Hanoi National University of Education High School for Gifted Students
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The High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi National University of Education (abbrev. HNUE High school, in Vietnamese: Khối THPT chuyên, Đại học Sư phạm Hà Nội, or, as commonly know, Chuyên Sư phạm (CSP)) is a specialized public high school in Hanoi
, Vietnam
. The school was founded in 1966 as a national educational institution to nurture Vietnamese students who excelled at mathematics. It is the second oldest magnet high school in Vietnam.
The school and the High School for Gifted Students of Hanoi University of Science are often interchangeably ranked the first in National Science Olympiads for high school students and National University Entrance Examinations.
According to statistics conducted by the school, approximately 5% of its alumni have Ph.D and other 10% have Ma degrees, among the highest rates of those of Vietnam high schools.
Established as a school for mathematics talents, in recent years, HNUE high school's specialized education have spanned over other subjects such as physics
, chemistry
, biology
, computer science
and literature
.
, aware of the important role of sciences for future of the country, a group of Vietnam leading scientists including Lê Văn Thiêm
, Hoàng Tụy
and Tạ Quang Bửu suggested that the government open up selective programs to nurture talented students, and to encourage them to follow science in their later years at universities and professions. As a premier national institution for training of science teachers, Hanoi National University of Education
was selected to organize such a program. On December 24, 1966, during the height of the Vietnam War, the class for gifted students was inaugurated and the first class opened up for 33 mathematically-inclined students, who were chosen from thousands of high school students in North Vietnam, at the evacuation site of the university in Phu Cu district, Hung Yen province
. This class was the precursor of HNUE High School.
The development of Hanoi National University of Education High School is divided three periods:
The HNUE High School was honored with national awards, including the 3rd degree Labor Decoration award in 1986, the 2nd degree Labor Decoration in 1996, and most recently the 1st degree Labor Decoration (2001).
and Mathematics
) and one elective paper (from Mathematics
, Literature
, Physics
, Chemistry
, Biology
) for the subject of their specialization. These exams are highly competitive
, Literature
, Physics
, Chemistry
, Biology
and Computer Science
. Each stream is offered an accelerated curriculum on the subject of specialization. Seminars are held during the school year, at which students can discuss with national and international scientists and researchers.
Extra-curricular activities include sports, camping and clubs.
internet access is available across the entire building.
After graduation, many students decide to pursue their studies at foreign universities.
(APMO), International Olympiad in Informatics
(IOI). Especially, Vu Ngoc Minh won two Gold medals ( at the 42nd and 43rd IMO ), Dinh Tien Cuong and Nguyen Trong Canh scored 42/42 point respectively at the 30th and 44th IMO.
Hanoi
Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam...
, Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
. The school was founded in 1966 as a national educational institution to nurture Vietnamese students who excelled at mathematics. It is the second oldest magnet high school in Vietnam.
The school and the High School for Gifted Students of Hanoi University of Science are often interchangeably ranked the first in National Science Olympiads for high school students and National University Entrance Examinations.
According to statistics conducted by the school, approximately 5% of its alumni have Ph.D and other 10% have Ma degrees, among the highest rates of those of Vietnam high schools.
Established as a school for mathematics talents, in recent years, HNUE high school's specialized education have spanned over other subjects such as physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
, computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
.
Foundation and history
During the Vietnam WarVietnam War
The Vietnam War was a Cold War-era military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of...
, aware of the important role of sciences for future of the country, a group of Vietnam leading scientists including Lê Văn Thiêm
Le Van Thiem
Lê Văn Thiêm was one of the most prominent scientists of Vietnam in the 20th century. Together with Hoàng Tụy, he is considered the father of Vietnam Mathematics society....
, Hoàng Tụy
Hoang Tuy
Hoàng "Jefferson" Tụy is a prominent Vietnamese applied mathematician. He is one of two founders of Vietnamese Mathematics, the other is Lê Văn Thiêm....
and Tạ Quang Bửu suggested that the government open up selective programs to nurture talented students, and to encourage them to follow science in their later years at universities and professions. As a premier national institution for training of science teachers, Hanoi National University of Education
Hanoi National University of Education
Hanoi National University of Education is a public university in Vietnam. Established in 1951 as the fourth university in Vietnam , it is now still one of the largest higher education institutions in this country...
was selected to organize such a program. On December 24, 1966, during the height of the Vietnam War, the class for gifted students was inaugurated and the first class opened up for 33 mathematically-inclined students, who were chosen from thousands of high school students in North Vietnam, at the evacuation site of the university in Phu Cu district, Hung Yen province
Hung Yen Province
Hưng Yên is a province in the Red River Delta of northern Vietnam.-Administrative divisions:The province comprises one city and nine districts:#Ân Thi#Khoái Châu#Kim Động#Mỹ Hào#Phù Cừ#Tiên Lữ#Văn Giang#Văn Lâm#Yên Mỹ...
