Dialogue with Vietnamese universities, many technology corporations support human resource training

University leaders participate in the seminar "Dialogue between universities and businesses on human resource development in high-tech fields" on August 27 - Photo: TRAN HUYNH

On the morning of August 27, Ho Chi Minh City National University, in collaboration with the US Consulate General, the Japanese Consulate General, and the Korean Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, co-organized the seminar "Dialogue between universities and businesses on human resource development in high-tech fields".

Lack of funding, facilities and weak industry relations are major obstacles for universities.

Speaking at the seminar, Dr. Andrea Coppola, chief economist of the World Bank in Vietnam, said that one of the challenges for Vietnam to achieve its goal of becoming a high-income country by 2045 is human resources.

According to the World Bank, the supply of highly skilled human resources in Vietnam is currently very limited, not meeting the needs of technology industries, lacking chip design engineers. The high-tech industry requires a higher proportion of university-educated workers and those trained in STEM fields, possibly twice as much as other industries.

Besides, Vietnam is lagging behind in human resources and finance for research and development (R&D), lacking many important scientists and engineers to promote innovation.

"Compared to other countries in the region, lack of R&D funding, lack of facilities and weak industry relations can be major obstacles for universities and research centers in Vietnam.

Among Vietnam's higher education institutions, the lack of funding and R&D human resources in the field of science and technology are the biggest barriers to R&D quality and results," said Dr. Andrea Coppola.

From there, the World Bank representative recommended solutions including commitment to supply from higher education institutions, increased investment in R&D, and expansion of training scale in STEM fields, in which the state plays a leading role.

Skills development priorities to support upgrading in global value chains require, first and foremost, building a strong supply of highly skilled scientists and engineers. This requires a sustained and long-term commitment as building this human resource requires a steady and substantial supply of undergraduate, postgraduate and practical training.

Improve training for skilled technicians. Expand supply and address costs. Ensure investment in higher education, address affordability, and increase community support to encourage retraining and upskilling programs.

Enterprises train knowledge according to the standards of technology corporations for students

Mr. Do Duc Dung, director of the software development department of Samsung Vietnam Research and Development Center (SRV), said that when SRV was established, it discovered that the quantity and quality of engineers were not as expected.

"Through research, we found opportunities and conditions for these students to gain new knowledge and new standards of large technology corporations. We have provided opportunities, knowledge and environments for students to seize opportunities and learn...

SRV is currently cooperating with universities to train core subjects in applied algorithms and key technology subjects such as artificial intelligence, big data, internet of things, multimedia communications, information security...

In order to attract high-quality human resources that meet recruitment standards, SRV also has internship programs for 3rd and 4th year students; training programs for STP scholarship students; programming training for recruitment candidates, before officially becoming SRV programming engineers," Mr. Dung shared.

Meanwhile, Mr. Kenneth Tse, General Director of Intel Vietnam, said: "Practical knowledge is as important as theory, so we train a lot of practical knowledge. Universities and businesses need to work well together to do this.

Intel Vietnam's vision is to focus on developing high-tech human resources, to help train more than 50,000 engineers for all stages of the semiconductor manufacturing process by 2030. Up to now, we have signed many memorandums of understanding and cooperation with Vietnamese universities.

Associate Professor Dr. Vu Hai Quan, Director of Ho Chi Minh City National University, spoke at the seminar - Photo: TRAN HUYNH

Talking to businesses, Associate Professor Dr. Vu Hai Quan, director of Ho Chi Minh City National University, said that the university always considers cooperation with businesses as one of the important activities to increase resources, contributing to the successful implementation of the development strategy.

"In training and research activities, we identify cooperation with businesses as a lever to improve training programs, meet practical needs; and as a fulcrum for research to be applied in practice," Mr. Quan emphasized.

Cooperation strengthens commitment to building high-tech human resources

According to Ms. Susan Burns, US Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, the cooperation between diplomatic, university and business parties strengthens the commitment of all parties in building high-tech, highly skilled human resources to promote Vietnam's development in the future of technology and digitalization trends.

The high-tech and semiconductor industries have a major impact on every aspect of the economy. The US government recognizes Vietnam's essential role in building a sustainable supply chain for the high-tech industry.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/doi-thoai-voi-dai-hoc-viet-nam-nhieu-tap-doan-cong-nghe-ho-tro-dao-tao-nhan-luc-20240827153745042.htm