Science, technology, and education are key in the era of digital transformation.

On December 20th, at Kyoto University, the Vietnamese Academic Network in Japan (VANJ) held its annual conference on the theme "Interdisciplinary Cooperation in the Digital Transformation Era."

This forum brings together a large number of Vietnamese experts working at prestigious universities and research institutes in Japan to exchange ideas aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation between Vietnam and Japan in the fields of science and technology.

According to the VNA correspondent in Japan, the VANJ 2025 conference is also co-organized by the Vietnam-Japan Professionals Association (VJS), the Vietnamese Intellectuals Association in Japan (AVIJ), and the Vietnamese Youth and Student Association in Kyoto (VYSA Kyoto).

The organizing committee presented commemorative plaques to the speakers at the conference. (Photo: Xuan Giao/VNA)

Speaking at the conference, Professor Tran Dang Xuan (Hiroshima University), Chairman of VJS, emphasized that the Vietnamese Party and Government have set a goal of tripling Vietnam's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by 2045 compared to 2020, in which Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW dated December 22, 2024, of the Politburo on breakthroughs in the development of science, technology, innovation, and national digital transformation plays a key role.

According to Professor Tran Dang Xuan, only science, technology, and education can help Vietnam achieve the above goal. Therefore, conferences like VANJ 2025 will serve as a bridge for Vietnamese and Japanese scientists to promote scientific research cooperation, international cooperation, and focus on Vietnam.

To achieve this, Professor Tran Dang Xuan suggested that VANJ be more proactive in inviting and connecting outstanding Vietnamese scientists in Japan and Japanese scientists, strengthening scientific research cooperation, and promptly submitting specific proposals to relevant agencies in Vietnam such as the Ministry of Science and Technology, universities, and research institutes.

At the VANJ 2025 conference, in addition to the plenary session, there were 7 thematic discussion sessions covering economics, education, robotics and Internet of Things (IoT) applications, advanced materials, nanotechnology, biomedicine, sustainable agriculture, and 3 general themes, along with 26 scientific posters.

Professor Shin-Ichiro Kuroki (semiconductor specialist, Hiroshima University), Associate Professor Le Duc Anh (University of Tokyo, President of AVIJ), Professor Pham Nam Hai (Tokyo Institute of Science), Associate Professor Hisaki Kono (Kyoto University)... along with many Vietnamese and Japanese researchers participated and spoke at the conference.

The VANJ's annual conference, held since 2016, attracts participation from many young scientists, researchers, and Vietnamese and international students in Japan.

The VANJ organizing committee is exploring the possibility of holding an annual VANJ conference in Vietnam to attract greater interest from scholars in both countries, thereby strengthening bilateral scientific research and educational cooperation between Vietnam and Japan.

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