On Monday, the Da Nang People’s Committee (PC) honoured the 8 teams from local primary schools who won prizes at the 2016 International Robothon competition which took place in Malaysia on 4 December.

Vice Chairman Dung (back right) and the Director of the Education and Training Department Nguyen Dinh Vinh with the first prize winners

The annual event, which is held in alternating Southeast Asian countries, is a challenge for primary, junior and senior high school pupils to compete and learn about creative problem-solving skills. 

This year’s competition attracted 480 pupils from 160 teams in Southeast Asian countries.  The Vietnamese teams brought home 16 prizes in total, including the 8 prizes won by the teams from Da Nang. 

Two of the city’s teams, from Tran Cao Van and Le Quy Don primary schools, won first prizes.  Another two teams, from Hoa Lu and Le Quy Don primary schools, took second prizes.  Consolation prizes went to teams from Ly Con Uan, Tran Cao Van and Phu Dong primary schools, whilst a team from Nguyen Du primary school received a talent prize.

Addressing an event in Da Nang to honour the prizewinners, municipal PC Vice Chairman Dang Viet Dung expressed his delight at the outstanding achievements of the local pupils.  He stressed the need for their schools and their parents to create the best possible conditions for them to study, and therefore increase the possibilities of them becoming world-renowned scientists.

The city leader presented Certificates of Merit and a total of 17 million VND from the city’s budget to the 8 teams.