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Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan on Friday presented second and third-class labor orders to 24 students with outstanding achievements at international Olympiads and other scientific research competitions in 2025.
12 students from VNU HUS High School for Gifted students were awardedLabor Medal and the Certificate of Merit from the Prime Minister.
The program, organized jointly by the Ministry of Education and Training and the Office of the President, aims to honor and recognize the achievements of students in the 2025 international Olympiads and science & engineering competitions.
Director of the Department of Quality Management under the Ministry of Education and Training, Huynh Van Chuong, reported that in 2025, Vietnam’s education sector continued to achieve significant milestones. Successes at international and regional Olympiads, as well as the 2025 science & engineering competitions, serve as clear evidence of Vietnam’s standing in the region and on the global stage.
Specifically, in 2025, Vietnam fielded seven teams for international and regional Olympiads, with a total of 37 student participants. All contestants won awards, including 13 gold medals, 16 silver medals, and 8 bronze medals. Compared to 2024, the 2025 results represent an increase of 1 gold medal and 1 silver medal, underscoring the nation’s remarkable advancement in high-achieving education.
In addition, at the 2025 International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI), all eight Vietnamese students won awards, including 3 Gold Medals, 1 Silver Medal, 3 Bronze Medals, and 1 Certificate of Merit, placing Vietnam fourth among the 60 participating countries.
In 2025, many Vietnamese students achieved outstanding results in the 2nd International Mathematical Olympiad, the 9th European Physics Olympiad, the International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad (IMChO), the Abu Rayhan-Beruni International Chemistry Olympiad in Uzbekistan, and the International Artificial Intelligence Olympiad (IOAI) in China.
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Notably, this year marks a historic milestone as the Vietnamese team won 2 second-place awards, 1 third-place award, 3 fourth-place awards, and 4 special prizes from sponsors at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) held in the United States. This represents the highest achievement by Vietnamese students in 13 years since the national-level Science & Engineering Competition was established and Vietnam began participating in the international fair in 2013.
At the ceremony, 19 students were honored with the Labor Order, and 5 students received Certificates of Merit from the Prime Minister.
Specifically, 7 students were awarded the Second-Class Labor Order, 12 students received the Third-Class Labor Order, and 5 students were presented with Certificates of Merit by the Prime Minister.
