Poland, Vietnam beef up cooperation in science
VOV.VN - The Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in collaboration with Poland’s University of Warsaw, co-organized a conference on scientific ties between the nation and Poland on November 6 in Hanoi.
In his speech at the event, Dr Trinh Hai Son, director of the Vietnam Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources, said that during the course of the two-day conference 250 participants will join discussions about geology and mineral resources; natural hazards and environmental protection; and archaeology and geoarchaeology. In addition, a field trip will be held from November 8 to November 9.
He highlighted the event as an important opportunity for participants to share and discuss advanced research and new technologies in the field of geosciences and other majors such as archaeology, society, and history in both Vietnam and Poland.
They are therefore expected to propose solutions aimed at the effective application of geosciences in practice, he continued.
Prof Anna Wysocka of the Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, said that the occasion is taking place for the first time in Vietnam as a means of strengthening scientific ties between Vietnamese research institutes and universities with their Polish counterparts.
Through the event, both sides will be given a platform to exchange experience, information and ideas in geosciences, minerals, environmental protection, and training.
Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Tran Quy Kien said that since the two nations first established diplomatic ties on April 2, 1950, they have been co-operating in various areas, including science-technology and education.
According to him, Poland has trained about 4,000 Vietnamese nationals through university and postgraduate degrees, including 100 in the geology and minerals sector.
The Minister noted that the two countries boast huge potential to build ties in science and technology which currently remains untapped.
The Ministry has assigned the Institute of Geosciences and Mineral Resources to develop co-operative programmes between the two countries in the fields of geology and minerals, while making further preparations for building a Vietnam-Poland tropical study centre in the nation.
