Institute of Mathematics receives second class Independence Order

The Institute of Mathematics held a ceremony in Hanoi on October 12 to mark the 40th anniversary of its establishment and receive the second class Independence Order from the State President.

Addressing the ceremony, Minister of Education and Training Pham Vu Luan highlighted achievements made by the institute in recent times. He affirmed that mathematics has played an important role in the development of science and technology and has had a direct impact on socio-economic development, especially in this era of an intellectual economy.

Mr Luan also expressed hope that the Institute will hold many activities in the future to contribute to the establishment of a higher institute of mathematics. He emphasized that the Institute should train an excellent national team to prepare for the International Mathematics Olympics as well as create policies to attract talents young scientists to devote their brainpower to mathematics.

The institute of mathematics was one of the first agencies to train PHD holders beginning in 1980 and has been training masters since 1995. From 2000 until now, the Institute has trained more than 70 PHDs and 250 masters in mathematics.

Many scientists at the Institute have become leading national experts while others have been awarded international prizes including Professor Hoang Tuy, Ha Huy Khoai, Nguyen Khoa Son, and Ngo Viet Trung. Most notably, Professor Ngo Bao Chau has recently awarded the Fields Medal – the world’s most prestigious prize for mathematicians under the age of 40.