Vietnamese students bagged one silver medal and two bronzes in the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship (MOSWC 2023) and the Adobe Certified Professional World Championship 2023 (ACPWC 2023) held in Florida, the US, on August 2, VNA reported.

The annual competition challenges students from ages 13 through 22 to prove their skills in Microsoft Word, Excel®, and PowerPoint®. Now in its 21st year, this year’s competition – the only one endorsed by Microsoft since its inception in 2002 – attracted more than 1.3 million entries from around the world.

To enter, students took a qualifying Microsoft Office Specialist certification exam to demonstrate their mastery of Microsoft Office technology. Regional competitions were held worldwide, and 133 finalists qualified to compete in the final round of competition held in Orlando, Florida from July 31 – August 2.

The organizers awarded the Silver Medal of the MOSWC 2023 contest to Nguyen Thi Thanh Truc. Photo: IIG Vietnam

The silver medalist of Vietnam is Nguyen Thi Thanh Truc from Vietnam Maritime University. Meanwhile, Dang Thi Minh Anh from Le Hong Phong High School for the Gifted in Nam Dinh province, and Hoang Thuy Linh from the Foreign Trade University won bronze medals.

Additionally, Nguyen Tuan Dung and Do Thanh Viet, eighth graders of Nguyen Tat Thanh Secondary and High School in Hanoi, were listed in the top 4 and top 6 of MOSWC 2023.

Meanwhile, Bui Minh Tra from Chu Van An High School in Hanoi was named in the top 8 of ACPWC 2023, while Ngo Hoang Phu from Van Lang University won an award voted by the audience.

Doan Hong Nam, head of the Vietnamese team to MOSWC 2023, said the Vietnamese students have excellently demonstrated their office computing capabilities, maintaining its position as one of the strongest teams participating in the final round for many years.

Student Ngo Hoang Phu, Van Lang University received the "Audience vote" award for the 2023 Graphic Design Championship Contest. Photo: IIG Vietnam

These results have brought the total number of medals won by Vietnamese students in the two competitions during the last 14 years to 21 medals, including four gold, four silver and 13 bronze medals.

The MOS World Championship has been held annually by the Certiport Corporation of the US since 2002 for students aged from 13 to 22 on a global scale. Contestants compete with their peers to prove their superior skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, culminating in the most popular technology skills competition on Microsoft Office.

After 13 years of participation in the contest, Vietnam has won four gold, three silver, and 10 bronze medals.

Last year, the Vietnamese team bagged two gold, one silver and one bronze medals, ranking first at the 2022 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship in the US.

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