Foundation launched to support researchers in applied mathematics

Lê Anh Tú, vice chairman of the Young Businesspeople Association of HCM City, speak at the ceremony to launch the foundation. — Photo courtesy of YBA

HCM CITY — A foundation was launched in HCM City last week to promote training of people in applied mathematics.

Established by the Young Businesspeople Association of HCM City, the Vietnam Foundation for the promotion of Applied Mathematics seeks to create conditions to foster outstanding Ph.D. and graduate students who can pursue research in applied and industrial mathematics in Việt Nam.

The foundation will also help training institutions and promote academic exchanges and co-operation between local and foreign universities.

The beneficiaries of its financial assistance will be master’s and doctoral students at post-graduate training institutions. — VNS

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