NEWS AND EVENTS

Singapore – the AFEO Midterm Meeting 23 was hosted by S’porean Institute of Engineers (IES) as of July 11 to 14, 2024.

Vietnam established diplomatic ties with the European Union (EU) in October 1990. Since then, Vietnam has become one of the EU's main partners in the region, with the highest number of agreements of any country in Southeast Asia (including EVFTA and JETP).

On the morning of May 29th in Hanoi, the Vietnam Fund for Technical Innovation Support (VIFOTEC) organized the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement between KIPA and VIFOTEC.

On the afternoon of June 5, at the Marriott Hotel, the Journal of Environmental Economics in collaboration with the Vietnam-Germany NatureWorld Magazine co-organized a workshop on green transition and sustainable development to reduce greenhouse gas emissions towards the goal of Net-Zero emissions by 2050.

On the afternoon of May 31, 2024, the Center for Sustainable Rural Development (SRD) in collaboration with the People's Committee of Phong Dien district organized a kickoff meeting for the project "Enhancing the involvement of local communities in Forest Protection in Phong Dien district, Thua Thien Hue province”.

On the evening of May 30 at the Hanoi Opera House, the Vietnam Fund for Supporting Technological Creations (VIFOTEC, under VUSTA) coordinated with the Ministry of Science & Technology, the Vietnam General Confederation of Labor and the Central Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union to hold the 2023 Vietnam Science and Technology Innovation Award (VIFOTEC Award) Ceremony.

On the morning of May 16, in Thanh Ha District, the Union of Science and Technology Associations of the province (the Union) collaborated with the People's Committee of Thanh Ha District to organize a scientific workshop titled "Developing sustainable livestock farming, reducing emissions, and accessing the carbon market in Hai Duong”.

On the morning of May 15, the Thanh Hoa provincial Union of Science and Technology Associations (the Union) collaborated with the Ham Rong Club to organize a specialized information conference titled "Culture, history, land, and people of Thanh Hoa" to celebrate Vietnam Science and Technology Day on May 18.

On March 12, in Hanoi, VUSTA Leaders had a working session with the Vietnam Electrical Engineering Association (VEEA) and Vietnam Electricity (EVN).

Selected from the award-winning projects in the 19th National Youth and Children's Creativity Contest in 2023, five scientific projects from Vietnam were showcased by the Vietnam Fund for Supporting Technological Creations (VIFOTEC) at the 2024 International Invention, Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX).

On the morning of May 15, in Hanoi, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh attended the celebration of Vietnam Science and Technology Day (May 18), commemorating the 65th anniversary of the establishment of the Ministry of Science and Technology (1959-2024).

The Vinh Long Union of Science and Technology Associations coordinated with Vietnam Green Innovation Joint Stock Company and the University of Technical Education (UTE) to organize the seminar "Adapting to climate change with the smart school model - necessary conditions for local promotion" on May 29th.

The Vietnam Mechanics Association, in collaboration with VUSTA, organized the 34 th National Student Mechanics Olympiad Award Ceremony on June 1st 2024.

To celebrate World Environment Day (June 5th), VUSTA and the Center for People and Nature (PanNature) coordinated with the local authority to hold a launching ceremony for the 2024 Green Forest Program on the morning of June 2nd (2024). The program aims to restore 10 hectares of forest in Van Ho (Son La) and 15 in Hang Kia - Pa Co Nature Reserve.

In May 2024, the Vietnam Integration Journal (under the Institute of Policy, Law, and Management - VUSTA) was licensed by Crossref organization with Digital Object Identifier (DOI).

On May 23, in Sa Thay district, the Kon Tum Union of Science and Technology Associations coordinated with the Provincial Agriculture and Rural Development Department and Sa Thay District People's Committee to organize a workshop on "sustainable durian farming techniques".

Nhan Dan Newspaper’s Science and Education Department Director Do Trung Hieu led the department’s visit to VUSTA on Vietnam Science & Technology Day (May 18).

On the morning of November 22, the Provincial Union of Vinh Phuc held a consultation workshop to evaluate the Project on digitalization and digitization of the system of records, documents upon ISO 9001:2015 (from paper to electronic version) in the operations of provincial, district, and commune-level administrative agencies within the province.

VUSTA Vice President Pham Ngoc Linh hosted a reception on the morning of April 10th for the European Union Delegation to Vietnam, led by Deputy Head of Cooperation, Jesús Laviña.

Dr. Nguyen Duy Duy, a young Vietnamese scientist, has made him to the list of top 10 young scientists in the field of physics awarded by the Australian Academy of Science.