(HBO) - The 2019 World Invention Creativity Olympic (WICO) took place in Seoul, capital of the Republic of Korea (RoK), from July 25 to 27, drawing the participation of students from 22 nations and territories worldwide with 345 inventions in all scientific fields.
Hoa
Binh students win gold medals at the 2019 World Invention Creativity Olympic
(WICO).
In 2019, the WICO was held at the Seoul
Trade Exhibition Centre (SETEC) in Seoul
of the RoK. Representatives from 22 countries and territories competed at the
event with a total of 345 scientific inventions.
At the event, students of Hoa Binh province
introduced a device which automatically removes odour and dries air in closed
space in physics categories.
It was developed from a project on a device
that removes odour and dries up shoe shelves of Hoa Binh students. The project
clinched the second place at the 2019 national science-technology contest.
Members of the project include Nguyen Tuan
Dung (specialised Math class), Tran Do Phuc (specialised Physics class), and
Dao Tung Anh (specialised English class) of Grade 11 of the Hoang Van Thu
specialised high school; along with Nguyen Anh Tuan (a 10th grader of the Cong
Nghiep [Industry] high school). Pham Dinh Man, a teacher of the Hoang Van Thu
specialised high school, was the project’s supervisor.
The project was awarded a gold medal after
various rounds of assessment.
This is the first time that Hoa Binh
students have competed at the WICO. The result has greatly encouraged
creativity in science-technology field among students and teachers of the province./.
Hoa Binh is carried out investment projects to upgrade three district medical centres in Lac Son and Yen Thuy districts and Hoa Binh city. The projects are funded by the central budget under the Economic and Social Recovery and Development Programme, aiming to improve healthcare services. The goal is to gradually develop a system of modern and quality district-level healthcare facilities.
To improve the cultural and spiritual life of the elderly, the associations for the elderly at various levels in Hoa Binh province have created many interesting and meaningful activities, attracting the participation of a large number of old people. These activities provide opportunities for them to improve both their physical and mental health, enabling them to live happily and healthily.
The pilot programme for sending Vietnamese workers to the Republic of Korea (RoK) for seasonal agricultural jobs continues under a collaboration between localities of the two countries, running for five years from January 1, 2022.
Staff of the Red Cross Society of Hoa Binh province were deeply moved by a meaningful and humanitarian act by Mr Vu Huu Lung, 86, in Hoa Binh city, to donate his corneas, which brought hopes to those yearning for the light. Before passing away, Lung left behind a noble wish to donate all of his organs, including his corneas, to help patients suffering from blindness and those in need of organ transplants to revive their lives.
In the small house of Bui Van Luong in Bung 2 Hamlet, Thu Phong commune, Cao Phong district, an array of traditional items such as serving trays, woven storage baskets for blankets, sticky rice containers, and bamboo baskets are beautifully and skillfully crafted.
Over the recent past, the education and training sector of Hoa Binh province has paid great attention to reforming management activities, improving teachers’ quality, and innovating teaching methods that focus on quality and efficiency, at the same time with implementing the sector’s emulation campaigns and movements.
