Opening of the International Conference "100 Years of Quantum Physics" in Gia Lai

Attending the opening ceremony of the conference were comrades: Pham Anh Tuan - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Lam Hai Giang - Member of the Provincial Party Committee, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; and representatives of leaders of departments, branches and sectors of the province.

The conference was honored to welcome Professor Serge Haroche - French scientist , winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics; Mr. Eric Soulier - Counselor for Cooperation and Cultural Activities, Embassy of France in Vietnam; Professor Tran Thanh Van - President of the Association for the Promotion of Vietnamese Science, Director of the ICISE Center; Professor Le Kim Ngoc - President of the Association for the Protection of Vietnamese Children in France; Professor Nguyen Quang Liem - President of the Vietnam Physics Association; along with more than 80 professors, scientists, and researchers from 14 countries around the world, and 60 excellent students in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology from specialized high schools in the region.

Conference scene

Speaking at the opening of the conference, Professor Tran Thanh Van - Chairman of the Vietnam Rencontres du Vietnam, Director of the ICISE Center said: The international conference "100 years of Quantum Physics" will take place from October 6-9, 2025. This is a particularly important scientific event, responding to the initiative "International Year of Quantum Science and Technology (IYQ)" announced by the United Nations on June 7, 2024, on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the development of quantum science. At the same time, it is also an opportunity to honor Professor Serge Haroche, Winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics, who has made many outstanding contributions to the field of Quantum Physics. He is also the 19th Nobel professor to come to Gia Lai province and the ICISE Center since the center came into operation in 2013.

Professor Tran Thanh Van delivered the opening speech at the conference.

At the conference, graduate students and young scientists will have the opportunity to present their work results and receive direct professional feedback from leading international scientists. In addition, roundtable discussions are held to create an open space for academic exchange, spread new ideas, form common research directions, and promote the development of collaborative projects between Vietnamese and international laboratories.

In his welcome speech at the conference, Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Lam Hai Giang said that the leaders of Gia Lai province highly appreciated and respected the great contributions that ICISE has been making. ICISE not only realized the French-Vietnamese scientific cooperation relationship, but also played a good role as a bridge between Vietnam and the international scientific community.

Vice Chairman of Lam Hai Giang Provincial People's Committee delivered a welcome speech

Vice Chairman of Lam Hai Provincial People's Committee emphasized that Gia Lai province always considers science and education as the core foundation for innovation and sustainable development. The province is committed to continuing to accompany and create favorable conditions for ICISE to further promote its role as a knowledge nucleus. At the same time, the province aims to build centers for research, transfer and application of advanced science and technology, in order to resonate and benefit from valuable knowledge sources from domestic and foreign scientists, making practical contributions to the development of science and technology in Vietnam.

At this Conference, Gia Lai province called for and hoped to have cooperation from leading experts and scientists in the field of quantum and semiconductors, through the ICISE Center and Universities located in the province to train, research and transfer knowledge, contributing to improving the quality of human resources of the province, contributing to the common development in the process of global science and technology integration.

Professor Serge Haroche - Winner of the 2012 Nobel Prize in Physics shared at the conference

Sharing at the conference, Professor Serge Haroche expressed his honor to be present at the ICISE Center - which plays an important role in establishing international cooperation between scientists from all over the world. Professor Serge Haroche said that the birth of quantum physics has changed life through a series of inventions such as computers, lasers, GPS, mobile phones, MRI... Without understanding the laws of the microscopic world of atoms, molecules and photons, those inventions would not have become reality.

Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Pham Anh Tuan presented flowers to congratulate Professor Tran Thanh Van and Professor Le Kim Ngoc.

Chairman of Gia Lai Provincial People's Committee presented flowers to congratulate Professor Serge Haroche

Professor Serge Haroche believes that for science to truly develop, there needs to be a quality general education system and long-term investment in basic research from both the state and the private sector. With an increasingly high-quality young workforce, Professor Serge Haroche believes that Vietnam will play an increasingly important role in the global scientific picture.

After the Opening Ceremony, delegates attended the tree planting ceremony of Professor Serge Haroche at the Nobel tree garden on the ICISE campus. At the same time, the Professor's memorial stone column was also officially inaugurated on the Nobel Walk - a place to honor Nobel Prize-winning scientists who have visited and worked at the center.