Certiport Announces Viettel as Premier Sponsor for Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship

Certiport, the leading test delivery solution provider for the global workforce and academic markets, on August 10 launched the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship 2015 – MOSWC 2015 Finals and announces Viettel Groups as the premier sponsor of the Microsoft Office Specialist World Championship - MOSWC 2015.

This makes Viettel the first exclusive sponsor of MOSWC in the competition’s 14-year history. As the premier sponsor, Viettel’s images will appear in style in all events and publications of the World Championship this year. Importantly, Mr. Tong Viet Trung, Viettel Group’s Vice President, will deliver a speech at the World Championship Prize Award Ceremony on Wednesday, Aug. 12 (US time). Competitors from participating countries will wear on their outfits the Viettel logo, which will also be seen in all publications of the competition. Moreover, this information has been unveiled extensively to the international media and Certiport’s partners in 150 countries.

Mr. Craig Bushman, Vice President of Certiport, announced Viettel as the first exclusive sponsor in MOSWC 14-year history to participants from 80 countries in the MOSWC 2015 Finals in Dallas this morning

Viettel Group is currently the largest telecommunications and technology group in Vietnam with $10 billion in revenue and over 90,000 employees (75,000 in Vietnam and 15,000 overseas). Viettel has delivered service to over 76 million customers in over 10 countries across Asia, Africa and the Americas.

“We believe information technology incorporated into education will help to remove the gap in training and give everyone access to quality educational opportunities”, said Tong Viet Trung, Deputy Director of Viettel Group. “As a result, we sponsored the MOS Vietnam Championship and now the MOS World Championship to show our support of the students.”

Viettel has made history in Vietnam by providing broadband Internet connection in 100 percent of the educational institutions with in-school Internet programs in only 2 years. Since 2010, Vietnam has ranked in the top group of ASEAN countries in Internet connectivity in education. 

 Pearson VUE’s President-  Bob Whelan welcomed participants in the World Finals Opening ceremony this morning, Aug. 10 (US time) right before they began their first competition day

"We are proud to have Viettel as our premier sponsor for the MOSWC and commend their support of certification and technology in education”, said Aaron Osmond, vice president of the global Certiport offering for Pearson VUE. “Viettel sees the value an industry-recognized certification can give to a student and they are helping others see that value as well.”

Mr. Tran Anh Tuan, Deputy Director of Tertiary Education Department, MOET (left); Mr. Doan Hong Nam, head of MOSWC Vietnam organizing board (right) and the Vietnam team moments before the competition started today

The MOSWC 2015 Finals today assembled 150 competitors from 80 countries around the world, demonstrating their expert skills in Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint throughout the day, in Dallas, Texas, at the Gaylord Texen Grapevine Resort.

The Vietnam team, consisting of Tran Minh Tien, competing in Microsoft Word; Pham Truong Giang, competing in Microsoft Excel; and Nguyen Thi Hien Gia, competing in Microsoft PowerPoint, completed their tests this afternoon. Tomorrow, Tuesday, Aug. 12 (US time), the Vietnam team will participating in various networking activities with other national teams from around the world.

Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, is the leading provider of certification exam development, delivery and program management services delivered through an expansive network of over 13,000 Certiport Authorized Testing Centers worldwide. Certiport reliably delivers over three million tests each year throughout the secondary, post-secondary, workforce, and corporate technology markets in more than 148 countries and 27 languages worldwide.

Nam Pham