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Scientist honoured with L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award

The Jury of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and the L’Oréal Foundation on June 22 presented the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award in 2022 to Dr. Ho Thi Thanh Van, a chemicals scientist who is working at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources and Environment.
Scientist honoured with L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award ảnh 1Dr. Ho Thi Thanh Van (Photo: VNA)
Paris (VNA) –The Jury of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation(UNESCO) and the L’Oréal Foundation on June 22 presented the L’Oréal-UNESCO International Rising Talent Award in 2022 to Dr. Ho Thi Thanh Van, a chemicals scientist who is working at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Natural Resources andEnvironment.

With her research in developing newmaterials to the production of green hydrogen, Dr. Van has become one of the 15young women scientists representing the five continents in the world to receive theaward.

Since 2000, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women inScience programme has highlighted the achievements of younger women who are inthe early stages of their scientific careers. Each year, the Internationalrising talents programme selects the 15 most promising women scientists amongthe more than 250 national and regional young talents of the L’Oréal-UNESCO ForWomen in Science programme.

The 15 International Rising Talents,selected by an international Selection committee, receive an additionalendowment of 15,000 EUR (15,840USD). In addition to this financial support andinternational recognition, these young women also benefit from a leadershiptraining that is complementary to their academic background and essential to fight discrimination. This programme is exclusively dedicated to thenational and regional Young Talents. 

Speaking to Vietnam News Agency after receiving the award, Dr. Van expressedher hope that more Vietnamese women will pursue a career in science, thus making more contributions to community as well as thedevelopment of science in Vietnam and the world.

Ambassador Le Thi HongVan, Head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to UNESCO, said since 2015, threeVietnamese scientists have been honoured with the L’Oréal-UNESCO InternationalRising Talent.

Over the past 24years, the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Scienceprogramme has honoured 122 women scientists and supported more than 3,800others from 110 countries to make outstanding achievements and contribute tomaking the world better./.
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