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Russia and Vietnam: The current scientific agenda
Moscow recently hosted one of the key events of the Russia-Vietnam Year of Science and Education — the forum titled “Strategic Technological Cooperation between Vietnam and Russia 2026: From Research Cooperation to Projects, Products, and Markets.”
The event brought together over 250 representatives of the academic community from both nations. Viktor Kovalev, USUE vice-rector for research and strategic development, attended the forum at the invitation of Dang Minh Khoi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to the Russian Federation.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Chernyshenko, Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation Valery Falkov, and Minister of Science and Technology of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Vu Hai Quan delivered welcoming remarks to the participants. The keynote address was given by To Lam, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
As part of the business program, USUE Vice-Rector Viktor Kovalev held a series of working meetings to discuss prospects for further developing scientific cooperation. In particular, he discussed opportunities for joint initiatives with Alexander Nekipelov, academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) and Director of the Moscow School of Economics at Lomonosov Moscow State University, as well as with Mikhail Golovnin, corresponding member of the RAS and Director of the Institute of Economics of the RAS.
The key objective of the event, held as part of the state visit of the President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Russia, was to find mechanisms for complementing fundamental science with joint applied business projects. The main focus within the strategic interdisciplinary session titled “Technology Transfer: From Lab to Market” was placed on the commercialization of applied research. Participants discussed creating conditions that would enable research institutes and universities of both countries not only to exchange theoretical expertise but also to bring finished commercial products to the market.
Another highly relevant topic was the integration of the “Research Institute – Business – Government” chain by strengthening links between research centers, industrial enterprises, and regulatory bodies. Significant attention was also paid to intellectual property protection. This included the legal aspects of filing joint patents by Russian and Vietnamese scientists and the specific details of dividing rights to newly created technologies when exporting them to third countries.
Photos: Official Russian Government MAX Channel
