from 81 countries and territories (including 3 observer delegations), and 298 contestants.

IBO 2025 consisted of two official competition days: one day of theoretical exams with two 180-minute tests and four laboratory exams, each lasting 90 minutes. In reality, due to additional time for preparing specimens and equipment, the contestants took the practical exams continuously for 12 hours, from 12:30 PM on July 22nd to 12:30 AM on July 23rd.

The two theoretical exams consist of 85 questions, covering practical global issues such as: environmental pollution, green growth, carbon neutrality, combating climate change, community disease prevention, and diagnosis and treatment of some basic diseases according to the principles of precision medicine.

The four practical examination rooms include: Biomedical Sciences, with skills in interpreting electrocardiograms, blood and urine biochemical tests, interpreting X-ray images, measuring and selecting antibiotics for common pathological cases; Molecular and Cellular Biology, with skills in gene and protein analysis, measuring the activity of molecules in cells to identify and predict the evolution of parasitic pathogens; Ecology and Systems Science, requiring anatomical and taxonomic skills for identification, monitoring, and sustainable development of fisheries and aquaculture; and Microbiology, with skills in classifying and studying the development processes of bacteria and fungi that cause food poisoning in humans.

The International Biology Olympiad (IBO) is often considered the leading comprehensive international competition in natural sciences at the high school level worldwide, requiring integrated knowledge of Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Environmental Science, along with basic laboratory skills, spanning from molecular and organismal levels to ecosystems and the entire biosphere.

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