Vietnam Conference on Earth and Environmental Sciences held in Binh Dinh
The second “Vietnam Conference on Earth and Environmental Sciences” (VCEES-2022) officially opened on August 8 at the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) in Quy Nhon city in the south-central coastal province of Binh Dinh.
At the conference (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – The second “VietnamConference on Earth and Environmental Sciences” (VCEES-2022) officially openedon August 8 at the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science andEducation (ICISE) in Quy Nhon city in the south-central coastal province ofBinh Dinh.
The Ministry of Science and Technology, ‘Rencontresdu Vietnam’ Scientific Association, Vingroup Innovation Foundation (VinIF) andHanoi University of Science & Technology have supported the organisation ofthe four-day event.
This year’s conference sees the participation of 20delegates from foreign countries such as France, Japan, Thailand, thePhilippines, Indonesia and Malaysia.
The participating scientists and students will lookinto nearly 100 reports on environment pollution, water treatment,hydro-meteorology and oceanography, aquatic science, remote sensing, plasticpollution, waste management, applied environment, along with regional climate modellingand CORDEX-SEA related studies.
The annual function will help to enhance networkingand collaboration among diverse participants, thereby promoting research anddevelopment activities on earth and environmental sciences.
Prof. Tran Thanh Van, President of ‘Rencontres duVietnam’ Scientific Association, who founded ICISE, noted that the centre aimsto welcome the world’s leading scientists to Vietnam to share their scientificknowledge and promote scientific studies among Vietnamese youths.
Van expressed his hope that through the conference,domestic and foreign scientists can find many environmental protection measuresfor Vietnam and the world at large./.
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At the conference (Photo: VNA)