. This class was the precursor of HNUE High School.
The development of Hanoi National University of Education High School is divided three periods:
- From 1966 to 1995, the special math classes were under the administration of the faculty of Mathematics, Hanoi National University of Education.
- In 1995, the school expanded to include a specialized stream in Computer Science. It was then renamed Specialized School for Maths and Computer Science.
- In 2005, the school started offering classes specialized in Literature, Physics, Chemistry and Biology and was named "High School for Gifted Students of Hanoi National University of Education".
The HNUE High School was honored with national awards, including the 3rd degree Labor Decoration award in 1986, the 2nd degree Labor Decoration in 1996, and most recently the 1st degree Labor Decoration (2001).
Admissions
The school's entrance examinations are held in June. Candidates must take two compulsory papers (VietnameseVietnamese language
Vietnamese is the national and official language of Vietnam. It is the mother tongue of 86% of Vietnam's population, and of about three million overseas Vietnamese. It is also spoken as a second language by many ethnic minorities of Vietnam...
and Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
) and one elective paper (from Mathematics
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, Literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
) for the subject of their specialization. These exams are highly competitive
Education model
The students are organized into specialized streams in one of the following subjects: MathematicsMathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
, Literature
Literature
Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...
, Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
, Chemistry
Chemistry
Chemistry is the science of matter, especially its chemical reactions, but also its composition, structure and properties. Chemistry is concerned with atoms and their interactions with other atoms, and particularly with the properties of chemical bonds....
, Biology
Biology
Biology is a natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Biology is a vast subject containing many subdivisions, topics, and disciplines...
and Computer Science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
. Each stream is offered an accelerated curriculum on the subject of specialization. Seminars are held during the school year, at which students can discuss with national and international scientists and researchers.
Extra-curricular activities include sports, camping and clubs.
Teaching staff
Members of the staff often provide annual training for national Olympiad teams for international competitions, and have been consulted for developing textbooks and curriculum for Vietnamese national high school education. In addition, many have received the Excellent Teacher Award from the government for their dedication to education.Facilities
As many students come from provinces far away from the main campus in Hanoi, the school provides room and board.Classrooms
The main building of the school contains 16 classrooms and a media room. WirelessWireless
Wireless telecommunications is the transfer of information between two or more points that are not physically connected. Distances can be short, such as a few meters for television remote control, or as far as thousands or even millions of kilometers for deep-space radio communications...
internet access is available across the entire building.
Library
Built in 2001, it meets the demand for reference and study material for teachers and students. It has hundreds of computers for internet access, along with spacious media rooms.Laboratories
There are two computer rooms where students practice Computer Science or use for study and reference or entertaining. Because of space shortage, the school does not have lab space for physics, chemistry and biology experiments, but the students are given access to facilities on the University main campus.Dormitories
The school provides students who live far away from home with dormitories. The residents have access to a canteen and an internet access point.Stadium
The students use Hanoi National University of Education stadium to study physical education or hold sports competitions.PTCTimes
PTCTimes is the newspaper of HNUE High School. The first issue was published in December 2006. There are approximately 60 pages in each issue. A number of pages are always devoted to difficulties in studying. Each newspaper has an interview with a teacher or student. The recreation column deals with music, games and sport.Extracurricular activities
- Sport Competitions: students can attend footballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, badmintonBadmintonBadminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...
and basketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
competitions. The winning team represents the school at sports competitions among high schools in Hanoi. - Camping or sightseeing: During the summer vacation, the school organizes short tours for students. These activities may be replaced by camping.
- Clubs: There are sport clubs and English club for students
College admission
100% of HNUE High school students pass the annual National University Entrance Examination and are admitted to universities in Vietnam. The average entrant score of HNUE students is always high on the top in Vietnam.After graduation, many students decide to pursue their studies at foreign universities.
National Olympiads
Since its foundation, the School has attended national merit competitions annually and received more than 300 prizes, about 30 of them are first prizes.International Olympiads
Forty two students of the school have received high awards in international competitions, namely International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO), Asian Pacific Mathematics OlympiadAsian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad
The Asian Pacific Math Olympiad starting from 1989 is a regional mathematics competition which involves countries from the Asian Pacific region. The USA also takes part in the APMO...
(APMO), International Olympiad in Informatics
International Olympiad in Informatics
The International Olympiad in Informatics is an annual computer science competition for secondary school students. The first IOI was held in 1989 in Pravetz, Bulgaria....
(IOI). Especially, Vu Ngoc Minh won two Gold medals ( at the 42nd and 43rd IMO ), Dinh Tien Cuong and Nguyen Trong Canh scored 42/42 point respectively at the 30th and 44th IMO.
