The Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) has honoured a delegation of high school students who won three gold medals, two silvers and one bronze at the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad in Indonesia on May 9 and 10.

The students honoured at the Ministry of Education and Training

Three students from the High School for Gifted Students under the Ha Noi University of Science – Nguyen Tien Trung Kien, Nguyen Viet Dung and Phan Duc Nhat Minh – won three gold medals at the competition, all with perfect scores.

"This is the best result we've earned since Vietnam joined the competition in 2013," Assistant Professor Le Sy Vinh, head of the Vietnamese Olympiad delegation said on Tuesday

MoET Deputy Minister Nguyen Vinh Hien congratulated the students and expressed his high hope for their accomplishments in future international competitions.

The subject of informatics was introduced in Vietnamese schools only recently, and there have been numerous limitations in teaching methods and curriculum. So the students' success, highlighted their dedication to studying.

The Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiads is a competition for delegations of students within the South Asian and Western Pacific region. The contest was held online, with students competing from 27 countries and territories with traditionally strong teams such as China, Japan and Korea.