Vietnam in the group of 10 countries with the highest total scores at the 2025 International Biology Olympiad

The Ministry of Education and Training has just announced: The Vietnamese national team participating in the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2025, held in the Philippines, has 4 students competing and all won medals, with 1 Gold Medal, 2 Silver Medals and 1 Bronze Medal.

Leaders of the Hanoi Department of Education and Training and the Board of Directors of Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted presented flowers to congratulate and encourage students at the departure ceremony. Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA

Nguyen Luong Thai Duy, grade 11, Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, won the Gold Medal, ranking 7th out of 298 contestants.

The two students who won Silver Medals were: Nguyen Huu Thanh, grade 12, Tran Phu High School for the Gifted, Hai Phong city; Bui Hoang Dai Duong, grade 12, Quoc Hoc High School for the Gifted, Hue city.

The Bronze Medal went to Le Hoang Kieu Anh, grade 12, Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted.

With the effort to overcome many difficulties in preparation conditions as well as in 8 days of competition at Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, this achievement has put the Vietnamese team in the group of 10 countries with the highest total score. At the same time, it contributes to continuing the series of impressive results at the International Olympic competitions in 2025 in particular and in recent years in general.

All four students competing in the 2025 International Biology Olympiad (IBO) won medals. Photo: Thanh Tung/VNA

The 36th International Biology Olympiad was held in the Philippines from July 19 to July 27, 2025, with the participation of 81 delegations from 81 countries and territories (including 3 observer delegations), and 298 contestants.

The IBO 2025 consists of two official exam days: One day of theory with two exams, each 180 minutes long, and four labs, each 90 minutes long. In reality, due to the extra time to prepare specimens and equipment, the candidates took the practical exam continuously for 12 hours, from 12:30 on July 22 to 00:30 on July 23.

The two theory 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.

Four practical exam rooms include: Biomedical science with the ability to interpret electrocardiograms, blood and urine biochemistry tests, interpret X-ray images, measure and select antibiotics for common pathological cases; Molecular and cellular biology with the ability to analyze genes, proteins, and measure the activity of molecules in cells to identify and predict the evolution of parasitic pathogens; Ecology and systematics require anatomical and classification skills to serve the identification, monitoring, and development of sustainable fishing and aquaculture activities; Microbiology with the ability to classify and study the development 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 the High School level worldwide, requiring comprehensive knowledge of Mathematics - Physics - Chemistry - Biology - Environment, along with basic laboratory skills, ranging from the molecular, organismal to the ecosystem and biosphere levels.

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