Vietnamese students to compete at int’l science, engineering contest
Seven projects of Vietnamese students are to compete at the 2021 International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), which will be held virtually from May 16-21.
Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Huu Do pose for a group photo with students who will take part in the 2021 ISEF (Photo: dangcongsan.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Sevenprojects of Vietnamese students are to compete at the 2021 InternationalScience and Engineering Fair (ISEF), which will be held virtually from May16-21.
The projects all camefirst in their respective fields at the national high school Science andEngineering Fair for the 2020-2021 academic year recently held in the centralprovince of Thua Thien-Hue.
The 2021 ISEF is tosee the participation of 2,000 ninth through twelfth graders from over 80countries and territories across the world, with about 1,500 projects in 21fields.
The contest has atotal prize value of over 5 million USD in the form of scholarships,internships and awards./.
This year, all 38 students of seven teams who took part in regional and international Olympiads won medals, including 13 gold, 14 silver and 11 bronze medals, according to the Ministry of Education and Training.
Four projects of students in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai, which had won prizes in the Vietnam Science and Engineering Fair (ViSEF) in 2019, have been selected to join the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) in the US in May this year.
Vietnamese student Vu Hoang Long grabbed one third prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) 2019 which was held in the US from May 12-17.
Students who win a gold medal at International Olympiads, or triumph at science and engineering fairs (ISEF) for two consecutive times, and those who secure a gold medal at World Skills Competitions (WorldSkills) will be honoured with the first-class Labour Order, according to the Government’s Decree No.110/2020-ND-CP.
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Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Huu Do pose for a group photo with students who will take part in the 2021 ISEF (Photo: dangcongsan.vn) 
