Vietnam to host 27th International Biology Olympiad

The 27th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) will take place for the first time in Vietnam from July 17-24 next year with the participation of over 1,000 candidates from 70 countries and territories.

 

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Vinh Hien said Vietnam has participated in the IBO since 1996.

 

After 20 years of participation, Vietnamese students have brought home a total of 56 medals, including one gold, ten silver and 45 bronze in addition to two certificates of merit, he noted.

 

He highlighted that in the past Vietnam successfully organised the Asian Physics Olympiad in 2004, the International Mathematics Olympiad in 2007, the International Physics Olympiad in 2008 and the International Chemistry Olympiad in 2014.

 

Following the success of the international Olympiads in Vietnam, the organisation of the 27th IBO will contribute to the implementation of the diplomatic policy and integration guideline of the Party and State to enhance co-operation with countries in the region and beyond, Hien said.

 

This also aims to promote learning movements and improve the quality of human resources in Vietnam, as well as developing friendships and an opportunity to hold exchanges among teachers and students of countries, encouraging international understanding and co-operation, and furthermore promoting the image of Vietnam to foreign friends, he added.

 

The ministry is urgently preparing for the event and all conditions have been essentially completed, he noted.

 

To ensure the success of the event, he urged relevant agencies to continue promoting the contest while working with the IBO committee to implement professional activities.

 

Hanoi Education University which will host the 27th IBO has been requested to prepare all necessary material facilities to serve the event.

 

In anticipation of the event, Vietnam is ensuring optimal conditions via pragmatic actions such as eradicating discharge of pollutants to the environment; using biological measures in cultivation; as well as creating clean and safety products, he added.

 

(Source: nhandan.org.vn)