On the morning of November 11, in Hanoi, the Vietnam Association for Intellectual Women, in collaboration with Phenikaa University, organized the 3rd National Female Scientists Conference 2023: Enhancing the Role of Female Intellectuals in Scientific Research and Technology Application.

With the theme: “Applying Science and Technology in Life, Society, and Public Health Care”, the conference aimed to recognize and promote scientific research achievements and their applications in economic and social life as well as public health care. It also sought to gather and develop a community of intellectuals engaged in scientific activities under the common roof of the Vietnam Association for Intellectual Women, enhance the role of female intellectuals in the new development phase and international integration, and introduce research products that have been or are in the process of commercialization.

The conference was attended by leaders of the Party and the State, representatives from ministries and sectors, the Vietnam Women's Union, universities, research institutes, and distinguished female scientists who have received prestigious awards such as the Kovalevskaia Award, the Vietnam Women's Award, and the Kova Award. Additionally, 62 outstanding young female scientists recognized for their achievements in scientific research in 2022–2023, 60 speakers, and nearly 300 delegates—including members of the Executive Committee, the Standing Committee, officials, members of affiliated associations, branches, and units under the Vietnam Association for Intellectual Women—also participated in the event.

Ms. Ton Ngoc Hanh, Alternate Member of the Party Central Committee and Vice President of the Vietnam Women's Union, delivered a keynote speech at the conference

Commemorative photo of Vietnamese female intellectuals at the conference

At the end of the conference, the delegates took a commemorative photo together to mark the occasion.

Communications Department