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“Connecting young scientists” of Britain and Vietnam

“Researcher Links” initiative Under the “Researcher Links” initiative, British Council Vietnam will organize two specialized conferences on biotechnology and telecommunications in February 2014. The idea initiated by the British Council Vietnam aims to promote international research co-operation. British Council will offer costs of participation, including travel and accommodation costs, for selected young scientists from Vietnam and Britain. The deadline for application is December 16th 2013. Connecting young scientists: conferences on biotechnology and telecommunications Under the program, the British Council Vietnam […]

Two Vietnamese Mathematicians newly elected to be academicians of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS)

Two Vietnamese mathematicians who were newly elected to be academicians of TWAS are Prof and Dr Phan Quoc Khanh (International University, National University in Ho Chi Minh City) and Prof and Dr. Hoang Xuan Phu (Institute of Mathematics). These were the only two Vietnamese scientists out of 46 newly elected academicians of TWAS in this year. The elected academicians were in 10 scientific fields, including mathematics with 4 new academicians. Besides two mathematicians from Vietnam, there were two other mathematicians […]

Prof Nguyen Huu Du appointed as managing director of the Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics

Prof Nguyen Huu Du, vice rector of the University of Science – the Vietnam National University cum secretary of the institute’s Scientific Council was appointed by the Minister of Education and Training to be executive director of the Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics. Prof Nguyen Huu Du was elected to the position for Prof Le Tuan Hoa who was newly appointed to director of the Mathematics Institute, Academy of Science and Technology of Vietnam. Prof Le Tuan Hoa […]

Vietnam-Belgium mixed council meeting held to select bilateral co-operation themes between the two countries in 2013

The bilateral co-operation program signed by Vietnam’s National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) and Belgium’s Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) was divided into two phases. The first phase was implemented in the period of 2009-2012 while the second one will be carried out in the period of 2013-2016.     In the first phase of 2009-2912, the two foundations agreed to co-finance 13 subjects, including 12 subjects in the field of natural sciences and 01 subjects in the field […]

Announcement on submitting reports in the field of social science

According to regulations on implemeting basic researches in the field of social sciences and humanities, funded by the National Foundation for Technology and Science Development (NAFOSTED), the foundation suggests heads of approved themes in collaboration with organisations to submit mid-term report on their progress and results of the themes. The report aims to provide a basis for the foundation in the next round to fund the approved themes which were launched since 2011 and 2012. The periodical projects’ reports including report on research results and report on […]

Ta Quang Buu Award in 2013

The Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on November30th 2013 held a press meeting to introduce Ta Quang Buu Award in 2013. Attendees at the meeting were Tran Viet Thanh, MOST’s deputy minister cum head of the award’s organizing board, Mr Do Tien Dung, director of the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) – the standing committee of the prize and members of the organizing board as well as prestigious scientists at universities, institutes and research institutions. The […]

Conference introduced innovative project targeted low-income people

The Ministry of Planning and Investment’s Business Development Department in collaboration with the Ministry of Science and Technology’s National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED), the Ha Noi University of Technology and representatives from Vietcombank, Vietinbank organized conferences nationwide to introduce the “Innovative Project targeted to low-income people” in Ho Chi Minh City and Can Tho City from 27 to 30 September 2013. The project is funded by World Bank (WB) in Vietnam. The conference held in Ho Chi […]

2nd Announcement of the “List of approved basic research projects in Natural Science to be funded by NAFOSTED from 2013″

On April 16 2013, the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the NAFOSTED has approved the list of 40 basic research projects in the natural sciences to be funded  from 2013 (Decision No. 14/QD-HDQLQ). The Executive Office will review the budget of the projects on the list above (expected to be in May 2013). After the approval of the funding by the Chairman, the Executive Office will notify the Principal Investigators to complete and edit their proposals and to […]

Call for Proposals of Bilateral Scientific Research Cooperation Projects between FWO (Flanders) and NAFOSTED (Vietnam) in 2013

1. Introduction Science is increasingly global. Many research questions and “grand challenges” cannot be resolved without cross-border collaboration between scientists. Vietnam and Flanders wish to invest in joint research projects, creating a leverage for scientific excellence. This intention will be realized through the implementation of a call for proposals, to be launched jointly in Vietnam and Flanders. Each proposal should contain a Vietnamese and a Flemish part. The Vietnamese part will be peer reviewed and funded by NAFOSTED according to […]

Nguyen Hai Ke – outstanding scientist and dedicated teacher has passed away

Associate Professor, PhD. Nguyen Hai Ke – Dean of Faculty of History at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi has passed away after more than 10 days of hospitalization, leaving his grieving family, friends, colleagues and students. Faculty of History and the University of Social Sciences and Humanities has lost a wise scientist, a devoted manager; his students have lost a teacher with dignity who can give unique and interesting lectures about the history and […]

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