5 Nobel authors will talk with Vietnamese students

On the afternoon of November 27, the International Peace Foundation (IPF) held a press conference to introduce the fourth series of 'ASEAN Bridges' event with the theme 'Bridging - The dialogue towards peaceful culture'. held in Vietnam from this November to the end of March 2013.

In this series of events, five Nobel laureates in various fields will come to talk to Vietnamese leaders, scientists, lecturers and students including Professor Roger Myerson (Nobel laureate). Economics), Professor Harald zur Hausen (Nobel Medicine), Professor Douglas Osheroff (Nobel Physics) and Professor Sir Harold Kroto (Nobel Physics).

In particular, two other distinguished speakers include Romano Prodi, who was the prime minister of Italy and former Chairman of the Council of the European Union and mathematician Ngo Bao Chau - who won the Fields award in 2010 as well. phone at this program.

Professor Harald zur Hausen will talk about the topic of disease
Cancer on November 28 at National University of Ho Chi Minh City.

In these talks, scholars and speakers will emphasize the challenges of globalization and regionalism as well as their impacts on international development and cooperation.

Mr. Uwe Morawetz - Chairman of the International Peace Foundation said that the program aims to facilitate the dialogue between cultures and religious beliefs in Southeast Asia and with other countries around the world. promote mutual understanding and trust.

'Through the Nobel laureates, local universities and other organizations in Southeast Asia, the program will build a bridge to establish long-term relationships in collaboration and scientific research. study , "said Uwe Morawetz.

According to him, with the enhancement of science, technology and education as a basis for peace and development, the events at the 'ASEAN Bridges' chain can help strengthen cooperation towards peace, freedom and security in the area.

Professor Harald zur Hausen met with the Chairman of the People's Committee
Ho Chi Minh City Le Hoang Quan visit to Vietnam.

Also at the press conference, Professor Harald zur Hausen (of the Heidelberg Center for Cancer Research, Germany), who won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering HPV (the type of virus that causes cervical cancer) Now, people still face cancer. Although the world has identified key cancer-causing strains and has developed vaccines that have an anticancer effect of up to 95%, according to Professor Harald zur Hausen, prevention is still important. More treatment.

With the theme 'Cancer Prevention: The challenge for the global health industry , ' Professor Harald zur Hausen will present to scientists, faculty and students the dangers and ways to prevent this disease. , will take place at the National University of Ho Chi Minh City on November 28.

In the following months, 4 other scientists will also give presentations on topics such as Life-changing Science, Education - the foundation of peace . In March 2013, Professor Ngo Bao Chau (mathematician Vietnamese students at the University of Chicago will give presentations on learning methods in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

Earlier, on November 15, Professor Roger Myerson (of the University of Chicago), who won the 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics, came to Hanoi to give a presentation on 'Leadership, democracy and local government'.

This fourth series of 'ASEAN Bridges' was organized by the International Peace Foundation and the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam. Since 2003, the program has taken place in four countries including Thailand, Philippines, Malaysia and Cambodia attracting 38 Nobel laureates, 18 speakers and other artists.