Dubbed the “father of dishwashing”, great academic achievement

Over the past 21 years, the Road to Olympia has found excellent “climbing” champions that have made millions of Vietnamese viewers admire. Most impressive is the 10th year champion with 295 points – Phan Minh Duc (SN 1992) – a former student of Hanoi – Amsterdam High School for the Gifted.

The young Ha Thanh impresses the audience not only in his talent but also in his confident and calm personality; handsome face with a sunny smile. Therefore, more than a decade has passed, people still remember the first Olympia champion of Hanoi capital. They were curious to know how his life after winning the laurels now?

After 10 years of hiding from social media, I decided to appear

Receiving a scholarship of 35,000 USD, Phan Minh Duc went to Australia to study Finance and Accounting at Swinburne University of Technology. He worked hard to practice and hone his knowledge, so all subjects got good and excellent grades. Even as a sophomore, he was accepted as a teaching assistant at the school and successfully completed his bachelor’s program.

Phan Minh Duc is currently a PhD student majoring in Economics at the university. Not stopping there, he also teaches the subject of Economic Principles. Each week, he teaches 2 classes, each class 2 hours.

Receiving a scholarship of $35,000, Duc went to Australia to study Finance and Accounting at Swinburne Technical University.

With a “super” academic record, Phan Minh Duc has become a shining example for many students in Vietnam and international students in Australia to follow. Therefore, during 10 years of “hiding” from social networks, he recently appeared again to share his experiences in studying, studying abroad and career guidance.

“When Duc worked as a teaching assistant at Swinburne University, each course I taught usually had at least 2 to 3 Vietnamese friends. When asked if they knew how to choose a major, they still chose feelings based on their feelings. advice and comments from others, not your own.

It should be added that career guidance in education is always important. But when we live with the pandemic, we have the opportunity to re-evaluate what our core values ​​are or what industries are really needed. Coincidentally, I began to receive more and more questions such as: how will the labor market situation change after the pandemic, what should I study, what jobs are no longer needed,…

All of that leads me to the goal of trying to share and help with career guidance, so when the opportunity comes, I’ll start doing it,” the 10th Olympia champion shared on his personal fanpage.

The future will return to dedicate to the homeland

Not only talented, Phan Minh Duc is famous among international students in Australia when he works hard to earn money to cover his life. He was dubbed the “father of dishwashing” by former Olympia contestants. The reason for this special name is because he introduced dishwashing to many former Olympia contestants as well as international students at Swinburne Technical University. “I brought the dishwashing profession back to not only Olympians but also my brothers and sisters and friends studying in Swinbure”.

Not only talented, Phan Minh Duc is famous among international students in Australia when he works hard to earn money to cover his life.

The first person who was introduced to washing dishes by Phan Minh Duc was Ho Ngoc Han – 9th year Olympia champion, then Ngoc Khanh and Than Ngoc Tinh – 12th year contestants, Hoang The Anh – champion. Olympia in the 13th year, Van Viet Duc – Olympia champion in the 15th year. He said that after 5 years of “practicing” dishwashing, he had resigned, but many of the friends he introduced were still working.

Through working as a “matchmaker” in the dishwasher, Phan Minh Duc has partly proven himself to have a close relationship with many former Olympia champions. He once confided: “I was also fortunate to meet most of the Champions before and after my year, except Hoang Cuong because the COVID-19 situation did not allow it, and The Trung and Thu Hang because of two You haven’t been to Australia yet.

I still keep in touch with everyone here in Australia. Before COVID-19, we used to arrange to meet each other. Among the siblings and friends, I often meet The Anh because we play football every weekend. In addition, I often meet and talk with Mr. Manh Tan (2nd year Olympia champion) and learn a lot from Mr. Tan!”.

Germany has a close relationship with many former Olympia Champions.

Sharing about life, Phan Minh Duc said that after many years of studying and working, he did not have his own house but was able to buy a car because it is a popular means of transport in Australia. He has no plans to start a family because he has many plans to do. But he revealed that his ideal type is a Vietnamese girl because he wants to talk in Vietnamese, even though he can speak English fluently.

The 10th Olympian champion confirmed that in the future he will return to Vietnam to devote to his homeland. “I really want to contribute to Vietnamese education. So sooner or later, I will definitely return.”

According to KT