(HBO) - On October 5, the Organizing Committee of the global DO YOUR :BIT contest announced the final results with 45 prizes for the most outstanding products, which have been selected from more than 1,000 contested products. Among the 18 teams that won the Winner prize (the champion award) divided among 6 regions around the world, the student team of Hoa Binh province excellently won the Winner award in the Asia-Pacific region. This is also the first Vietnamese student team to win and the highest prize at the DO YOUR :BIT contest.
(From left to right) They are Bui
Minh Nhat, Nguyen Duc Manh, Dang Hai Dang excellently won the Asia-Pacific
champion award, the global DO YOUR :BIT contest.
With the project "Healthcare
Support System for the Elderly”, 3 students from Cong Nghiep High School and
Provincial Boarding High School for the Ethnic Minorities excellently won the
Regional Champion award. In the Asia-Pacific region, including Dang Hai Dang,
Nguyen Duc Manh (Cong Nghiep High School), Bui Minh Nhat (the Provincial
Boarding High School for the Ethnic Minorities). This is a particularly
outstanding achievement of our provincial students when participating in the
playgrounds of scientific research and technological innovation experience of
international level. They are excellent faces, representing the students of Hoa
Binh province as well as the young generation of the country participating the
contest and winning the top prize.
DO YOUR :BIT contest is organized
by the Micro:Bit Education Foundation of the BBC Media Group. The competition
has a global scope for students from 8 to 18 years old from all over the world,
with the theme of applying technology to work towards 17 global goals initiated
by UNESCO. The contest has attracted nearly 1,000 entries from thousands of
young people and teenagers from many countries. In the end, the Organizing
Committee has chosen to award 45 prizes, including 18 champions, divided among
6 regions and 3 contents. The project of our provincial students is highly
appreciated, aiming at goal number 4: Health and happiness.
Evaluating the product of the
students of Hoa Binh province, the contest jury emphasized: "We are very
impressed by the uniqueness of the idea and implementation way. It is a closely
combined project and a lot of effort has been made. The idea of the project is
a big deal for the people all over the world. The project is well presented,
the problem is clearly defined and they solve it through a specific solution”.
More than just an information technology teacher, Bui Van Nien is an inspiring figure who has nurtured the scientific curiosity and creative spirit of students in Vietnam’s ethnic minority communities.
Da Bac is the most disadvantaged mountainous district in Hoa Binh province, with ethnic minorities accounting for about 90% of its population. Over the past years, the district has mobilised resources to implement ethnic policies to improve the quality of life of local people.
In recent years, Hoa Binh province has consistently prioritised the protection, care, and education of children, particularly those from ethnic minorities and disadvantaged backgrounds, by creating a safe, healthy, and nurturing environment for their all-round development.
The Steering Committee for Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control of Hoa Binh province, in coordination with the Tobacco Harm Prevention and Control Fund, held a ceremony on May 28 in response to the World No Tobacco Day (May 31) and the National No Tobacco Week (from May 25 to 31). The event was chaired by Nguyen Van Toan, Standing Vice Chairman of the provincial People’s Committee and head of the Steering Committee.
Since 2021, the Center for Industrial Promotion and Industrial Development Consulting (CIIDC) under the Department of Industry and Trade has been implementing a school lighting model as part of the plan for using energy efficiently and economically in Hoa Binh Province in the pẻiod of 2021 - 2025. This model not only aims to improve the learning conditions and enhance the education quality, but it also promotes the message of energy saving, energy security, environmental protection and contributes to the goals of socio-economic development.
In the 2024 - 2025 school year, the entire Hoa Binh provincial education sector includes 520 educational institutions and schools. Among them are 13 ethnic boarding schools with 153 classes and 4,487 students. Four of these schools have met national standards, reaching 30.7 percent.