Four Vietnamese students won prizes at the 2025 International Biology Olympiad

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, all four Vietnamese students participating in the 2025 International Biology Olympiad won prizes, with 1 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze.

The student team participating in the 2025 International Biology Olympiad and the teachers leading the delegation - Photo: MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

The 36th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2025 was held in the Philippines from July 19 to 27. Vietnam had four students participating, including Nguyen Luong Thai Duy, an 11th grade student at Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hanoi, who won a gold medal, ranking 7th out of 298 contestants.  

Nguyen Huu Thanh, a 12th grade student at Tran Phu High School for the Gifted, Hai Phong , and Bui Hoang Dai Duong, a 12th grade student at Quoc Hoc High School for the Gifted, Hue, won silver medals.

Le Hoang Kieu Anh, a 12th grade student at Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hanoi, won a bronze medal.

This achievement has put the Vietnamese team in the group of 10 countries with the highest total points.

IBO 2025 with the participation of 81 delegations from 81 countries and territories (including 3 observer delegations), and 298 contestants.

IBO 2025 has two official exam days: one day of theory with two exams, each 180 minutes long, and four labs, each 90 minutes long. In fact, due to the extra time to prepare samples and equipment, the candidates took the practical exam continuously for 12 hours, from 12:30 on July 22 to 0:30 on July 23.

The two theoretical exams have 85 questions, with topics revolving around practical global issues such as environmental pollution, green growth, carbon neutrality, combating climate change, community disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment of some basic diseases according to the principles of precision medicine.

There are four practical examination rooms: Biomedical, with competencies in electrocardiogram interpretation, blood and urine biochemistry tests, X-ray image interpretation, measurement and antibiotic selection for common pathological cases.

Molecular and cellular biology with the capabilities of analyzing genes, proteins, and measuring the activities of molecules in cells to identify and predict the evolution of parasitic pathogens.

Ecology and systematics, requiring anatomical and taxonomic skills to serve identification, monitoring, and development of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture.

Microbiology, with the skills to classify and study the growth of bacteria and fungi that cause food poisoning in humans.

The International Biology Olympiad (IBO) is often considered the leading comprehensive international competition in natural sciences at high school level worldwide, requiring comprehensive knowledge of mathematics - physics - chemistry - biology - environment, along with basic laboratory skills, ranging from the molecular, organismal to ecosystem and biosphere levels.

VINH HA

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