Mathematics Newsletter

same as in some developed countries. This is a place for
academic exchanges to build the scientific capacity of
researchers and teachers of pure and applied mathematics
in Vietnam.
More specifically, the Institute will conduct research
programmes and projects of high quality, which especially
focus on the formation of new branches of mathematics
and development of undeveloped branches. The Institute
is responsible for creating favourable working conditions
for junior Vietnamese mathematicians as well as for
supporting senior Vietnamese mathematicians to become
leading experts. It aims to attract Vietnamese mathematicians
from abroad and international mathematicians to
Vietnam and participate in research and training. It also
supports and enhances collaborative research and training
of the mathematicians in the country as well as promotes
international cooperation.
Another important task is to support and promote the
cooperation between mathematics and related sciences,
such as physics, computer science, earth science, life
sciences, economics, etc. So in the future, along with the
mathematicians, the Institute also welcomes researchers in
other fields with research projects related to mathematics.
4. Location and Facilities
Officially commencing operations on June 1, 2011, the
Institute is temporarily located at the 7th floor of Tạ Quang
Bửu Library in the campus of the Hanoi University of
Science and Technology (formerly Hanoi Polytechnic
University), No. 1 Dai Co Viet, Hanoi. In addition to
offices for the board of directors, administration, library
and lecture hall, the Institute has 10 working offices for
20 researchers. The working facilities are fully provided. It
would take a long time for the library to buy the necessary
books and magazines. Initially, the Institute plans to utilise
the library of the Institute of Mathematics Hanoi, to meet
the requirements of the researchers.
The government has decided to allocate the land for
building the Institute campus in Hanoi. The Hanoi People’s
VIASM
Committee has been requested to arrange the appropriate
location. However, the construction of the campus will
certainly take time. Therefore, in the next 2–3 years the
Institute will be at its temporary office. If the number of
participating researchers increases, the Institute will lease
additional space in the same building.
The size and the operation of the Institute rely partially
on the support of companies and individuals throughout
the country. As a typical example, a few months after its
establishment, a villa at Tuần Châu Resort in Halong
Bay — a world natural wonder — was donated to VIASM
by the Chairman of Tuần Châu Group, Mr Đào Hồng
Tuyển. Once the construction is completed, the villa will
be used for working groups, conducting seminars and
small workshops.
Researchers coming from outside Hanoi will be
provided with accommodation at hotels/ guesthouses
or rented apartments paid for by the Institute. In the
future when the land is allocated, the Institute will build
a guesthouse for the researchers.
5. International Inauguration
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Donation ceremony of
Đào Hồng Tuyển villa
Although the Establishment Decision was issued in late
2010, the Institute officially came into operation on
June 1, 2011 after the appointment of the two directors.
During the last six months of 2011, the Institute has
hosted a number of minicourses on number theory, the
probabilistic methods in discrete mathematics and on
signal processing. However, the primary task during
the second half of 2011 was office fit-out and drafting
the special financial system to support the operation
model of VIASM. During this period, the Scientific
Committee and the International Advisory Board of
the Institute were set up. The two councils immediately
started various discussions on the direction of the
Institute activities.
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