Professor Vu Ha Van, one of the world’s most prominent Vietnamese mathematicians, has joined the University of Hong Kong after over a decade at Yale. Photo: Faculty of Science, The University of Hong Kong. At HKU, Professor Van is expected to strengthen both pure and applied mathematics, while helping train a new generation of mathematicians. Born in 1970 in Hanoi, Professor Van attended specialized mathematics programs at Chu Van An High School and Hanoi–Amsterdam High School for the Gifted. In Vietnam, Professor Van continues to serve as Scientific Director of VinBigdata and the VinIF Research Support Fund under VinUni, two major initiatives he helped establish in 2018.

Source: VietNamNet News January 27, 2026 08:49 UTC