Vietnam Delegation Visits MSI Centers in Chile and Brazil

A delegation from Vietnam traveled to South America in August 2005 to visit MSIs in Brazil and Chile and to learn more about designing and implementing similar programs in their home country. In Chile, the eight-person Vietnamese delegation, led by the Vice-minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Bui Manh Hai, spent considerable time with Claudio Wernli and Maria Elena Boisier of the Chilean Secretariat. They were especially interested in the processes involved in designing the MSI and organizing the competition of scientists wishing to participate. They also showed serious interest in the emphases on quality, international peer review, program autonomy and the other principal features of the MSI. Article here.