The team comprised Vu Quoc Lam, Vo Khac Trieu, and Le Nguyen Huu An, students in the advanced computer science program. All three are alumni of the High School for the Gifted.
During the five-hour competition, the team solved 8 out of 12 problems. The High Honors distinction recognizes teams with strong performance beyond the top 12 medalists.
HCMUS representatives stated this is their best result in 12 appearances at the competition since 2008. Last year, the team ranked 65th.
This year's winning team was Saint Petersburg State University, Russia, which solved 11 out of 12 problems. They were followed by the University of Tokyo and Beijing Jiaotong University, both solving 10 problems.
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The three members of the HCMUS-AtCoder team and their coach, Nguyen Thanh Hung. Photo: HCMUS |
The three members of the HCMUS-AtCoder team and their coach, Nguyen Thanh Hung. Photo: HCMUS
The ICPC is a long-standing and prestigious global programming competition, often referred to as the "Olympics" for IT students. The competition, first held in 1970, is organized by the Upsilon Pi Epsilon Computer Science Honor Society (UPE).
This year's competition took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 8/31 to 9/5, and brought together 139 teams.
Awards from the ICPC are considered valuable credentials for young programming talents seeking opportunities at leading tech companies: Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Amazon.
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The 12 teams that won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the ICPC World Finals 2025. Photo: VNOI |
The 12 teams that won gold, silver, and bronze medals at the ICPC World Finals 2025. Photo: VNOI
Two other Vietnamese representatives, the National Economics University, solved six problems, ranking 65th. The University of Science and Technology, Da Nang University, placed 90th with five correct solutions.
Vietnam's best performance in this competition was a bronze medal and a 12th-place finish by the University of Engineering and Technology, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, in 2022.
Le Nguyen
