07 October 2026 – Opening of the Conference on “Science and Technology for Sustainable Development”, attended by more than 60 participants, including scientists, technology experts, diplomats, and policymakers from 12 countries around the world.
The conference is jointly organized by the Rencontres du Vietnam and the International Centre for Interdisciplinary Science and Education (ICISE) in collaboration with the People’s Committee of Gia Lai Province, under the patronage of the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST). This is the fourth conference in the interdisciplinary series on science and society organized by Rencontres du Vietnam in Vietnam, following “Fundamental Science and Society” (2016), “Science for Development” (2018), and “Science, Ethics and Human Development” (2022).
Welcoming remarks at the Opening Ceremony were delivered by Prof. Trần Thanh Vân, President of Rencontres du Vietnam and Director of ICISE; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trần Trung Tính, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology; Prof. Dr. Trần Tuấn Anh, Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST); Mr. Lâm Hải Giang, Vice Chairman of the People’s Committee of Gia Lai Province; Mr. Csaba Kőrösi, President of the 77th Session of the United Nations General Assembly and Director of Strategy at the Blue Planet Climate Foundation, Hungary; and Dr. Michel Spiro, former President of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP).