(VLU, 18/1/2021) - On January 17, 2021, Van Lang University collaborated with Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM), the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City and the Mathematical Association of Ho Chi Minh City to organize MATH OPEN DAY 2021. More than 20 booths exhibited products and mathematical models of business units, educational units in Ho Chi Minh City, and faculties of Van Lang University which attracted the attention of teachers and students of high schools.
Van Lang University welcomed 2,200 students and 300 teachers from 140 middle and high schools in Ho Chi Minh City and neighboring provinces.
Math Open Day (MOD) is a series of open math programs organized annually by Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics to create opportunities for a large number of pupils, students, parents, mathematicians and educators to enjoy the beauty of mathematics. The festival is also a place for students and teachers of high schools to show their mathematical achievements and interact with mathematicians.
The volunteers from the faculties of Van Lang University to guide the delegations
In the framework of the festival, pupils and students will experience and exchange Math from a new perspective through creative activities at the booths of many Math and STEM units; they will also visit Math-related models, Edugame, the VR/XR lab, the space to "Experience the magical land of Math" with mathematical models printed with 3D printers.
Dr. Nguyen Cao Tri - Chairman of the University, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tran Thi My Dieu and the delegation of Van Lang University visited the "Interesting Mathematical Space" of US Vietnam Talent International School (UTS)
Gifted High School activities - Steam applied to the life of Gifted High School - VNU-HCM.
Experience Math Wonderland – Tran Dai Nghia High School for the Gifted
Technology Festival Day about experience with Teky - a technology innovation academy with the first American standard STEAM curriculum (Science - Technology - Engineering - Art - Mathematicals) in Vietnam for children from 5 to 18 years old.
Experience being a future scientist - Vo Van Tan Secondary School: assembling models, contesting potential energy vehicles, dropping marbles, etc.
At the exhibition, students majoring in Graphic Design displayed their Package Design and Basic Decoration Project, exploiting functions and "environmentally friendly" materials. Besides, there were also products on display of the Faculty of Technology such as: Neem leaf powder, Neem oil, and paper bags from banana stems, etc.
Many games and intellectual competitions were also organized by Van Lang University and US Vietnam Talent International School (UTS). Nearly 700 pupils and students will compete in the categories of chess, Chinese chess, Go, speedcubing of Rubik which took place simultaneously with the main activities.
Math Open Day 2021 has brought a new environment to experience Mathematics in close and practical ways in life.
Writer: Kim Ngân
Photos: Ngọc Linh Nguyễn, Đăng Anh, Thịnh Trần
