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In order to highlight the excellent achievements of Prof. Boris Sholimovich Mordukhovich, The Wayne State University (Detroit, USA) in research, training, and his distinguished contributions to the development of Mathematics in Vietnam, May 9, 2014, in the morning, the Institute of Mathematics organized Ceremony of Conferring the Honorary Doctor Degree of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology to him. 

Presented at the Ceremony were: Prof. Nguyen Dinh Cong – Vice Presedent of  the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Assoc. Prof. Ninh Khac Ban – Director of Department of International Cooperation of VAST, Prof. Le Tuan Hoa – Director of the Institute of Mathematics, Prof. Boris Sholimovich Mordukhovich and his spouse, Mrs Margaret Ann Mordukhovich.

Presented at the Ceremony were also the scientists of the Institute of Mathematics and from other institutions, universities. 

At the Ceremony, Prof. Nguyen Dong Yen outlined the life and the carrier, as well as the many contributions of Prof. Boris Mordukhovich to the development of Mathematics in Vietnam.

Prof. Nguyen Dinh Cong – Vice Presedent of the  VAST confers the Doctor Honoris Causa on Prof. Boris Mordukhovich 

Prof. Le Tuan Hoa – Director of the Institute of Mathematics congratulates Prof. Boris Mordukhovich 

Prof. Boris Mordukhovich and his spouse, Mrs Margaret Ann Mordukhovich

 Just after the Ceremony, Prof. Boris Mordukhovich gave a Colloquium lecture “Beauty of Variational Analysis” in 60 minutes.

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The University of Padova, through funding from the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo, offers research fellowships for foreign students to attend Doctoral Courses. During the 3-year doctorate programme, successful candidates are entitled to full board and lodging.
15 PhD grants for the admission of foreign candidates to doctoral courses (30th series) a.y. 2014/15 are now available.
Deadline: June 9, 2014.

There is open a call of application for a Ph.D. position in Padua in the web site

http://www.unipd.it/en/node/142

Among newly elected members and their affiliations at the time of election, there is Son Dam Thanh – a University Professor from University of Chicago, USA. Prof. Son is also a member of VIASM Scientific Council. He regularly helps VIASM in determining its scientific policy.

For more details about the election, please visit:

Want one of the best jobs in the nation? Then do the math -- and do a lot of it. According to a new report, mathematicians, statisticians and actuaries are now three of the four best jobs to be had.

The CareerCast.com report ranks 200 jobs each year based on a number of criteria, including income, outlook, environmental factors, stress and physical demands. Mathematician, this year's No. 1 job, and statistician, No. 3, both jumped up 17 places from last year's ranking. Actuary, last year's winner, fell to No. 4, while tenured university professor took second place on the new list.

The 12th workshop on Optimization and Scientific Computing takes place from 23 to 25 April 2014 in Ba Vi, Hanoi.

The series “Workshop on Optimization and Scientific Computing” is organized annually, starting from 2003. The series was founded by Prof. Hoang Xuan Phu (Institute of Mathematics – VAST) and it has become an annual national forum for the exchange of ideas, techniques, and state-of-the-art applications in the field of optimization and scientific computing among mathematicians, PhD students and graduate students.

Prof. Hoang Tuy having the first plenary talk at the workshop.

Moreover, it is to support outstanding maths graduate and PhD students of universities in Vietnam to improve their ability, to learn some advanced lectures and talks as well as to be acquainted with the mathematicians.

This year, the 12th workshop of the series is jointly organized by Vietnam Institute for Advanced Studies in Mathematics and Institute of Mathematics. The workshop attracts more than 140 participants from all around Vietnam..

 Participants at the workshop. 

More details about the 12th workshop can be seen at the website:

http://viasm.edu.vn/activities/osc2014/?lang=en

The website of the series can be also seen here.

(Source VIASM)