(BGO) – The Ministry of Education and Training (MoET) on May 29 welcomed Vietnam National Team at Noi Bai International Airport after 9 day competition at Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) in Mongolia.
Representatives of Bac Giang provincial Department of Education and Training (DoET), Administration Board of Bac Giang High School for the Gifted, teachers, relatives and friends attended the event to welcome APhO bronze winner Than The Cong home.
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Than The Cong, teacher Nguyen Van Doa (second from right) and Trinh Duy Hieu who is former student at Bac Giang High School for the Gifted and used to win a silver and a gold medals at Asian Physics Olympiad. |
The 2023 AphO was hosted by Mongolia from May 21 – 29, 2023 with 195 candidates of 26 participating teams from 25 countries and territories. Vietnam team was among 7 delegations with all awarded students.
DoET leader acknowledged and praised the outstanding achievement of Than The Cong which helped continue the emulative movement of Bac Giang High School for the Gifted in particular and Bac Giang educational sector in general.
On May 30, the provincial People’s Committee held an event to honor Than The Cong at Bac Giang High School for the Gifted.