Following the success of 2022, in 2023, the Hanoi National University High School Olympiad for Literature and History attracted the participation of 289 candidates from 48 specialized high schools and high schools across the country. Not only schools in Hanoi or neighboring provinces, but also many high schools from the northern mountainous provinces: Ha Giang, Lao Cai, Dien Bien; or from provinces thousands of kilometers away from Hanoi: Kien Giang, Phu Yen.
The Hanoi National University High School Olympic Competition is not only an opportunity for teachers and students to gain experience and learn to improve the quality of teaching and learning at the high school level; it also creates a useful playground for students to demonstrate their talents, get acquainted with the types of excellent student exams, prepare well for the national excellent student exam, and at the same time discover students with talent in the subject to create a source of training. Through this exam, it also contributes to enhancing the ability of cooperation in training between schools under Hanoi National University with regional high schools and universities nationwide.
Students who win prizes in the VNU Olympic competition are awarded certificates and are rewarded. The results of the Olympic competition are also used in university admissions. Specifically: students who win prizes in the VNU Olympic competition and have graduated from high school are given priority in admission to member universities, schools and faculties of Hanoi National University according to the Admissions Regulations and other regulations of Hanoi National University.
In fact, many students who are currently in grade 10 or 11 will participate in the exam. Therefore, according to the regulations: Students who won the VNU Olympic prize in their high school years but have not graduated will have their results reserved until the end of grade 12.
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong, Vice Principal of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities: The VNU Olympic Exam for the two subjects of Literature and History this year has attracted twice as many students as in 2022 from nearly 50 universities nationwide. That partly shows the prestige and appeal of the exam. To ensure that the exam is organized safely, seriously and with quality, all organizational work has been carried out by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities carefully, scientifically and in accordance with regulations from the stage of creating questions, guiding units registering for the exam, organizing the exam, and grading the exam.
Students from high schools across the country are very excited and confident before the exam.
While the candidates were completing their exams in the exam area, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities arranged reception rooms for teachers representing the schools that led the students to the exam as well as their parents. The reception was attended by Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Head of the Training Department of VNU. On behalf of the school's leaders as well as the High School for Gifted Students in Social Sciences and Humanities, Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong and Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Quang Lieu expressed their thanks to the leadership and teachers in charge of the Literature and History departments of high schools across the country for their attention and creating conditions for students to take the exam. At the same time, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Quang Lieu also introduced the learning environment and remarkable achievements of the High School for Gifted Students in Social Sciences and Humanities, although newly established, especially the experience in nurturing gifted students. To achieve these achievements, first of all, because it is part of the university ecosystem, the school has received support, assistance, and facilitation from VNU and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities in terms of resource investment, especially the team of leading experts and excellent teachers; at the same time, the dedication of the teaching staff; the will to strive and the utmost efforts of the students. Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Quang Lieu also proposed a number of exchange and connection activities during the time the delegations went to Hanoi to compete: organizing tours to visit famous scenic spots in Hanoi introduced and explained by students of the High School for the Gifted in Social Sciences and Humanities; exchanges between students and students of the school to help them learn about the majors at the university level that they love.
Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Quang Lieu shared at the reception of representatives of the participating units.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Anh Tuan (Head of Training Department, VNU) spoke
Associate Professor, Dr. Dang Thi Thu Huong shared: with a leading position in training and research in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities, the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has many majors suitable for students who are passionate and love to learn deeply about social subjects.
During the talk, representatives of high schools expressed their gratitude for the enthusiastic, thoughtful and friendly reception of the Board of Directors of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities and the High School for the Gifted, and affirmed that the VNU Olympic exam is truly a very useful playground for students to have the opportunity to show their talents and passions, and is also an opportunity for teachers of training units to exchange, learn and share experiences in training and leading the team. Representatives of some units expressed their hope that in the next year's exam, VNU can increase the number of candidates registered to participate in high schools with specialized blocks and specialized classes.
