Fatherland Front leader welcomes cybernetics expert

Hanoi (VNA) – President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan hosted a reception in Hanoi on March 17 for Professor Fredmund Malik, Head of the Malik research institute in Switzerland.

Nhan praised the professor’s work in the arena of cybernetics, adding that some of his projects have been applied in Vietnam’s northern city of Hai Phong, yielding sound outcomes.

Vietnam hopes to collaborate further with Professor Malik and his institute to boost cybernetics development in the country, he said.

For his part, Malik noted he is committed to supporting Vietnam’s scientific improvement.

He said he want to continue cooperating and sharing experience in cybernetics to replicate world successful models in the field, which can contribute to Vietnam’s sustainable growth in economics and environment, among others.

Fredmund Malik, the founder and chairman of Malik, is an acclaimed international management expert and scientific thinker.

Malik applies systems theory and cybernetics to analyse and design management systems.

He was Professor of corporate management and governance at the University of St.Gallen, Switzerland, and at the Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria.-VNA