Speaking at the opening of the seminar, Mr. Tran Thanh Hai, Deputy Director of the Import-Export Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade, affirmed that logistics is one of the fields with great potential, a great opportunity for young entrepreneurs. According to the assessment of international organizations, Vietnam is a country with great potential and advantages for the logistics industry, because it is located in the Asia-Pacific region, which is one of the most dynamically developing in the world, where there is a concentrated source of goods and a strong flow of goods, along with an economy with great openness, import, export and e-commerce always grow at double-digit rates.

The seminar will contribute to clarifying the advantages and challenges of students in starting a business in the logistics field; at the same time, it will provide more motivation for students to be determined to follow their own path.

Mr. Tran Thanh Hai, Deputy Director of the Import-Export Department, Ministry of Industry and Trade, shared the potential of the logistics industry in Vietnam.

Attending the seminar, Dr. Nguyen Manh Hung, Vice Principal of the University of Transport Technology, expressed his wish to have more opportunities for students to express their voices, to talk about their difficulties, and thereby receive support and help from agencies and departments, promoting the entrepreneurial spirit among students.

Sharing at the seminar, Dr. Vo Tri Thanh, Director of the Institute for Brand Strategy and Competitiveness Research, shared inspirational and entrepreneurial orientations for students in the field of logistics. Currently, Vietnam's total import-export turnover is at a high level, creating many entrepreneurial opportunities, especially for students. Logistics associated with digital transformation is one of the hot topics, requiring creativity and innovation from the young generation, creating sustainable economic development.

The debate of the students revolved around the topic of startups.

In particular, the seminar had two extremely intense debates. The first topic was “Should students start a business or work for hire?”, two teams from Foreign Trade University and National Economics University shared their perspectives and resolutely defended their own views.

The next topic was “Is starting a logistics business for students?”. This topic was debated in a dramatic and engaging manner by students from the University of Transport Technology and Phenikaa University.

News and photos: KHANH AN