At the 25th anniversary celebration of the Road to Olympia with the theme “Stars of Hope” broadcast on the evening of October 18, the audience got to meet familiar champions, who were even idols of young people. It can be seen that many faces have changed a lot in appearance, but always keep the spirit of “Olympia” full of excitement and enthusiasm.
After winning the Olympia title, the 10th Olympia champion Phan Minh Duc graduated from Swinburne University, Australia in 2015 and decided to return home to start a business in 2021. Since then, he has been the co-founder of Future Me Technology and Training Joint Stock Company (Vietnam).
“When I decided to return to Vietnam, I almost placed a star of hope. Staying abroad or returning is a very personal decision, but once I have decided, I have to live with it,” Phan Minh Duc shared.
Ho Dac Thanh Chuong, the 16th Olympia champion, graduated from Swinburne University, Australia in 2022. From 2023 until now, he has been working at Google Sydney (Australia). “National and international competitions for excellent students in high school often aim for depth. That is, studying a certain subject and 'digging deeply' very carefully. The Road to Olympia is a very different playground, requiring breadth. When working in large companies, at low levels, depth is needed, but the higher the level, the more breadth is needed. Breadth here is knowledge, broad understanding and also the spirit of the Road to Olympia.
Now, when I am working at Google, in a group where I want to succeed, it requires a lot of support and each individual in the group needs to know how to cooperate with each other, know how to optimize the resources and experience of each individual. Competition, if any, the question is whether today is better than yesterday and how to be better tomorrow than today", Ho Dac Thanh Chuong shared.
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Mr. Phan Manh Tan, the second year Olympia champion, after graduating with a degree in Computer Science, completed his PhD in Information Technology and was recruited by IBM - a multinational computer technology corporation headquartered in the US - immediately after graduation. Currently, Mr. Tan is the chief solution architect for digital experiences in the Asia- Pacific region. “Things change so quickly now, what you learned yesterday may no longer be important tomorrow. With the rapid development of technology industries, the most important ability today is the ability to learn new things and adapt to new trends,” Mr. Tan shared.
Phan Dang Nhat Minh, the 17th Olympia champion, shared: “ The world we live in now is very open and everyone can access many opportunities to develop themselves. Therefore, young people should not let anything stop you from reaching your dreams.”
The champions Nguyen Thi Thu Hang (20th year), Nguyen Hoang Khanh (21st year), Dang Le Nguyen Vu (22nd year), Le Xuan Manh (23rd year) and Vo Quang Phu Duc (24th year) are currently studying at Swinburne University, Australia.
Not only the champions, former contestants of the program over the years have also developed and achieved certain successes in their fields.
Like Ms. Ngo Thi Minh Thuy, a former contestant of the second year of Road to Olympia, is currently an associate professor working at the Knight Cancer Research Institute of Oregon Health and Science University, USA.
Or Mr. Dang Viet Dung, a former Olympia contestant of the 4th year, was the General Director of Uber Vietnam from 2014-2018, and from 2019 to present, he is the founder and CEO of Nano Vietnam Technology Services Company Limited.
Or Mr. Nguyen Thanh Tung, a former first-year Olympia contestant, is currently a lecturer on Artificial Intelligence at Texas A&M University (USA),...
After 25 years with more than 1,300 competitions and more than 3,500 contestants, Olympia has become a playground to honor Vietnamese intelligence and become the oldest game show of Vietnam Television.
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/cac-quan-quan-duong-len-dinh-olympia-dang-lam-gi-o-dau-2454204.html
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