The 24-year-old is studying database technology at the US school thanks to the Vietnam Education Fund (VEF).

“I will come back to Vietnam like many other friends, as both opportunities and challenges are open to young generations today,” says Quy.

Quy’s declaration is good news for the local science and technology sector as many Vietnamese who study abroad find foreign jobs and do not return to work in Vietnam.

After displaying virtuoso math skills throughout primary and secondary school, Quy’s talents were recognized through a scholar-ship to the Talented Engineers Training Center at the Hanoi University of Technology in 2001.

Soon thereafter in 2003, he was awarded a scholarship to study information technology (IT) at Nanyang Technology University in Singapore.

After leaving his native Hai Phong, northern Vietnam’s largest port city, Quy graduated in Nanyang’s top-five percentile.

He finished his specialized bachelor program in less than four years.

Quy has participated in six scientific research projects already published or to be published at IT symposiums in Europe as well as in prestigious science magazines such as Pattern Recognition Letters.

Source: VNA