The conference on 2 year performance review of Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics (VIASM) took place at VIASM on the whole day August 24, 2013.

The conference welcomed the presence of many researchers who were woking or had worked at VIASM, reputed Vietnamese mathematicians, and representatives of ministries such as Ministry of Education and Training, Ministry of Science and Technology etc.

After 2 years of officially operations, VIASM had successfully created a special academic environment where scientists and university lecturers conceive new ideas and train rising talents in mathematics.

Also addressing the event, Minister of Science and Technology Nguyen Quan assured that, as a part of the National Programme for the Development of Mathematics from 2010 to 2020, VIASM was contributing towards a better future for maths in Vietnam. He said his ministry would prioritise the development of five science-technology fields, including maths research.

Over its past two years, VIASM had attracted 137 researchers, including 40 foreign and overseas Vietnamese mathematicians. 21 papers had been published in prestigious foreign maths magazines and 69 other papers were under the form of preprints (all these work had been fully or partially done during the time the researchers worked at VIASM). The Institute also held 17 short-term training courses.

Moreover, the Institute organised eight international conferences and workshops, notably the France-Vietnam Joint Maths Conference in the central city of Hue (August 2012) with 450 participants and the 8th National Mathematical Conference in the southern city of Nha Trang (August 2013), with some 700 delegates taking part.

Furthermore, VIASM also actively assists the Managing Board of the National Programme for the Development of Mathematics from 2010 to 2020 to implement the Programme activities such as awarding excellent research work, granting scholarships to excellent highschool and college students in mathematics etc.