Professor Pham Hoang Hiep of the Institute of Mathematics received the 2019 Ramanujan Prize for Young Mathematicians from Developing Countries on October 23, an award given by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP).

Despite the sharp increase in the numbers of professors and associate professors, and lecturers with master degrees and doctorates, no Vietnamese university is included in international university rankings. 

The list of candidates who met requirements for the titles of professor and associate professor in 2017 released by the State Professorship Council (SPC) includes 1,226 names, a sharp increase of 60 percent compared to the year before.

Professors Pham Hoang Hiep, Phan Thanh Son Nam, Phan Dieu Quang, Tran Dinh Thang and Phung Ho Hai all received the title of professor at a young age. 

VietNamNet Bridge - The Ministry of Education and Training is setting stricter requirements when granting professorship titles.

Prof. Dang Thi Kim Chi has spent over 40 years doing research on the environment, particularly in the field of environmental treatment in craft villages.

VietNamNet Bridge - A Vietnamese scientist working in Poland was granted the state-level professor title by Polish President Bronisław Komorowski.

In the interview given to VietNamNet, Professor Michael Stanley Dukakissaid he hopes many Vietnamese businessmen would realize that Boston is their second homeland.

VietNamNet Bridge - Professor Nguyen Quang Thach is the first scientist who successfully researched and applied aeroponic technology to growing and propagating natural disease-free potatoes in Vietnam.

Professor Phuong Luu is a famous literary critic and theorist in Vietnam. In 2010, he was honourablly presented the Ho Chi Minh Award for scientists who have made excellent contributions to Vietnam's science and technology.

Major research institutes in Italy, Germany and the USA offered him a job with high salary and remuneration, but Dr. Phung Ho Hai has returned home to work and was appointed as Deputy Director of the Institute of Mathematics.