Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Three students claim prizes at Hong Kong maths contest [-Congratulations to the three students!]

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From left, Leang Eng Se, Ngo Peng Hok and Sokhonn Reny after their win. Photo by: OU MOM
Monday, 24 January 2011
By Ou Mom
The Phnom Penh Post


THREE young Cambodian students have won the country’s first international prizes in an Asia-Pacific maths competition in Hong Kong.

Four hundred students from eight nations across the region took part in the competition, including a team of 11 from Cambodia.

The grade 11 and 12 students were from Bak Tuk and Preah Sisovat high schools. Khemarak University chose them to represent the country in its first international maths competition from among 70 applicants nationwide.

It was a proud moment for Dr Sok Touch, director of Khemarak University. “For 31 years, Cambodia has never before attended this event and I myself never thought that Cambodia would have such marvellous students who won third-place prizes among hundreds of students in the Asia-Pacific examination.
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