Many scientists of VNU are authors and co-authors of programs proposed to be awarded the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize, 5th time.

The State Council consists of 23 members, chaired by Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh.

Prof. Dr. Vu Minh Giang - Chairman of the Science and Training Council of VNU is a member of this Council.

Prof. Dr. Vu Minh Giang (left cover, sitting row) - Member of the State Council for considering and awarding the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize for Science and Technology, 5th term

Sharing information with the VNU Electronic Information Portal, Prof. Dr. Vu Minh Giang said that before the State Council meeting, 19 State-level specialized Councils had completed the meeting to review over 100 scientific and technological works in the fields proposed by the Awarding Councils of 18 Ministries, ministerial-level agencies, Government agencies and 06 People's Committees of provinces/cities directly under the Central Government nationwide for the 5th Ho Chi Minh Prize and State Prize for Science and Technology.

These meetings are held to evaluate in detail the works according to the award criteria prescribed in Decree No. 78/2014/ND-CP dated July 30, 2014 of the Government on the Ho Chi Minh Prize, State Prize and other prizes on Science and Technology (Decree No. 78/2014/ND-CP).

According to Professor, Dr. Vu Minh Giang, 19 State-level specialized councils with 200 scientists worked seriously, enthusiastically, made objective assessments and proposed the State-level council to consider awarding the Ho Chi Minh Prize to 17 projects and 44 projects/groups of projects to be considered for the State Prize in Science and Technology.

With the spirit of fair, democratic, objective work, voting by ballot and deciding according to the prescribed ratio, the State Council for considering and awarding the Ho Chi Minh Prize and the State Prize for Science and Technology in the 5th term recently proposed to award this noble Prize to 16 works and clusters of works, including 9 exceptionally excellent works proposed to be considered for the Ho Chi Minh Prize and 7 excellent works proposed to be considered for the State Prize for Science and Technology.

Professor Vu Minh Giang emphasized that the number of projects nominated for awards this time is not much, but these are truly top-notch projects, worthy of being the face of Vietnamese science and technology in recent times.

Among these, we must mention the work “History and Culture of Vietnam – A Partial Approach” by Professor Phan Huy Le - former Director of the Center for Vietnamese Studies and Cultural Exchange, the predecessor of the Institute of Vietnamese Studies and Development Sciences, VNU, which was honored to be nominated for the Ho Chi Minh Prize.

This work has a breakthrough in theory and method in the study of Vietnamese history and culture, highly appreciated by the international scientific community; is the scientific basis for preparing the dossier to propose UNESCO to recognize Thang Long Imperial Citadel as a World Cultural Heritage; and serves as the foundation for conducting many other meaningful studies.

The project “Basic research and application orientation of rare earth-transition metal intermetallic materials” by Prof. Than Duc Hien and his colleagues was nominated for the State Prize. Two of the co-authors of this project are scientists from VNU, including Prof. Dr. Nguyen Hoang Luong - former Vice Rector of the University of Natural Sciences and Prof. Dr. Nguyen Huu Duc - Vice President of VNU.

The cluster has published more than 80 articles in prestigious international scientific journals. The basic research of the cluster has contributed to the basic understanding of the magnetic properties of intermetallic alloys, rare earths - transition metals. The publication of results in international journals and participation in international scientific conferences have contributed to enhancing the position of Vietnam and international integration in science and technology.

The group of scientists has successfully researched and manufactured high-quality rare earth magnets with a maximum energy product (BH) 5 to 10 times higher than the energy product of magnets currently used in the country. The cluster of works using rare earth made in Vietnam (Mish metal) also achieved a relatively high energy product. Magnets with high energy product will reduce the number of devices using magnets while increasing the device's features. Rare earth magnets made by the cluster of works have been applied in the manufacture of products such as water meters, stepper motors, electric meters, etc. with positive results.

The 5th Ho Chi Minh Prize and State Prize for Science and Technology award ceremony will be held on September 17.

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