The IRL France-Vietnam in Mathematics and its Applications supports research visits between France and Vietnam and Master’s programs. It promotes the development of conferences, summer schools and also support Centre International de Mathématiques Pures et Appliquées (CIMPA) schools.

It works closely with the Institut national des sciences mathématiques et de leurs interactions (INSMI) of CNRS, with all the network of French mathematics laboratories, as well as with universities and institutions throughout Vietnam, notably VAST (Vietnam Academy of Sciences and technology) and VIASM (Vietnam Institute of Advanced Studies in Mathematics) in Ha Noi.

The Laboratory is placed under the joint responsibility of CNRS, VIASM and VAST which provide it with staff and resources. It is located at VIASM (91 Huỳnh Thúc Kháng street, Đống Đa district) and Institute of Mathematics, VAST (18 Hoàng Quốc Việt road, Cầu Giấy district, 10307).  Both institutions are in Hà Nội, Việt Nam.

The IRL FMVA is part of the INSMI network of IRLs, present all over the world.