History of Vietnam Science and Technology Day

On May 18, 1963, President Ho Chi Minh met with intellectuals. In 2013, Vietnam chose this day to celebrate and honor scientists.

60 years ago, at the first National Congress of the Vietnam Association for Dissemination of Science and Technology (the predecessor of the Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations), President Ho Chi Minh attended and congratulated on behalf of the Party Central Committee and the Government.

President Ho Chi Minh speaks at the First National Congress of the Vietnam Association for the Dissemination of Science and Technology. Photo: Archive.

At the event, President Ho Chi Minh gave a speech, summarizing the most important arguments on science and technology development.

He affirmed: "We all know that our current level of science and technology is still low. Production methods have not been improved much. Working methods are still hard. Labor productivity is still low... The task of science is to strive to change those things... Science must come from production and must return to serve production, serve the masses, in order to increase labor productivity and constantly improve people's lives, ensuring the victory of socialism... You ladies and gentlemen must strive to widely disseminate your scientific and technical knowledge among the working people, so that the people can compete to produce more, faster, better, and cheaper...".

On June 18, 2013, at the 5th session of the 13th National Assembly, the Law on Science and Technology was passed, unanimously choosing May 18 every year as Vietnam Science and Technology Day. This is a festival to honor scientists, introduce the results of scientific research and technological development, and promote the application of science and technology in production.

Over the past 10 years, May 18 has been the day the Science sector has organized hundreds of thousands of events to raise awareness and arouse pride in Vietnamese intelligence, the spirit of passion for creative work among all classes of people, especially the young generation of Vietnam in building and developing the country.

This year, many activities were carried out nationwide. Honoring activities, book exhibitions, seminars, STEM festivals, press awards ceremonies, etc. were carried out by many units. Some laboratories were also opened for everyone to visit and learn about science and technology.

On May 17, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's meeting with intellectuals and the 10th anniversary of Vietnam Science and Technology Day, the Ministry of Science and Technology organized a welcoming ceremony with the hope that representatives of businesses and scientists would share real-life stories and inspire the application of science and technology to solve life's problems.

On the sidelines of the event, there will also be an exhibition introducing research products, application activities and technology development of businesses, research institutes and universities.

The event series also includes the Young Scientists Conference and the 2023 Science Initiative Competition Award Ceremony organized by VnExpress.

Hai Minh

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