Contribute to deepening Vietnam-France cooperation in science, technology and human resource training
In the afternoon of May 27, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) held a working session with a delegation of leading national research institutes and universities of the French Republic. This was a sideline activity within the framework of the State visit of French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife to Vietnam.
This event also follows President Emmanuel Macron's visit to the University of Science and Technology of Hanoi (Vietnam-France University, USTH), a unit under VAST, which took place the same morning.
Attending the meeting, on the French side, there were Professor Antoine Petit, President and General Director of the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), along with leaders of leading organizations, such as French Institute for Development Research (IRD), French National Center for Space Studies (CNES), Paris Cité University, Paris Polytechnic Institute, France Campus, USTH Consortium and representatives of the French Embassy in Vietnam.
On the VAST side, there were Professor, Academician Chau Van Minh, President of the Academy; Professor, Doctor Chu Hoang Ha, Vice President of the Academy, also Chairman of the USTH School Council, and leaders of affiliated research institutes and training facilities.
Speaking at the meeting, Professor, Academician Chau Van Minh, President of the Academy expressed his joy at meeting again the traditional partners who have been associated with the Academy for the past 40 years, and respectfully welcomed prestigious French research and training units to visit and work with the Academy for the first time, such as Paris Cité University, France Campus, Paris Polytechnic Institute, and etc. USTH is honored to be the only destination in the field of education and training chosen by French President Emmanuel Macron during his visit to Vietnam.
Professor, Academician Chau Van Minh also emphasized: The Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology has a long-standing, strong cooperative relationship with French scientific organizations, starting in 1983 when CNRS became the first Western scientific organization to sign a cooperation agreement with a Vietnamese national research institute.