Sixty exemplary figures in the fields of construction, protection, and development of Ho Chi Minh City over the past 50 years have recently been honored. Among them, the education sector was represented by two notable individuals: Professor Tran Van Giau and Professor Dang Luong Mo.

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Late Professor Tran Van Giau. Photo: University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Hanoi)

Professor Tran Van Giau (1911–2010) was a revolutionary, historian, Labor Hero, former Secretary of the Southern Party Committee, and former Chairman of the Southern Resistance Committee.

He led the August Revolution in Saigon and made the pivotal decision to initiate armed resistance against the French on September 23, 1945. He also served as President of the Vietnam Association of Historians and was a mentor to generations of Vietnamese historians from the North to the South following reunification.

He founded the Tran Van Giau Prize, awarded annually to researchers with outstanding work in history and the history of thought focused on Southern Vietnam and the South Central region.

Professor Dang Luong Mo has authored more than 300 research publications and holds over 10 patents and inventions. Many of his studies have been featured or cited in academic books published in the United States, including widely used university textbooks.

These achievements have brought international recognition to Vietnamese scientific contributions. He was elected a member of the New York Academy of Sciences in 1992.

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Professor Dang Luong Mo. Photo: SGGP Newspaper

Upon returning to Vietnam, Professor Dang Luong Mo contributed extensively to the scientific community. In 2000, he established the Laboratory for Simulation and Microchip Design (known as the FPGA Lab) at the University of Technology (Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City).

In 2005, he proposed the establishment of the Integrated Circuit Design Research and Education Center (ICDREC) at Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City.

This center successfully designed Vietnam’s first microchip, placing the country on the global microchip map. It has since trained thousands of microchip design specialists for both domestic and international markets.

He also initiated and built a postgraduate program in microchip design at the University of Science (Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City).

This was the first official graduate program in Vietnam taught in English, involving many overseas Vietnamese and foreign professors. The program has produced hundreds of master’s degree holders in microchip design.

Le Huyen