Ten outstanding young individuals with scientific research studies in information technology & communications, pharmacy & medicine, and biological & environmental technology received golden globe awards in 2014.

Deputy PM Vu Duc Dam meets with the award winners on January 20.

The award was initiated by the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union Central Committee and the Ministry of Science and Technology in 2003.

The annual event aims to encourage the youth to conduct scientific research and facilitate the development of useful projects for the country’s progress and advancement.

Among the recipients were Dr. Truong Quoc Phong from the Hanoi University of Science and Technolgy, who chaired two highly-acclaimed State-level study projects and was co-author of 25 articles and studies published abroad, and Dr. Nguyen Thi Phuong Nhung from the PetroVietnam University, who participated in researching and developing “anti-mosquito nets” that are widely used in Africa, helping reduce the number of mosquito-caused malaria fatalities.

Last year, the organisation’s board received 50 entries from 26 teams nationwide.

In 2003, the award was first presented to outstanding individuals in information technology (IT). It then covered pharmacy & medicine and biological & environmental technology studies in 2011.

A large number of young scientists at home as well as those living and studying abroad have presented their studies over the last 11 years, resulting in as many as 115 talented young recipients of the award to date.

Deputy PM urges scientific research

Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam on January 20 exhorted winners of the nation's Golden Globe Awards to continue contributing to national development with further achievements in scientific research.

Receiving and congratulating ten winners of the nation's Golden Globe Awards in Hanoi, he said: "A country will not develop without the development of science.

"After receiving the award, each winner should think of what to do next, to continue contributing to the development of the country by gaining achievements in scientific research", he said.

The Golden Globe Award is annually presented to outstanding young individuals in four fields: information technology and communication; pharmacology and medical technology; bio-technology; and environmental technology.

It aims to nurture a passion for scientific research among the nation's youth.

Nguyen The Han, 32, a lecturer of Nha Trang University, who's had a series of scientific articles published in international journals, said that the award would motivate him to continue his work.

"Lack of funding for individuals who want to become scientific researchers remains a main difficulty," Han said, adding that he plans to set up a fund for students of his university to engage in research.

He would mobilise funds from different sources, he added.

Nguyen Thi Phuong Nhung, 32, of the PetroVietnam University, said she was "amazed" to learn that she would be a Golden Globe Award winner. She had not thought of any award when doing her research, she said.

"I just want to create a made-in-Vietnam biochip with the cheapest price and the highest quality in the near future."

Also yesterday, Deputy PM Dam met with 20 winners of the Award for Brightest Female Students.

This is the first time the award has been presented to female students of technical fields like electricity-electronics and mechanics. Earlier, it was only given to female students in Information Technology.

The Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union founded the Golden Globe Award in 2003 and the Award for Brightest Female Students in 1998. 

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