On July 27, 2024, the Ministry of Education and Training (GDĐT) received information about the official results of the Vietnamese national team participating in the 2024 International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) held in Iran. The Vietnamese national team consists of 5 students.
As a result, 5/5 students won medals, including: 2 Gold medals, 3 Silver medals. This list includes:
Than The Cong, 12th grade student, Bac Giang High School for the Gifted, Bac Giang province won the Gold medal;
Truong Phi Hung, 12th grade student, Bac Giang High School for the Gifted, Bac Giang province won a Gold medal;
Nguyen Nhat Minh, 12th grade student, High School for the Gifted in Natural Sciences, University of Natural Sciences, Hanoi National University won a Silver medal;
Ha Duyen Phuc, 12th grade student, Lam Son High School for the Gifted, Thanh Hoa province won a Silver medal;
Nguyen Thanh Duy, 12th grade student, Tran Phu High School for the Gifted, Hai Phong City won a Silver medal.
The 54th International Physics Olympiad will be held in Iran from July 21 to July 29, 2024.
According to the regulations of the IPhO 2024 Council, the semester includes 1 theoretical exam and 1 experimental exam. Each exam lasts 5 hours. This year's exam is considered to be good and difficult. The theoretical and practical exam content is closely related to real life and touches on the applications of modern science and technology. To achieve the Gold Medal, candidates must be in the top 8% of candidates with the highest scores.
With the achievement of 100% of students winning medals, including 2 Gold medals and 3 Silver medals, the Vietnamese delegation is in the group of countries with the highest results at the 2024 International Physics Olympiad.
This year's results are also better than 2023 (in 2023 the Vietnamese team won 2 Gold medals, 2 Silver medals and 1 Bronze medal). This year, the practical exam scores of Vietnamese students have improved significantly compared to the AphO and IPhO exams in recent years.
The outstanding performance of the Vietnamese national team at IPhO 2024 continues to affirm the quality of general education. At the same time, affirming the right direction in the work of detecting, selecting and fostering excellent students of the Ministry of Education and Training.
The IPhO 2024 Organizing Committee will hold the closing ceremony and awarding ceremony on July 28, 2024, starting at 9:00 a.m. (Iran time).
