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| Bui Hoang Dai Duong (third one from right) with other members in his team |
The Vietnamese national team had 4 students participating in the competition. As a result, all four students won medals, including 1 Gold Medal, 2 Silver Medals, and 1 Bronze Medal.
In which, Nguyen Luong Thai Duy, a student from the 11th-grade class from Hanoi – Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hanoi City won the Gold Medal.
Bui Hoang Dai Duong, a 12th-grade student from Quoc Hoc – Hue High school for the Gifted won Silver Medal.
Nguyen Huu Thanh, a 12-grade student from Tran Phu High School for the Gifted, Hai Phong City also won the Silver Medal.
Le Hoang Kieu Anh, a 12th-grade student from Hanoi – Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hanoi City won Bronze Medal.
The 36th International Biology Olympiad was held in the Republic of the Philippines from July 19 to 27, with the participation of 81 teams from 81 countries and territories (including 3 observer teams) and a total of 298 contestants.
It’s known that IBO 2025 consisted of 2 official competition days: one theory day with 2 exams, each lasting 180 minutes, and 1 practical day with 4 laboratory tests, each lasting 90 minutes.
The International Biology Olympiad is regarded as the most comprehensive international competition in natural sciences at the high school level worldwide. Overcoming numerous challenges in preparation during the 8-day competition at Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines, the Vietnamese team achieved an outstanding result, ranking among the top 10 countries with the highest overall team scores. Notably, Nguyen Luong Thai Duy ranked 7th out of a total of 298 contestants.
This achievement continues the impressive streak of results by Vietnamese student teams at recent international Olympiads. The results at this year’s International Biology Olympiad further affirm the quality of Vietnam’s general education system as well as the sound direction in identifying and nurturing gifted students, and integrating training and assessment programs aligned with international standards.