International Mathematics Olympiad
- 16th International Mathematical Olympiad in German Democratic RepublicGerman Democratic RepublicThe German Democratic Republic , informally called East Germany by West Germany and other countries, was a socialist state established in 1949 in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany, including East Berlin of the Allied-occupied capital city...
in 1974- Vu Dinh Hoa " Silver medal
- Ta Hong Quang " Bronze medal
- 17th International Mathematical Olympiad in BulgariaBulgariaBulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
in 1975- Le Dinh Long " Silver medal
- 18th International Mathematical Olympiad in AustriaAustriaAustria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
in 1976- Le Ngoc Minh " Bronze medal
- 20th International Mathematical Olympiad in RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
in 1978- Vu Kim Tuan " Silver medal
- Nguyen Thanh Tung " Silver medal
- Do Duc Thai " Bronze medal
- 21st International Mathematical Olympiad in the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 1979- Bui Ta Long " Silver medal
- 24th International Mathematical Olympiad in FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1983- Tran Tuan Hiep " Silver medal
- Pham Thanh Phuong " Bronze medal
- 25th International Mathematical Olympiad in CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
in 1984- Do Quang Dai " Silver medal
- 27th International Mathematical Olympiad in PolandPolandPoland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
in 1986- Ha Anh Vu " Gold medal
- Nguyen Phuong Tuan " Silver medal
- 28th International Mathematical Olympiad in CubaCubaThe Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...
in 1987- Tran Trong Hung " Silver medal
- 29th International Mathematical Olympiad in AustraliaAustraliaAustralia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in 1988- Tran Trong Hung " Silver medal
- 30th International Mathematical Olympiad in GermanyGermanyGermany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
in 1989- Dinh Tien Cuong " Gold medal (score 42/42)
- 31st International Mathematical Olympiad in ChinaChinaChinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
in 1990- Le Truong Lan " Bronze medal
- 32nd International Mathematical Olympiad in SwedenSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
in 1991- Nguyen Viet Anh " Silver medal
- 33rd International Mathematical Olympiad in RussiaRussiaRussia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
in 1992- Nguyen Huu Cuong " Bronze medal
- 34th International Mathematical Olympiad in TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
in 1993- Pham Hong Kien " Silver medal
- Pham Chung Thuy " Bronze medal
- 35th International Mathematical Olympiad in Hong KongHong KongHong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
in 1994- Nguyen Duy Lan " Silver medal
- 36th International Mathematical Olympiad in CanadaCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1995- Nguyen The Phuong " Silver medal
- 39th International Mathematical Olympiad in TaiwanTaiwanTaiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
in 1998- Vu Viet Anh " Gold medal
- Le Thai Hoang " Bronze medal
- 40th International Mathematical Olympiad in RomaniaRomaniaRomania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
in 1999- Le Thai Hoang " Gold medal
- 42nd International Mathematical Olympiad in the USA in 2001
- Vu Ngoc Minh " Gold medal
- Tran Khanh Toan " Silver medal
- 43rd International Mathematical Olympiad in the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
in 2002- Pham Gia Vinh Anh " Gold medal
- Vu Ngoc Minh " Gold medal
- 44th International Mathematical Olympiad in JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
in 2003- Nguyen Trong Canh " Gold medal (score 42/42)
- 45th International Mathematical Olympiad in GreeceGreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in 2004- Nguyen Kim Son " Gold medal
- Nguyen Duc Thinh " Silver medal
- Hua Khac Nam " Silver medal
- 46th International Mathematical Olympiad in MexicoMexicoThe United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
in 2005- Nguyen Nguyen Hung " Bronze medal
- 49th International Mathematical Olympiad in SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
in 2008- Nguyen Pham Dat " Silver medal
Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad
- 10th Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad
- Vu Viet Anh " Bronze medal
- 11th Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad
- Le Thai Hoang " Gold medal
- 13th Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad
- Luu Tien Duc " Gold medal
- 14th Asian Pacific Mathematics Olympiad
- Vu Hoang Hiep " Gold medal
International Olympiad in Informatics
- 12th International Olympiad in Informatics in TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
in 1999- Nguyen Hong Son " Silver medal
- 14h International Olympiad in Informatics in FinlandFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
in 2001- Tran Quang Khai " Silver medal
- 15h International Olympiad in Informatics in South KoreaSouth KoreaThe Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
in 2002- Tran Quang Khai " Gold medal
- 20th International Olympiad in Informatics in CroatiaCroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
in 2007- Pham Nam Long - Bronze medal ( Great BritainGreat BritainGreat Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
Selected Team)
- Pham Nam Long - Bronze medal ( Great Britain