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The information was released by the Ministry of Education and Training on August 2.
Viet Nam’s 2025 IOI team’s achievements include: Le Kien Thanh (Grade 12, Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted, Gia Lai Province) with a gold medal; Dang Huy Hau (Grade 10, Thang Long High School for the Gifted, Lam Dong Province) and Nguyen Bui Duc Dung (Grade 11, High School for Gifted Students in Natural Sciences, Viet Nam National University, Ha Noi) gaining two silver medals; Ninh Quang Thang (Grade 12, Hạ Long High School for the Gifted, Quang Ninh Province) with a bronze medal.
With all members receiving medals, Viet Nam ranks among the top 8 highest-performing countries and territories, following China, the Republic of Korea, Romania, Singapore, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Japan.
The Ministry of Education and Training emphasised that this excellent result reaffirms Viet Nam’s strong position in international academic competitions and reflects the ministry’s effective strategy in identifying and nurturing talented students.
The 37th IOI was held in person, with 330 contestants from 86 countries and territories participating. Notably, Russia and Belarus joined under the Olympic flag. Contestants competed in two intense five-hour exam days, tackling complex algorithmic problems that demanded deep computational thinking and exceptional programming skills. The online judging system provided live scoring throughout the contest.
The closing and award ceremony took place at 4:30 pm (Bolivia time) on Saturday, August 2.
The International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) for high school students was first held in 1989 in Bulgaria. Vietnam participated in the inaugural edition. To date, the Vietnamese team has won a total of 22 gold, 53 silver, and 55 bronze medals. The team’s best performance was in 1999, with three golds and one silver.
The four members of the Vietnamese team were selected through the national competition for excellent students. In June and early July, they underwent intensive training under the guidance of lecturers and former IOI contestants from the University of Engineering and Technology.
