Professor Tran Thanh Van, chairman of Rencontres du Vietnam (Meeting Vietnam), speaks at the conference. (Photo: VNA) Binh Dinh (VNA) – An international scientific conference“Windows on the Universe” opened on August 7 in the central province of BinhDinh, with the participation of nearly 200 international scientists andpresenters.
The conference is an academic forum for domestic andinternational scientists to collaborate, exchange ideas, and discuss thelatest discoveries in the fields of particle physics, high energy physics, and astronomy. They can also share knowledge and present research results on thelatest advances in those sciences.
The conference will have 31 sessions with plenary sessions andspecialised thematic sessions on astrophysics, and high energy physics. On itssidelines, international scientists are offered opportunities to learn aboutlocal cultural history, and visit famous tourist destinations of Binh Dinh.
Speaking at the opening of the conference, Professor Tran ThanhVan, chairman of Rencontres du Vietnam (Meeting Vietnam), said that theconference creates conditions for young researchers to present their ideas andparticipate in discussions with senior researchers, paving the way for furthercooperation and development.
Minister of Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat said that theParty, State, and Government always pay attention to the development of basicsciences - a foundation and premise for science and technology development.
He said Vietnam's basic sciences in general and Vietnam'sphysics in particular have made much progress in the past 10 years.
At the conference. Vietnamese also contributes practical initiatives that serve theUnited Nations' sustainable development goals, the minister said, calling on scientists to make recommendations to policymakers and State managers for thesustainable development of Vietnam.
Secretary of the Binh Dinh provincial Party Committee Ho Quoc Dungsaid that generations of provincial leaders have worked to turn BinhDinh into a destination for scientists, considering it a direction in theprovince's economic development strategy.
He said that scientific works of high value will soon be producedthere, contributing to the development of science in Vietnam, adding the province is committed to accompanying with “Rencontres duVietnam” Association
The “Rencontres du Vietnam” Association was founded in 1993 byProfessor Tran Thanh Van, aiming to support Vietnam in terms of science andeducation. A series of “Rencontres du Vietnam” programmes have been held inBinh Dinh since then./.
