Moscow, Dec. 14 -- The Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MPEI) on December 12 conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Professor Dr. Tran Hong Thai, Standing Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST), in the presence of professors, scientists and delegates from Vietnam and Russia.

The prestigious title is reserved for individuals who have made outstanding contributions to scientific development, education and international cooperation in the energy sector.

Addressing the ceremony, Thai said he was moved to return to MPEI, where he had once studied and built a solid foundation in knowledge, scientific thinking and rigorous academic practice that later enabled him to contribute to Vietnam's scientific development....