The 2023 Outstanding Young Face of Vietnam Award Review Council announced 20 outstanding individuals, of which, 5 nominees were students with impressive achievements.
Pham Viet Hung is studying abroad at the University of Chicago (USA). Hung won the gold medal at the International Mathematics Olympiad for two consecutive years (2022 and 2023). With this achievement, the male student was twice consecutively awarded the Second Class Labor Medal in 2022 and First Class in 2023. The male student was nominated in the academic field of the Outstanding Young Vietnamese Face of the Year award. 2023.
Dinh Cao Son, first-year student at Hanoi University of Education. In 2023, Son was one of three Vietnamese students who won a gold medal at the International Chemistry Olympiad in Switzerland. The male student had the highest score on the team, ranked 7th among nearly 350 students from 90 countries and territories. With this achievement, Son was awarded the Second Class Labor Medal by the President. The male student was nominated in the academic field of the 2023 Outstanding Young Face of Vietnam award.
Nguyen Tuan Phong, a student at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, won a silver medal at the 2022 European Physics Olympiad and a bronze medal at the 2023 Asia-Pacific Physics Olympiad. Also in 2023, at the Physics Olympiad Internationally, Phong is one of two Vietnamese students to win a gold medal and is the contestant with the highest score in the entire group (37.5/50 points, ranked 22nd/398 contestants from 84 countries and regions). territory). The male student was honored to receive the Second Class Labor Medal from the President. Tuan Phong was nominated in the academic field of the 2023 Outstanding Young Face of Vietnam award.
Le Van Phuc, student of Social Population Geography, University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Ho Chi Minh City National University), head of charity group Fly To Sky. Over the past 5 years, Fly To Sky has been implementing more than 27 community projects, more than 150 programs and campaigns in many fields in 23 provinces and cities with a total budget of nearly 12 billion VND. Van Phuc was nominated in the social activities field of the 2023 Outstanding Young Face of Vietnam award.
Dang Cat Tien, 9th grade student, Thai Nguyen Secondary School (Nha Trang City, Khanh Hoa). In 2023, Tien will be a delegate attending the mock session of “Children’s National Assembly”, held at Dien Hong Hall, National Assembly House with the role of Chairman of the National Assembly running the session. Tien has a record of good academic and training achievements such as second prize in the national Reading Culture Ambassador contest in 2021; First prize in the English contest for Khanh Hoa province team commanders in 2022. Cat Tien was nominated in the social activities field of the 2023 Outstanding Young Face of Vietnam award.
The Outstanding Young Face of Vietnam Award is a noble reward of the Central Executive Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, with the purpose of honoring typical young people under 35 years old with outstanding achievements. creating a widespread spread in the community about efforts and striving to excel in the fields of learning, scientific research, physical education, sports, labor, production, and national defense.
In 2023, the Standing Committee of the Outstanding Young Face of Vietnam Award received 171 applications from 58 units.
The online voting round for the top 20 nominations is expected to take place from February 20-26. The Commendation Ceremony for 10 Outstanding Young Vietnamese Faces of 2023 is expected to take place March 20-24 in Hanoi. Regarding rewards, in addition to certificates of merit and medals, outstanding young Vietnamese faces in 2023 will receive a reward of 50 million VND/person; 20 million VND/person for promising young Vietnamese faces in 2023.
