(HBO) – Students from Hoa Binh province contributed two out of seven gold medals bagged by Vietnam at the 2023 World Inventory Creativity Olympic held in the Republic of Korea from July 28-29.
Leaders of the provincial Department of
Education and Training congratulate the two teams of students on their
outstanding performance at WICO 2023.
WICO is an annual competition established and
organised by the Korean University Invention Association (KUIA) and the World
Invention Intellectual Property Associations (WIIPA). Its jury includes leading
scientists worldwide who give their assessments based on international
criteria. The competition is opened for high school students with innovative
ideas, and technological products.
This year’s event, in its 12th edition, attracted
over 1,200 students from 22 countries, including the US, Australia and Canada.
Hoa Binh sent two groups of students to the
competition, with one from the Industry High School led by teacher Bui Thi Nhu
Quynh with the project "Smart floating houses to resist climate
change." This team comprises five students - Duong Hong Quang, Dao Huy
Tuan, Pham Duc Cuong, Phan Le Hung, and Le Minh Ngoc (from Hoang Van Thu High
School for Gifted Students). The other is from the Ly Tu Trong Secondary School
team led by teacher Duong Tien Tho with the project "Using Artificial
Intelligence to automatically classify waste." The team also gathers five
members - Khuong Ngoc Anh Dung, Phung Manh Dung, Tran Duy Bao Son, Bui Hong
Hai, and Do Duy Minh.
Their products were highly evaluated by the
organisers and the jury for their creativity and feasibility.
The achievements by Hoa Binh students at WICO 2023,
as well as other prestigious international competitions, have confirmed that
STEM education and scientific research in schools have been on the right track.
The WICO result serves as important motivation for
the provincial Department of Education and Training to continue promoting STEM
education in schools./.
In the afternoon of December 17, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism organized a summary and awarding ceremony for the Online Competition on preventing and controlling the Family Violence in 2024.
Implementing the Resolution of the 17th Provincial Party Congress to reach a health insurance coverage rate of 95% or more of the population, the Women's Union at all provincial levels has deployed the creative models and methods and effectively replicated them. These activities not only contribute to completing the social security goals, but they also spread the spirit of solidarity and sharing in the community.
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.