Lao Cai (VNA) – Four projects ofstudents in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, which had won prizes inthe Vietnam Science and Engineering Fair (ViSEF) in 2019, have been selected to join the Intel International Science andEngineering Fair (Intel ISEF) inthe US in May this year.

According to Director of the provincial Department of Education and TrainingNguyen Anh Ninh, science research in high schools is an important activity toimplement innovative teaching methods and forms of assessment.

ViSEF provides students with opportunitiesto comprehensively develop their abilities – especially in independent learning,communication and cooperation, and problem solving and creativity – and developtheir scientific research methods, he noted.

Itis also a useful playground for students to demonstrate their passion, Ninh added.

In recent years, provincial authorities have paid attention to methodical fosteringand cultivating excellent and gifted students at all grades. This is considereda vital measure to improve the quality of personnel and education standards.

In the last four years, the number of pupils winning prizes in national excellentstudent exams has increased compared to the previous years. In 2019, Lao Caistudents won 44 national prizes, ranking 18th among 63 provinces and citiesnationwide.

A number of Lai Cai students were granted scholarships from internationally-renowned universities such as Stanford, Wellesley, Grinnell College, Franklin College,Franklin, Marshall, and Wollongong.–VNA