VIETNAM MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING

TABLE OF CONTENT
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About the contest
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Result
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Prize structure
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Age restriction
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Guidelines for running the contest

I. General information
II. Facilities required
III. Planning the contest

Instructions

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I. General instructions
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II. Instructions for students

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1. For signing up

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2. For logging in
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3. Sitting the exam

4. Allowed equipment 9

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III. Instructions for coordinators
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1. Before the contest
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2. During the contest
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3. Finishing the contest
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Sample tests
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Your school details
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Global Board of Organizers
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ViOlympic publishing
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Contact us

About the contest

Global ViOlympic is an Online Mathematical Contest for participants from 9 to 15 years old from
all over the world. The contest was established in order to create an environment for international participants practicing and improving mathematic, language, computer skills and
internet skills.
After 7 years of improvement, ViOlympic has brought to the participants not only important but
also unique advantages, which are applicable to their daily life and becoming potential opportunities for participants future development in international environment. ViOlympic is currently
operating with exclusive preferences as the only department to be approved by Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training (MOET). Moreover, we continuously make use of the advanced information-technology foundation of FPT Corporation the leading technology firm in Vietnam.
There are more than 90% of students attending general education in Vietnam are members of
ViOlympic. We are doing our best to interact directly, usually and responsibly with parents, students and schools among 700 districts throughout the country. By that way, we have created a
positive image which attached to our social responsibilities and seeding early talents.
From the beginning, ViOlympics passion is to use computer games to simplify and add more
fun factors to the learning process of participants. This school year, the Global ViOlympic contest
officially release. All students from 9 to 15 years old can join the contest, not just the mathematically gifted. The tests will be under these 4 forms: Arranging, Matching, Multiple choices and
Grid-ins. With attractive gameplay and funny animations, Global ViOlympic contest promises to
bring both knowledge and joy to contestants.
The plan going forward is to continue to build on and consolidate the existing network of country partners, in order to grow the number of schools and students participating in the contest in
other countries and to better support school teachers and co-organizers with better educational
materials as well as supporting documents.

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Result
Results are based on the total time and score. Each test form has the total score of 100 points and
lasts for 20 minutes. The winner is the one who passes the conditional score and reach the highest
score in the shortest time.
Prizes are decided by comparing total score and total time spend for all test:
02 Global 1st prize: For the fastest and the highest score of Primary and Secondary grades
02 Global 2nd prize: For the 2nd fast or high score of Primary and Secondary grades
02 Global 3rd prize: For the 3rd fast or high score of Primary and Secondary grades
01 Nation 1st prize: For the fastest and the highest score of Primary or Secondary grades of
each country partners
Notice: If there were participants with same high score, we would base on the total time spending on
the test, and vice versa.

Prize structure
No.

Prize

1st place

2nd place

3rd place

1 stplace of
the country

For coordinator of
the country

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Amount

Details

Notes

Certificates from Vietnam

MOET + Badges and Souvenirs
from Organizer + Commemorative medallions

- 1 for primary grade

- 1 for secondary grade
- Trip to Vietnam for students:
+ With permission from coordinator.
+ Flight tickets, meals and transports
in Vietnam are covered.

Certificates from Vietnam

MOET + Badges and Souvenirs
from Organizer + Commemorative medallions

- 1 for 4 grade
- 1 for 8 grade

Certificates from Vietnam

MOET + Badges and Souvenirs
from Organizer + Commemorative medallions

- 1 for 4 grade
- 1 for 8 grade

Certificates from Vietnam

MOET + Badges and Souvenirs
from Organizer + Commemorative medallions

Trip to Vietnam for students:

- With permission from coordinator.
- Students pay for flight tickets.
- Meals and transports in Vietnam
are covered.

300USD/coordinator + Certificates from Vietnam MOET +

Badges and Souvenirs from
Organizer + Commemorative
medallions + Trip to Vietnam
exclusively for coordinator

- Coordinators have to contact the

Organizer for trip confirmation.
- Flight tickets are covered.
- Meals and transports in Vietnam are
covered.

