The Vietnamese delegation finished third at the Intel International Science and Technology Fair (Intel ISEF), which took place from 13 - 19 May in Los Angeles, the USA.

Third prize winner Pham Huy (left) and Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Thi Nghia at the welcoming ceremony on 24 May (Photo: baochinhphu.vn)

The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training welcomed the delegates home on 24 May in Ha Noi.

The Vietnamese team bagged 5 prizes in total.  In detail, a third prize went to Pham Huy, an 11^th grader from a high school in Quang Tri Province for his prosthetics arm project.  The others were four fourth prizes in system software, chemistry and embedded software.

The Intel ISEF is the biggest international pre-college science competition, attracting some 1,800 high school students around the world every year to compete in 22 categories.

Vietnamese students have attended the event since 2012.

(Source: VNA/ DA NANG Today)