7 Nghe An mathematicians honored by Ministry of Education and Training

(Baonghean.vn) - 5 out of 85 outstanding mathematical works honored nationwide are by lecturers of Vinh University.

On the afternoon of August 12, in Hanoi, the National Key Program for Mathematics Development in the 2010-2020 period (Ministry of Education and Training) held a ceremony to announce the 2016 mathematics award and grant scholarships to students majoring in mathematics in the 2016-2017 school year.

There were 85 mathematical works honored and awarded (each award is worth 30.25 million VND), of which Vinh University had 7 scientists honored with 5 outstanding works.

The scientists of Nghe An province who were honored are all officials of the Department of Mathematics Education, Institute of Natural Education, Vinh University, including: Prof. Dr. Nguyen Van Quang; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kieu Phuong Chi; Dr. Dinh Thanh Giang; Postgraduate student Nguyen Tran Thuan; Dr. Nguyen Thanh Dieu; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Le Van Thanh and Postgraduate student Nguyen Thi Thanh Hien.

Awarding scientists with outstanding works. Photo: QĐND.

In addition, 185 students and 297 excellent students in mathematics in the 2016-2017 school year were selected to receive awards and scholarships from the National Key Program for Mathematics Development in the 2010-2020 period; including 10 students from the Faculty of Mathematics Education, Institute of Natural Education, Vinh University and students from Phan Boi Chau High School for Mathematics in Nghe An province.

According to the Program Executive Board, in 2016, the Project Award Council reviewed and selected 85 out of 210 scientific projects registered for awards. The total award amount for projects in 2016 was 2.57 billion VND.

These works are published in international mathematics journals in the ISI list, ensuring that the author or at least one co-author is a university or college lecturer and that no author is named in more than 3 works registered for the award. Having a PhD student as a co-author is a factor that is emphasized in the selection process.

Awarding scholarships to excellent students majoring in Mathematics. Photo: QĐND.

Also in the 2016-2017 school year, the Program Executive Board awarded scholarships to 185 students out of a total of 234 nominated students majoring in Mathematics from 12 universities (of which 137 students received scholarships for the entire school year) and 297 students out of a total of 387 nominated students majoring in Mathematics from 71 specialized high schools nationwide (of which 287 students received scholarships for the entire school year). The total amount of scholarships awarded to students in the 2016-2017 school year was 7.29 billion VND. These scholarships were distributed to students and encouraged the spirit of loving and studying Mathematics in high schools and universities.

Vinh University has had many scientists, lecturers, students and pupils awarded from the activities of the National Key Program for Mathematics Development. In particular, many mathematical works published internationally in the ISI list of scientists and lecturers of Vinh University have been awarded by the Ministry of Education and Training.

In the past 5 years, 22 projects have been awarded, especially a number of young scientists and lecturers from the field of Mathematics Education have been awarded for many consecutive years with different projects. This has contributed to affirming the position, quality and potential of Vinh University's Mathematics research in the education and training system, scientific research of the whole country.

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