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Age restriction
Students or others who have reached the age of 9 and not over 15 years old at the time of doing
the test are considered as valid participants.

Guidelines for running the contest

I. General information
Starting date: Friday 15 January 2016
START DOING THE TESTS ON AN EARLIER DATE IS PROHIBITED
The score will not be recorded.
Date

Round

Jan. 15

Open Self-practice 1

Jan. 29

Open Self-practice 3

Feb. 19

Open Self-practice 4

Mar. 28
to
Apr. 03

International Exchange

Country Final

Condition

For participants
self-practicing

Participants are required to

finish Self-practice 1 to 4 in this
period (Jan. 15 to Feb. 19)
Participants scoring 150/300
points are approved to the next
round.

For approved participants to compete with

the others from different countries

Participants must complete 4

previous self-practice sessions.
Participants are given an exam
code to do the test.
Participants scoring 225/300
points are approved to the
Country Final round.

For qualified participants to race to the top

of global leaderboard

Participants with highest rank

in leaderboard will get the prize
from Organizer.

Open Self-practice 2

Feb. 5

Mar. 11
to
Mar. 18

Content

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There are 3 rounds for Global ViOlympic: Open Self-practice, International Exchange and Country
Final. Each session contains 3 test forms unordered. The highest score of each session is
300 points.
For Open Self-practice session, participants are allowed to run the test themselves for practicing
purposes. In order to pass this session, participants are required to finish Open Self-practice 1 to
4 respectively. Each session will open and close at the fixed time, so be careful to organize your
schedule. Participants scoring 150/300 points are eligible for the International
Exchange session.
For International Exchange session, participants from all country partners will compete with
each other officially. In this session, each country will represent for a team, led by country partners coordinator. Coordinator will be provided an exam code, and share the code to official team
member in order to start the test. To bypass this session, participants scoring 225/300 points are
qualified.
For Country Final session, qualified participants from International Exchange session will race to
the top of the global leaderboard. Organizer will base on the score on leaderboard to make final
decision. See Result for more details about prizes.

II. Facilities required

a. Pocket computer
b. Pencils
c. White paper for drafting
d. Laptop or PC connected to the internet
e. Clean printed language dictionary

III. Planning the contest

1. Before Friday 11 March 2016 (International Exchange session), complete planning and/or
bookings are ensure the following will be available:
a. Understand all test forms by going through Open Self-practice 1 to 4
b. PCs and/or laptops with stable internet connection
c. Each participant needs at least 60 minutes to complete 1 session
d. Exam code provided by country partners coordinator
e. Carefully read the Instructions for Students before sitting the exam
f. Save a copy of account details, including ID number, username, password and
registered phone number
2.

On contest day: Friday 11 March 2016

START DOING THE TESTS ON AN EARLIER DATE IS PROHIBITED

a. Carefully check your internet connection and PC/laptop for any unwanted problems
happen during the test
b. Make sure your registered account are eligible to enter the International
Exchange session
c. Make sure you have the correct exam code
d. Ask for help from coordinator of your country if theres any problem stopping you from
sitting your exam

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After the Contest

a. Make sure you have run through all the questions in all the given test form
b. You are considered success only when you receive the confirm message from the
system, right after you hit Submit your answer

Instruction
I. General instruction
1. On desktop screen, click on the browser to open the website. Global ViOlympic run best
on Google Chrome
2. Type global.violympic.vn into the address bar, type your username in the blank on the left

and password in the blank on the right
3. You can click on different items such as: Start, Result, Guide, About us
Good luck!

II. Instructions for students

1.

