NAFOSTED pays tribute to the Applied Research Scientific Councils, launches new term 2024 - 2026

On August 22, 2025, at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) held a meeting and gratitude ceremony for the Scientific Councils (SCs) for Applied Research (NCUD) for the 2020-2022 and 2022-2024 terms, and launched the SCs for the 2024-2026 term. This is an important event, marking a new step in improving the quality and effectiveness of selection, monitoring and evaluation of S&T tasks associated with the country's development practices.

In his opening speech, Mr. Dao Ngoc Chien, Director of the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED ), expressed his deep gratitude to the members of the Scientific Research Council for the 2020-2022 and 2022-2024 terms for their dedicated and persistent contributions, contributing to building a public and transparent academic foundation for scientific research activities in Vietnam.

Mr. Dao Ngoc Chien hopes that the Scientific Council for the 2024 - 2026 term, with a team of interdisciplinary experts with rich practical experience, will not only be a place for appraisal and evaluation but also become an "extended arm" to orient policies, spread the spirit of science serving society, and promote innovation to every field and every locality.

Gratitude to the members of the Scientific Council for the 2020 - 2024 term of the 3 Research Councils in the fields of Social Sciences and Humanities; Natural Sciences, Engineering and Technology; Medicine, Pharmacy and Agriculture .

At the Conference, Mr. Nguyen Phu Binh, Deputy Director of NAFOSTED announced Decision No. 38/QD-HDQL-NAFOSTED on the consolidation of the Research Council. Accordingly, members of the Research Council are scientists with outstanding research achievements, meeting the expert criteria according to Circular 37/2014/TT-BKHCN, trusted and recommended by the academic community.

The Research Council for the 2024-2026 term consists of 12 specialized and interdisciplinary councils, spanning from natural sciences, engineering, medicine and pharmacy, agriculture to social sciences and humanities, forming a widely linked academic network, directly supporting the Fund's funding activities.

Interdisciplinary Science Activity of Mathematics and Applied Physics.

Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Information and Communications.

Interdisciplinary Science Activity: Mechanics, Automation, Robotics.

Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Activity on Materials and Integrated Circuits.

Interdisciplinary Science and Technology of Chemistry and Biology.

Interdisciplinary Science Activity on Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences.

Scientific Council in the field of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences.

Agricultural Science Council.

Economics Science

Interdisciplinary Science Activity of Psychology, Education, Sociology and Communication.

Interdisciplinary Science Council on Philosophy, Political Science, International Relations and Law.

Interdisciplinary scientific activity: History, Archaeology, Ethnology, Culture, Literature and Arts.

Speaking on behalf of the new Scientific Council, Prof. Dr. Huynh Van Son, President of Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, affirmed that participating in the Council is an honor, and pledged that the Scientific Council will work objectively, fairly, and transparently, contributing to improving the quality of scientific research in general and NCUD in particular.

The NAFOSTED Scientific Research Councils for the 2024-2026 term include:

1. Interdisciplinary Science Activity of Mathematics and Applied Physics

2. Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Information and Communications

3. Interdisciplinary scientific research activity on Mechanics, Automation, Robotics

4. Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Activity on Materials and Integrated Circuits

5. Interdisciplinary Science Activity on Chemical and Biological Technology

6. Interdisciplinary Science Activity on Earth, Environmental and Marine Sciences

7. Scientific activities in the field of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

8. Scientific activities in the field of Agricultural Science

9. Economics Science

10. Interdisciplinary Science Activity on Psychology, Education, Sociology and Communication

11. Interdisciplinary scientific research activity on Philosophy, Political Science, International Relations and Law

12. Interdisciplinary scientific activities History, Archaeology, Ethnology, Culture, Literature and Arts

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Source: https://mst.gov.vn/nafosted-tri-an-cac-hoi-dong-khoa-hoc-nghien-cuu-ung-dung-ra-mat-nhiem-ky-moi-2024-2026-197250822231326592.htm