First launched in 2012 by the AIMO International Executive Committee under the Asian Mathematical Olympiad Association, the competition draws contestants from various countries and territories.

Nguyen Hoang Duc Anh.

In preliminary rounds, students solve mathematics problems online in English, while in national and final rounds they sat direct written exams in English.

At the 2025 Vietnam national round, the organisers awarded 358 medals (gold, silver, bronze) to outstanding performers. Among them, Nguyen Hoang Duc Anh, student at 9A1 class (academic year 2024-2025) at Le Quy Don Secondary School in Bac Ninh province, was one of only three ninth-grade students nationwide to win a gold medal.

Duc Anh is also among five students selected to represent Vietnam’s grade 9 team at the AIMO final round in Japan to be held in early August 2025.

He recently passed entrance exams into grade 10 mathematics-specialised classes at Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted No. 2 (formerly Bac Giang High School for the Gifted) and the High School for Gifted Students in Natural Sciences (Hanoi) for the 2025-2026 academic year.

Vietnamese students win four medals at the European Physics Olympiad

The Vietnamese team, comprising five high school students, earned four medals — including two gold, one silver, and one bronze — as well as one certificate of merit at the 9th European Physics Olympiad (EuPhO), held in Bulgaria from June 13-17.

 

New semiconductor training programme expands opportunities for Vietnamese students

The initiative, titled the Microchips Engineering and Security Alliance (MESA), aims to cultivate a high-quality workforce in the fields of microchip engineering and semiconductor security.

 

Party chief visits two schools for students with disabilities in Hanoi

Children with disabilities need to be loved, recognised, expected, and most of all, accompanied. The family is a solid support for them to confidently step out into society, said Party General Secretary To Lam.

 

French President talks to Vietnamese students, young intellectuals in Hanoi

President Macron highlighted that USTH is now ranked fifth nationwide for research output and has forged strong collaborations in science and technology with top French academic and research institutions. He also noted that France has to date trained over 15,000 Vietnamese engineers, more than 3,000 doctors, and thousands of legal experts.

 

Vietnamese students shine at global ICT competition

Vietnam was represented by nine students from five universities, grouped into three teams. All teams delivered strong performances, with one team claiming first prize in the Cloud Computing category, another securing second place in the Computing Track, and the third team winning third prize in the Network Track.

 

Japanese enterprises award over 340 million VND in scholarships to Da Nang students

At the opening ceremony of the 2025 Japanese Job Fair at Dong A University on May 22, representatives of Japanese enterprises awarded over 340 million VND in scholarships to students in Da Nang. Accordingly, 36 scholarships were granted to outstanding students participating in the one-year professional internship programme and officially working in Japan.