For signing up
Notice: You have to fill information in all the (*) parts.
Example: To sign up for member John Doe
Fill in the First name: John
Fill in the Last name : Doe
For Username: you can use numbers, letters without space and diacritic marks (partici
pants must have different username)
For Password: you should choose one which is easy for you to remember (because you
cannot log in once you forgot your password)
For Re-type password : re-type exactly what youve typed in the password blank
For Email , Phone number: type in real information of you so that we can contact you
if necessary
Avatar: is the picture appears along with your name. You can choose any photos to be
your avatar. To choose your avatar, click on Upload then pick a photo in your computer
For Country: is your country stated in your ID or passport
For Grade: please choose the grade if you are studying at school or equivalent if you
are not studying at school
For Date of Birth: please choose the date /month/year of your birth
For Captcha: type exactly what you see in the image
After you have entered all the information, choose I agree then click on Sign up
When the webpage notify that You have successfully signed up, please log in, this
means you are now an official members of the webpage. If you do not see notification
above then there must be some information that are invalid and you have to re-sign up
Sign up:
When signing up you may see the notification This username already exists. In this case
you have to sign up with a different username. Were having a million members so that
problem is normal.

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Tips: You can create a username with your name and your birthday or phone number to avoid the
problem above. For example: johndoe25980
Good luck!
2.

For logging in
a. You have successfully signed up and are now a member of the global.violympic.vn. To
take part in the contest, you have to log in to the system.
b. Enter your username and password as in the picture above. Click on the Log in or press
enter to log in.

3.

Sitting the exam

a. Notice
The contest will take place under examination conditions and depend on participants
self-consciousness
Pay fully attention to the test
You must not leave your seat. If you have any other questions or problems, please
call your country partners coordinator for help.
Working time allowed is 60 minutes for all participants
Theres no extra reading time
There are 3 test forms randomly appear in a round. Just follow the direction shown on
the screen to walk through a round
The question has been thoroughly checked. No further explanation of questions can be
provided. Coordinators and parents may explain the meaning of words but not
provide coaching
You have to answer all the questions in order to submit your answers
b. After you have logged in, click on Start, the screen now will appear the class
that you are joining.
c. When you pass Self-practice session, to continue doing the test
Log in the system and click Start
When you click Start, the system will ask you to enter the entry code given
by your teacher.
d. There are 3 tests for each round. Basing on specific rounds or grades, Organizers will
choose the tests from these types below:
Arranging
Read the requirements carefully when you see the instruction screen.
After reading the requirement of this type, click Start, the questions will appear on
the screen.
How to do:
* Use the mouse pointer click on the calculation or the block with numbers, from largest to
smallest.
Rules:
* Time-consuming : 20 minutes
* Maximum score : 100 points
* When the competitors click Start, the system will start counting down the time.
* There will be a counting down clock appear on the screen.
* When you have the right selection of the arrangement, the block will be deleted.

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 Matching
Read the requirements carefully when you see the instruction screen.
After reading the requirement of this type, click Start, the questions will appear on
the screen.
Rules:
* Time-consuming : 20 minutes
* Maximum score : 100 points
* When the competitors click Start, the system will start counting down the time.
* There will be a counting down clock appear on the screen.
* When you find out a correct pair by clicking on the 2 blocks that have equal values,
those blocks will disappear.
* When you have a wrong selection, those blocks wont disappear. Competitors keep
on clicking 2 blocks consecutively to find an equal pair.
Notice:
* The third block you click will not be combined with the last 2 blocks you clicked to
find the equal pair.
* You will have a chance to re-select but no more than 3 times.
* The test ends when you are finished, when the time is up or the times you have the
wrong answers have exceeded the rules. Score and time will be saved.
Multiple choice
This kind of test shows you 10 questions at once, competitors use mouse point to choose
one right answer from the 4 answer given.
Grid-ins
This kind of test that shows you 10 questions at once, competitors use keyboard to type
the question in the blank given.
4.

Allowed equipment
a. Pocket calculator
b. Pencils
c. White paper for drafting
d. Laptop or PC connected to the internet
e. Clean printed language dictionary

III. Instructions for coordinators

1.

Before the contest

a. Assure all details of the contest
b. Provide necessary information to Organizer
c. Get the exam code from Organizer
d. In charge of participants list
e. Inform participants about date and time of the contest

2.

