THE 23RD NATIONAL STUDENT PHYSICS OLYMPIAD AT VINH LONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
THE 23RD NATIONAL STUDENT PHYSICS OLYMPIAD AT VINH LONG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION
As the host to organize the 23rd National Student Physics Olympiad, Vinh Long University of Technology Education (VLUTE) has left an impression in the hearts of the participating delegations by organizing the competition to ensure safety and quality. In accordance with regulations, information technology is used “smoothly”. In addition, VLUTE students got high achievements, helping the University to win the first prize in the whole group.
Good preparation for the big playground
From April 14 to 17, 2021, the 23rd National Student Physics Olympiad took place at VLUTE. This is a big, national competition and attracts many schools to participate. Therefore, leaders of VLUTE have developed plans, and are ready to create the best conditions for the participating teams.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Cao Hung Phi – Rector of VLUTE said that the organization of the exams was the most important way to ensure safety, confidentiality and compliance with regulations, in which the multiple-choice exam on computers requires the best information technology infrastructure. Therefore, the University decided to invest in a supercomputer system and immediately apply cloud computing technology for this exam, and at the same time assigned a team of lecturers and IT students to write multiple-choice exam software for the contest.
VLUTE is one of the teams that won the first prize in the whole group
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Khanh- Head of Students Olympic Committee, Vietnam Physics Association, in charge of the competition’s expertise, said that the organization of the competitions ensured safety and complied with the given regulations, and the multiple-choice test software of VLUTE ran very well, was full of information. He added that the schools which would organize the competition in the following years could refer to it.
Speaking at the closing session of the contest, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chu Dinh Thuy, Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Physics Association, co-head of the Organizing Committee, said that this year’s competition was very special and encountered many difficulties due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, but had the participation of 206 students and 89 lecturers. The contest was a great success and all the work of the contest was well done. He revealed that having this result was obtained thanks to the contribution of the host organization from the preparation of the infrastructure, ensuring the safety of epidemic prevention, the security of the contest, and arranging activities for all delegations.
Intellectual playground for students
Another very important content is the training of students to participate in the exams. From the 2015-2019 competitions, the university team was in the top 3. Therefore, this year’s exam, as the home team, required more efforts and determination of the students.
After the selection period, 6 students officially would represent the University to participate fully in all 3 parts of the exam including problem solving, multiple choice and experiment. As a result, 6 students excellently won 3 first prizes in multiple-choice exams, 2 first prizes in experimental tests, 2 third prizes in homework problems, helping the University to win the first prize in the whole group. The University was honored to be awarded a certificate of merit by the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations for the team with excellent achievements.
This is a playground for students across the country to exchange, study and thereby impress the land of Vinh Long and the people of the West.
For students of the delegations, in addition to demonstrating their professional competence through the contests, this is also an opportunity to exchange among students of different schools as well as learn about the culture and history of the region, visit and experience new things in the Mekong Delta region.
TRAN Thi Y Van – the University of Science- Vietnam National University, Hanoi smiled brightly and said that she thanked VLUTE for carefully preparing for the contest, thanked all the volunteers who always accompanied, guided and supported the participating teams. Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet, a student at the University of Pedagogy – Thai Nguyen University also confided that she would like to thank the organizers and VLUTE for having a successful contest, bringing many great achievements, useful things and experiences for all students.
In the multiple-choice test, 3 students from VLUTE won the first prize
BOX: National Student Physics Olympiad is an annual competition organized by the Ministry of Education and Training, and the Vietnam Physics Association alternately at universities. This is a meaningful academic playground for students who are passionate about physics, igniting the spirit of research and putting the applications of physics into real life.
In 2019, at the closing ceremony of the 22nd contest, with the agreement of the organizers and the Vietnam Physics Association, VLUTE was honored to receive the host flag for the 23rd contest. In 2022, the 24th National Student Physics Olympiad will be held at Phenikaa University (Hanoi).
