Vietnamese students claim bronze at World Microsoft Office, Adobe contests
Two Vietnamese students won bronze medals at the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC) and the Adobe Certified Professional World Championship (ACPWC) 2024 in California, the US.
Nguyen Minh Duong from the Hanoi University of Science and Technology wins bronze medal in the category of Microsoft Word 365 Apps at the MOSWC 2024 (Photo: VietnamPlus)
Hanoi (VNA) ꦏ– Two Vietnamese students won bronze medals at the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC) and the Adobe Certified Professional World Championship (ACPWC) 2024 in California, the US.
The information was announced on August 2 by the Centre for Vietnam Youth Talents, Science and Technology (CYTAST) under the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) Central Committee, which co-organised the national qualifiers of the competition.
The medalists are Nguyen Minh Duong from the Hanoi University of Science and Technology, and Mai Ngoc Linh from the Chu Van An High School in Hanoi.
Duong brought home the bronze medal in the category of Microsoft Word 365 Apps at the MOSWC 2024 competition. In 2021, while still in high school, he won the second prize at the national round of the competition in the Microsoft Word 2016 category. This time, Duong was determined to study hard to become the national champion and earn a ticket to the US.
In addition to Duong, five other members of the Vietnamese MOS team made their way into the top 10 contestants in various categories at the MOSWC Finals.
Director of CYTAST Nguyen Thien Tu remarked that the competitions offered opportunities for Vietnamese youths to hone their IT and graphic design skills to international standards, paving the way for their future development with globally recognised professional certifications.
Mai Ngoc Linh from the Chu Van An High School brings home bronze at Adobe Certified Professional World Championship 2024 (Photo: VietnamPlus).
The achievements have spread the spirit of diligent study and effective application of technological advancements among young people, he stressed.
The accomplishments have lifted the total number of medals won by Vietnamese teams in the world finals of the competitions to 22, with four golds, four silvers, and 14 bronzes.
The MOSWC is an international competition organised annually by the US’s Certiport Group for students aged 13 - 22 to find and honour the world’s best IT talents in using office IT applications.
Meanwhile, the ACPWC is an annual competition organised by Certiport Corporation (US) since 2013 to find the top design professionals using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe Indesign software.
It is open to students from 13-22 years old globally and attracts hundreds of thousands of contestants from nearly 70 countries and territories to participate each year.
In 2019, the Vietnamese team won the Most Voted Audience Award. In the 2020-2021 edition, two Vietnamese contestants entered Top 4 and Top 10 in the world competition.
Five other members of the Vietnamese MOS team make their way into the top 10 contestants in various categories at the MOSWC Finals (Photo: VietnamPlus)
Doan Nguyen Van Khanh, Deputy General Director of IIG Vietnam, said that the world finals are always highly competitive because each team sends representatives who are carefully selected from national qualifying rounds. Therefore, the excellent achievements of the Vietnamese team affirm the country's position on the international stage, especially at the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship.
Today's success forms a solid launchpad for the students in their future careers, Khanh affirmed, adding that the success of the competitions plays an important role in promoting international-standard IT education at all levels. It enhances the digital skills of Vietnam's young workforce and generates interest in creative design – a field with numerous career opportunities for Vietnamese youth./.
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