During the contest

a. Get the exam code from Organizer and distribute to participants in the submitted list
b. Assist participants about all problems
c. Remind participants about date and time of the contest
d. Remind participants about Terms and Conditions of the contest

3.

Finishing the contest

a. Print out the results of participants with exam code provided
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 Click on Levels
Click on Get results
Enter the entry code, choose the grade and click Get results
The system will give you a list of all students which have entered the exam with that
code and sort out from highest to shortest score.
Notice:
The code need to be kept secret for the whole exam time.
If there are not enough computers for students to do the exam at once, then each
period of the exam must have a different entry code.
b. Send soft copy of the result list to Organizer at violympic@moet.edu.vn
c. Update all information from Organizer and inform participants

Sample tests
Test form

Video link

Register and Sign in

https://youtu.be/SpEC5FJrHPg

The Arranging

https://youtu.be/0SNckEO9L7Y

The Matching

https://youtu.be/aDKws5xZGfE

The Multiple choice

https://youtu.be/Vrd0QcyOfVU

The Grid-ins

https://youtu.be/9icz_2qDvSI
https://youtu.be/6oVqEdNujzU

Others

https://youtu.be/_8lXAeZMGIM
https://youtu.be/sZviYcZFMy0
https://youtu.be/97z1kGH5Wws

Your school details

IMPORTANT The school name that we will print on the certificates is the school name that you
used when you sign up. If you wish to change this name, please let us know:
Website

global.violympic.vn

Post address

Global Contest of Online Mathematics

ViOlympic
Education and Training Zone, Hoa Lac High Tech Park
Km29 Thang Long Freeway, Thach That
Hanoi, Vietnam

Email

violympic@moet.edu.vn

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Global Board of Organizers

Vietnam Ministry of Education and Training

FPT University FPT Corporation

Deputy Minister of Vietnam MOET

President

CEO of FPT Corporation

Vice President

Mr. Nguyn Vinh Hin

Mr. V nh Chun

Director General of Department of Secondary Education

Commissioner

Mr. Phm Ngc nh

Director General of Department of Primary Education

Commissioner

Mr. Phm c Ti

Principal Official of Department of Secondary Education

Commissioner

Mr. Hong Mai L

Principal Official of Department of Primary Education

Commissioner

Mr. Trng Gia Bnh

Ms. Trng Thanh Thanh

Director of Corporate Social Responsibility of FPT Corporation

Vice President

Mr. L Trng Tng

CEO of FPT University
Commissioner

Mr. m Quang Minh

Rector of FPT University
Commissioner

Ms. Nguyn Th Ngc

Director of FPT School Support Centre

Commissioner

Ms. B Qunh trang

Board of Information Technology

Mr. An Quc Huy

Director of Division of Information Technology, FPT

School Support Centre
Head of Division

Mr. Ngc Doanh

Division of Information Technology, FPT School Support

Centre
Developer

Mr. Chu Vn Hng

Division of Information Technology, FPT School Support

Centre
Developer

Mr. ng Vn t

Division of Information Technology, FPT School Support

Centre
Developer

FPT School Support Centre

Commissioner

Mr. Minh c

FPT School Support Centre

Commissioner

Board of Advisors

Mr. L Anh Vinh, PhD, Associate Professor

University of Education, Vietnam National University
Advisor

Mr. ng Minh Tun, MSc

Hanoi - Amsterdam High school for the Gifted

Advisor

Ms. Hong Th Thu Hng, MLIS

Vice President of FPT University Global Office
Advisor

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Contact us
Director of FPT School Support Centre

Mrs. Nguyn Th Ngc

Tel: (+84)129-303-9999
Email: ngocnt3@fpt.edu.vn
Global ViOlympic Manager

Mr. Minh c

Tel: (+84)164-451-7966
Email: ducdm@fpt.edu.vn
Postal address

Education and Training Zone, Hoa Lac High Tech Park

Km29 Thang Long Freeway, Thach That
Hanoi, Vietnam
Contest enquiries
Hotline: 1900-636-111
Email: violympic@moet.edu.vn

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