Six Vietnamese students to compete in MOS World Championship

Six outstanding local students will participate in the final round of the 2024 Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship from July 28 to July 31 in the Californian city of Anaheim in the United States.

Six outstanding local students will participate in the final round of the 2024 Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) World Championship, the largest global competition that tests students’ skills on Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, from July 28 to July 31 in the Californian city of Anaheim in the United States.

They include winners of the MOS National Championship held by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee, IIG Vietnam Education Organisation, and military-run telecommunications company Viettel Group, all of whom were honoured during a ceremony held on June 14 in Hanoi.

The six Vietnamese representatives were selected from a pool of nearly 2,200 candidates nationwide who took the MOS tests in order to assess their skills in Microsoft Office, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint.

This year’s national competition witnessed a record number of 156 competitors who scored a maximum 1,000 points since the championship was launched in the country back in 2010. This result shows that computer and information technology skills of Vietnamese students have improved.

Aside from six first prizes, the organisers also awarded 18 second prizes, 30 third prizes, and 72 consolation prizes.

The six best national champions will compete with representatives from 100 countries and territories worldwide, as well as having a chance to win US$8,000 for the first prize and US$4,000 and US$2,000 for the second and third prizes, respectively, at the world championships which will take place in the US.

The MOS World Championship has been held annually by Certiport company of the US since 2002. Students, ages 13 to 22, 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.