The HNUE High School for Gifted Students (Vietnamese: Trường Trung học phổ thông chuyên Đại học Sư phạm), commonly known as HNUE High School (Vietnamese: Chuyên Sư phạm, CSP), is a public magnet school in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The school was founded in 1966 as a national educational institution to nurture Vietnamese students who excelled at mathematics.
Students are chosen either through exceptional academic achievement in junior secondary school (10% of intake) or through a rigorous nationwide entrance exam (90%).
[1] The school’s alumni include key leaders at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, the Ministry of Information and Communications of Vietnam, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi Medical University, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, researchers and professors at Oxford University, MIT, Stanford University, NASA, National University of Singapore, Sorbonne University, Microsoft, Google... business leaders and founders of McKinsey & Company, Sabeco, Bkav (company), FPT Corporation, Gemadept… During the Vietnam War, aware of the important role of sciences for future of the country, a group of Vietnam leading scientists including Lê Văn Thiêm, Hoàng Tụy and Tạ Quang Bửu suggested that the government open up selective programs to nurture talented students, and to encourage them to follow science in their later years at universities and professions.
Since the end of 1980, with the wave of eradication of subsidy mechanism, HNUE High School for Gifted Students and HSGS High School for Gifted Students directly handle their own admission process.
The school's entrance examinations are held in June, attracts students from all over the country.
[2] The students are organized into specialized streams in one of the following subjects: Mathematics, Literature, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Computer Science and English.
Seminars are held during the school year, at which students can discuss with national and international scientists and researchers.
Besides print media, PTC also directs and provides digital products that demonstrate all sides of HNUE High School.
Fiesta A Cielo is currently the biggest event at HNUE High School, which normally lasts 2 weeks to 1 month.
The club has two main events around the year: Fight the Krampus, Activate your Energy.
This is where students have a chance to participate in assembling high-tech products, have an experience like in Startup projects, or simply just try out unique machines.
At the same time, ADaPT provides you a place to hang out, learn, and exchange knowledge and ideas with everyone.
Founded in 2017, the club provides students with the opportunity to develop and utilize their critical thinking, research, discussion and presentation skills as well as preparing potential individuals to compete in local, regional, and national tournaments.
CDS has gained popularity in light of the succeed of Warm-up Debating Championship 100% of HNUE High school students pass the annual National University Entrance Examination and are admitted to universities in Vietnam.
[3][4] After graduation, many students pursue higher education abroad and are scholars in world top universities.