The Ministry of Education and Training has responded to comments regarding the national competition for scientific and technological research aimed at secondary school students (middle and high school) for the academic year 2025-2026. Consequently, the Ministry declared that it had received information regarding certain suspicions related to the scientific integrity of the national competition in science and technology for secondary school students for the 2025-2026 school year.
According to the Ministry, this is an open competition; therefore, post-competition examination and verification are one of the important tasks of the organizing committee to ensure objectivity, transparency, and compliance with regulations.
Currently, the Ministry has instructed relevant units to coordinate with the competition organizers, judges, and relevant organizations and individuals to investigate, verify, and clarify the reported issues.
Based on the examination and verification results, if any violations are detected, the Ministry and the competition organizing committee will examine and handle them strictly in accordance with Circular No. 24/2025/TT-BGDĐT amending and supplementing a number of articles of the regulation on the national competition for scientific and technological research for secondary school students, as well as other relevant legal provisions; ensuring principles of objectivity, fairness, transparency, and seriousness.
The Ministry will continue to provide regular updates once an official conclusion has been reached.
Fourteen projects have won the first prize in the national competition for scientific and technological research for high school students during the 2025-2026 school year. The social media has widely shared the winning projects, with a particular focus on the project titled “Development of multifunctional polyurethane composite materials, fireproof, thermal-insulating, and antimicrobial, for applications in construction and daily life,” created by a group of gifted students from Luong Van Tuy High School for gifted students in Ninh Binh.
The national competition for scientific and technological research for high school students for the 2025-2026 school year took place over three days, from March 20 to 22, in Hanoi. The organizing committee ultimately awarded 145 projects, including 14 first prizes, 29 second prizes, 44 third prizes, and 58 fourth prizes.
Fourteen teams won the first prize from schools including the University of Natural Sciences – VNU (3); Hanoi (3); Ninh Binh (1); Hung Yen (1); Ho Chi Minh City (1); Hai Phong (1); Dong Nai (1); Bac Ninh (1); Quang Ninh (1); Vietnamese Institute of Educational Sciences (1).
Source: Vietnamnet – https://vietnamnet.vn/giai-nhat-thi-khoa-hoc-ky-thuat-cua-hoc-sinh-bi-to-giong-bai-cua-mot-pho-giao-su-2501517.html
