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| Awarding ceremony of Vietnam Kovalevskaia prize 2007 |
Research undertaken by women scientists has made an important contribution to the country’s renovation process, said a national committee on scientific prizes.
The Vietnam Kovalevskaia Prize Committee, which was named after outstanding Russian mathematician and scientist Sophia Kovalevskaia, was set up in 1985 to recognise scientific research by Vietnamese women. In a meeting held in Hanoi on January 28 reviewing work over the past 25 years, Nguyen Thi Binh, chairwoman of the committee, said that the organisation has handed down awards to 31 individuals and 15 groups of the best women scientists who together undertook hundreds of research projects in the natural sciences. The results of their research have been applied in many fields, said Mrs. Binh. Hoang Thi Ai Nhien, deputy chairwoman of the committee, said that in the coming time they will offer prizes to women scientists not only in natural but also in social sciences and there will be no age-limit for candidates.