On May 20th 2018, the 3rd National Scientific Conference on Biological Research and Teaching in Vietnam was successfully organized by the Faculty of Biology, Hanoi National University of Education, as the initiator, and Quy Nhon University, in coordination withFaculty of Biology - Agriculture, Hanoi Pedagogical University No. 2; Faculty of Biology - Environment, University of Education –the University of Da Nang; Faculty of Biology, Thai Nguyen University of Education; Faculty of Biology, University of Education – Hue University; Faculty of Biology, University of Natural Sciences - Vietnam National University Hanoi and the Association of Biological Sciences of Vietnam. . At the conference, scientists and educators sharedtheir results of the researches on the field of biology as well as discussedabout the higher education programs to improve the quality of scientific research and education to meet the needs of theglobalization.
There were delegates from different institutions attending the conference, including Assoc. Prof.Nguyen Vinh Hien (Former vice Minister of the Ministry of Education and Training), Assoc. Prof. Dinh Thanh Duc (Vice Rector, Quy Nhon University), Prof.Dr. Phan Tuan Nghia (Vice Rector, University of Natural Sciences, VNU), and leaders of DaNang University, Quang Nam University, Hue University, Hanoi National University of Education, Thai Nguyen University of Education, and Hanoi Pedagogical University No. 2.There were nearly 200 participants, including scientists, lecturers, teachers, graduate and undergraduate students from many universities, colleges and schools from all regions in the country.
Figure 1. Conference overview
The chairpersons included:
1. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Lan Dung - President of Vietnam Biological Sciences Association
2. Prof. Dr. Phan Tuan Nghia (Vice Rector, University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University)
3. Assoc.Prof.Dinh Thanh Duc - Vice Rector, Quy Nhon University
4. Prof. Dr. Chu Hoang Mau - Thai Nguyen University
5. Assoc.Prof.Vo Van Minh - Vice Rector, University ofEducation, University of Da Nang
The conference started bythe welcoming performances, and then opening speech byAssoc. Dinh Thanh Duc - Vice Rector, Quy Nhon University.
Figure 2. Welcome performances
Figure 3. Opening speech byAssoc.Prof.Dinh Thanh Duc - Vice Rector, Quy Nhon University
The plenary sessionof the conference included 5 presentations held in the morning. In the afternoon, the conference was divided into three sectionsincluding:
1. Basic Biological Research
2. Applied biology for life and social development
3. Science education and biology teaching.
Many members and students in our faculty participated the conference, in which six presentations were delivered includingone in the plenary session, two in the Basic Biological Research session, two in the Applied Biology and Life Sciences session,and one in the Educational Science and Biology Teaching session.
1. Teaching Biology in the New General Education Program in Vietnam (Associate Professor Mai Sy Tuan).
2. Awareness of biologicalclassification based on phylogenetic relationship of higher order organisms has been introduced in Campbell Biology book in recent editions (Prof. Dr. Tran Thai Bai).
3. Amphibians and reptiles in Huu Lien Nature Reserve, Lang Son province: diversity and endemism of limestone karst fauna (Dr. Le Trung Dung).
4. Preliminarydata on species composition of Gastropoda in Bac Kan province (Assoc.Prof.Dr. Do Van Nhuong, Dinh Dieu Thuy)
5. A studyon the ability of ectoine and poly-3hydroxybutyrate (PHB) accumulation inthree saline species (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Doan Van Thuoc).
6. Assessment of problem solving ability of students in high school biology teaching (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thi Thanh Hoi).
Figure 4. Assoc.Prof. Dr.Mai Sy Tuan presented at the conference
Figure 5. Assoc.Prof. Dr. Doan Van Thuoc presented at the conference
Figure 6. Assoc.Prof. Dr. Phan Thi Thanh Hoi presented at the conference
Figure 7. Dr. Le Trung Dung presented at the conference
The Facultyof Biology was responsible for publishing the Conference Proceedings including 179 papers.
Figure 8: Our faculty members attending the conference
Especially, OurFaculty of Biologysuccessfully organized the gala dinner and a talkbetween universities with the theme “Connecting - Sharing – Success”.
Figure 9. Assoc.Prof.Dr. Tran Thi Thanh Huyen at the talk