Bui Hoang Dai Duong, a student at Quoc Hoc - Hue High School for the Gifted, recently brought pride to his hometown by winning a Silver Medal at the 2025 International Biology Olympiad (IBO). Behind the glory lies a tireless journey of perseverance and overcoming challenges to reach a big dream.

On the evening of July 29, at Phu Bai International Airport, teachers and students of Quoc Hoc - Hue High School for the Gifted warmly welcomed Bui Hoang Dai Duong, a 12th-grade Biology-major class, who had just returned after winning a Silver Medal at the 2025 International Biology Olympiad (IBO) held in the Philippines.

On the night of July 26, the Ministry of Education and Training announced the results of the Vietnamese national team participating in the 2025 International Biology Olympiad (IBO) held in the Philippines. Bui Hoang Dai Duong, a 12th-grade student from Quoc Hoc - Hue High School for the Gifted won a Silver Medal.

After his elder brother Ho Viet Duc won the Gold Medal at the 31st International Biology Olympiad (IBO), 4 years later, his younger brother Ho Duc Trung also won the Silver Medal at the 35th IBO. This marked the first time in Thua Thien Hue (now Hue City), there are two siblings won international Olympic medals.

On the morning of December 28, Vice President Vo Thi Anh Xuan had a meeting and commendation with the team of students who won prizes in the international Olympiad and Scientific and Technical Competitions 2024. Ho Duc Trung, an alumnus of Quoc Hoc Hue High school for the Gifted was awarded the Third-Class Labor Order for his achievement of winning the Silver Medal at the International Biology Olympiad.

On the evening of July 13, the award ceremony of the 35th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) took place in the Republic of Kazakhstan. In this Olympiad, Ho Duc Trung, a 12th-grade Biology student, Quoc Hoc - Hue High School for the Gifted clinched a silver medal.