Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam addresses the event (Photo: VNA)Hanoi (VNA) – A ceremony to honouroutstanding groups and individuals of KOVA Prize 2018 in the fields of appliedscience and technology and social welfare was held in Hanoi on November 24.
The event was attended by Deputy Prime MinisterVu Duc Dam and former Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan, who is also Chairwoman ofKOVA Prize Committee.
The 16th KOVA Prize awards include four categories – Innovation, Humanity, Potentialand Resilience.
In the Innovation category, a prize was awarded to a project finding the causeand restoring normal kidney function for patients with acute kidney failure,conducted by Associate Professor Dr Tran Thi Bich Huong.
A research on surgery in treatment of bonecancer developed by Associate Professor Dr Le Chi Dung, and another on safeherbal plant cultivation in Phu Yen province were honoured in the category.
Meanwhile, in the Humanity category, the awardswere presented to nine groups and individuals for their actions which have contributedto the national building and safeguarding.
The prize in the Potential category worth 10million VND each was awarded to 12 outstanding students with prospects inscientific research, while the Resilience scholarships were handed over to 151students of 60 public universities across the country.
The KOVA Prize, which was set up by former VicePresident Nguyen Thi Binh and Associate Professor Dr Nguyen Thi Hoe, Chairwomanof the KOVA Paint Group in 2002, is held annually to honour individuals andgroups who have made significant contributions in the fields of science,education, charities, and other areas.
Over the past 16 years, the awards have beengiven to hundreds of groups and individuals, with the youngest winner being 19and the oldest one 101. The organisation aims to encourage students,individuals and groups – especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds – topursue innovations in science, technology and social welfare. -VNA
The event was attended by Deputy Prime MinisterVu Duc Dam and former Vice President Nguyen Thi Doan, who is also Chairwoman ofKOVA Prize Committee.
The 16th KOVA Prize awards include four categories – Innovation, Humanity, Potentialand Resilience.
In the Innovation category, a prize was awarded to a project finding the causeand restoring normal kidney function for patients with acute kidney failure,conducted by Associate Professor Dr Tran Thi Bich Huong.
A research on surgery in treatment of bonecancer developed by Associate Professor Dr Le Chi Dung, and another on safeherbal plant cultivation in Phu Yen province were honoured in the category.
Meanwhile, in the Humanity category, the awardswere presented to nine groups and individuals for their actions which have contributedto the national building and safeguarding.
The prize in the Potential category worth 10million VND each was awarded to 12 outstanding students with prospects inscientific research, while the Resilience scholarships were handed over to 151students of 60 public universities across the country.
The KOVA Prize, which was set up by former VicePresident Nguyen Thi Binh and Associate Professor Dr Nguyen Thi Hoe, Chairwomanof the KOVA Paint Group in 2002, is held annually to honour individuals andgroups who have made significant contributions in the fields of science,education, charities, and other areas.
Over the past 16 years, the awards have beengiven to hundreds of groups and individuals, with the youngest winner being 19and the oldest one 101. The organisation aims to encourage students,individuals and groups – especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds – topursue innovations in science, technology and social welfare. -VNA
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