Workers in a semiconductor factory in Taiwan - Photo: PD
Exchange with Youth Online, Mr. Han Korea Dieu - head of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Ho Chi Minh City - said that Taiwan's Ministry of Education has just announced the "Special Program for International Industrial Talent Education" (INTENSE) for Vietnamese, Indonesian and Philippine students.
The INTENSE program will focus on training in science and technology, chips, semiconductors... with a combination of three parties including government, businesses and universities. Taiwan will pay all tuition fees, businesses support students with NT$10.000 per month (about VND 7,7 million), and the university will coordinate training according to orders.
Training period is 2 years. After finishing the program, international students will work for a minimum of 2 years for the Taiwanese business that supported them. Students can then choose to continue working in Taiwan or return to Vietnam.
According to Mr. Dieu, the curriculum will be designed by Taiwanese universities depending on the needs of the ordering business. In 2 years, you only learn part of the semiconductor field that that business needs. Does not study extensively but requires learners to study deeply.
That's why the program will recruit people who have a previous background, such as those who have graduated with a bachelor's degree in engineering, or those who are in their 2nd year, or 3rd year of college.
In the first year, it is expected to be able to recruit 6.000 students in 3 countries: Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines for 2 admission terms: fall (September) and spring (February). Representatives of Taiwanese universities will directly interview potential students.
Mr. Dieu said that to attract semiconductor businesses to Vietnam, human resources are first needed. Besides, some factors seem easy but are also quite challenging, which is ensuring continuous power and water supply 24/24. Because if there is a power or water outage, the semiconductor chip line in the factory will immediately be damaged.
“In addition, Vietnam can start with one or two specific areas in the semiconductor industry and do the best. I think those are the stages of designing, testing and packaging the IC. Next, Vietnam will gradually step into the production of simple chips," Mr. Dieu said.
Expert in semiconductor factory in Taiwan - Photo: COMMON WEALTH
Taiwanese semiconductor enterprises like to cooperate with universities
Mr. Han Quoc Dieu said that currently Taiwanese businesses, including semiconductor businesses, are very interested in investing in university research projects. Not every business in Taiwan has an R&D department. Therefore, cooperating with universities will be more cost-effective and very suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.
When the results are released, the university will transfer them to businesses. Often both parties will benefit from a new technology. Business profits from new products will be paid royalties to the university by the business.
Taiwan's Ministry of Education always publicizes on its website the connection between schools and businesses, such as the employment rate of graduates, which schools students are most likely to recruit, and the level of business satisfaction. with students from schools…
