Winners of Kovalevskaya Award 2020 announced

  • Photo: Chairwoman of the National Committee for the Kovalevskaya Award Nguyễn Thị Doan speaks at the event. VNA Photo: Phương Hoa
    Photo: Chairwoman of the National Committee for the Kovalevskaya Award Nguyễn Thị Doan speaks at the event. VNA Photo: Phương Hoa
  • Photo: President of the Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee Ha Thi Nga speaks at the event. VNA Photo: Phương Hoa
    Photo: President of the Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee Ha Thi Nga speaks at the event. VNA Photo: Phương Hoa
  • Photo: Outstanding female students receive scholarships from the Kovalevskaya fund. VNA Photo: Phương Hoa
    Photo: Outstanding female students receive scholarships from the Kovalevskaya fund. VNA Photo: Phương Hoa
  • Photo: Associate Professor, Dr Truong Thanh Huong, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Cardiology at the Hanoi Medical University, (R) is honoured  VNA Photo: Phương Hoa
    Photo: Associate Professor, Dr Truong Thanh Huong, Senior Lecturer at the Department of Cardiology at the Hanoi Medical University, (R) is honoured VNA Photo: Phương Hoa
  • Photo: The award winners at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Phương Hoa
    Photo: The award winners at the ceremony. VNA Photo: Phương Hoa
Winners of the Kovalevskaya Award 2020, a prize dedicated to outstanding female scientists, were announced at a ceremony held jointly by the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) and the Vietnam Women’s Union Central Committee. The award, named after Russian female mathematician Sofia Kovalevskaya, is presented annually to honour female scientists posting remarkable achievements in scientific research and application. It is presented by a fund of the same name that operates in eight countries in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The award has been presented in Vietnam since 1985, during which 20 collectives and 49 female scientists have been honoured. VNA Photo: Phương Hoa

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