Students with prizes in the science and technology Olympiad receive certificates of merits from the Minister of Education and Training in a ceremony held on Monday in Hà Nội. — VNA/VNS Photo Thanh Tùng

HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Education and Training on Monday organised a meeting to honour 33 Vietnamese students who won medals at the International Science and Technology Olympiad 2022.

Vietnamese students brought home a total of 13 gold, 12 silver and eight bronze medals, as well as five certificates of merit.

Vietnamese teams continued to be among the top ten best performers. Việt Nam was ranked fourth at the International Math Olympiad 2022, fifth at the International Physics Olympiad, second at the Chemistry Olympiad, ninth at the Biology event, third at the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad and eighth at the Asian Physics Olympiad.

This makes Việt Nam among the top 10 best-performing countries in all Olympiads held this year.

Speaking at the meeting, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyễn Hữu Độ said that the outstanding performance of the medalists inspired both students and teachers, and the community in striving to enhance the knowledge of the people, train human resources, and nurture talents for the country.

Deputy Minister of Education and Training Ngô Thị Minh lauded the efforts of each student who overcame several challenges, including the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, to secure these hard-earned results. She also paid tribute to the efforts of teachers and scientists involved in the education of the winning students. — VNS