The festival is chaired by the Ministry of Education and Training, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union , the People's Committee of Ho Chi Minh City, in coordination with the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Finance and the Vietnam Federation of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).
Nurturing entrepreneurial spirit
Reporting at the ceremony, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Thi Kim Chi stated that the 7th National Student Entrepreneurship Day is an annual event, a gathering place for students across the country who are eager to continue writing the story of innovation and creating the future for the country. At the same time, she affirmed the message: Entrepreneurship is not simply a career choice - it is the way each student learns to create the future with their own hands and minds.
According to Deputy Minister Nguyen Thi Kim Chi, implemented since 2017, the Prime Minister's Project 1665 on "Supporting students to start businesses until 2025" has achieved certain results.
Entrepreneurship and innovation have been integrated into the curriculum of many levels of education, especially at university and college levels. Over 120 higher education institutions have included entrepreneurship in their curriculum, either as a compulsory or elective course.
The Ministry of Education and Training coordinates with ministries, sectors and localities to guide educational institutions in building creative startup spaces, developing business incubation programs, and connecting with startup centers to support students and lecturers in realizing startup ideas. To date, more than 65% of localities have implemented plans to support startups in high schools.
The increasingly complete policy framework has created important breakthroughs, creating a legal corridor for startups in education and training.
“After 7 years of implementation, it can be affirmed that Project 1665 is not simply an action program in the education sector, but has truly become a driving force, an important link contributing to the process of forming and developing the national creative startup ecosystem,” said the Deputy Minister.
In the context of comprehensive digital transformation, the Politburo issued Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW on breakthroughs in science, technology, innovation and national digital transformation. Vietnamese education not only aims at "teaching literacy and vocational training", but also aims to foster entrepreneurial spirit, problem-solving ability, and aspirations for global citizenship.
“The breakthrough period is opening an era in which each student will not only be a learner, but also a creator, entrepreneur and builder of the future,” the Deputy Minister emphasized.
Many students aim to start a business early.
Speaking at the festival, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Van Hieu said that through scientific research activities, many students have nurtured their passion, formed clear learning goals and oriented to start a business early.
“This is an important bridge between general education, vocational education and university education, contributing to the successful implementation of the goals of the 2018 education program and the national education development strategy for the 2021-2030 period, with a vision to 2045,” Mr. Hieu commented.
According to Mr. Hieu, for Ho Chi Minh City, Project 1665 is not only a project of national strategic importance, but is also considered an important orientation in education and training innovation, closely linking schools and social practice.
Mr. Ho Minh Hoang, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Deo Ca Group, suggested that in order for the national startup ecosystem to truly become a "nursing ground" for young people with aspirations to create value for society, it is necessary to establish a coordination mechanism between students - schools - businesses.
"This mechanism needs to be legalized and implemented synchronously so that students can study and mature in a practical environment," Mr. Hoang proposed.
At the ceremony, Tran Van Luc, a 4th year student majoring in Computer Science at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, shared about his successes when
is a student entrepreneur who founded Awake Drive Joint Stock Company, researching and developing a system to monitor and maintain driver alertness using brainwave technology.
Building a creative startup ecosystem is a long-term strategy
Speaking at the ceremony, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh recalled that during his lifetime, President Ho Chi Minh once affirmed: "Youth must be the backbone of the country". The Party and State always attach special importance to the role of youth, considering youth as a key factor, ready to entrust the pioneering mission to youth in the cause of building and developing the country with the motto "If the youth is strong, the nation will be strong".
According to the Prime Minister, after 7 years of implementing Project 1665, it can be seen that each time it is organized, it has witnessed innovations from the startup movement of young people, students and pupils.
“And what remains unchanged is the passion, aspiration, willpower, spirit, and determination shown through every gesture, look, and smile of the young people at the Festival,” the Prime Minister shared.
Expressing his joy at the achievements over the past 7 years, the Prime Minister emphasized: “This is a place where young, ambitious minds gather; a place connecting education, businesses and policies; a place where we spread together, creating an ecosystem and a space for sustainable startup development."
Thereby, the Prime Minister commended and appreciated the close coordination between the Ministry of Education and Training, ministries, branches, localities and enterprises that have worked together over the past time in building a national startup ecosystem.
Recognizing that building a creative startup ecosystem is a long-term strategy, requiring fundamental solutions, comprehensive strategies, and not being perfectionist or hasty, the Prime Minister requested ministries, branches, localities, and organizations to carry out specific tasks.
In particular, the Ministry of Education and Training continues to coordinate with relevant ministries and sectors to develop student start-up support centers, creative spaces, incubators, and startup accelerators in schools, and integrate startups into formal curriculum. At the same time, continue to develop a project to support students in starting a new phase of their own business, ensuring practicality and quality.
With expectations for the young generation, students, the Prime Minister said: Each young person should identify entrepreneurship as a foundation, a tool and a career opportunity. This is also a responsibility to society, to the future of the country, to build a developed, rich, civilized and prosperous nation.
Responding to the Prime Minister, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son expressed his full acceptance and understanding, and effective implementation of the Prime Minister's directives with a spirit of rapid, bold and unlimited implementation to promote the values and potential of Vietnamese youth and students.
The Minister also thanked the students for actively responding to the movement, participating in specific activities, and the student startup movement.
“You are the ones with aspirations and passion, the ones who turn dreams into reality in innovation activities and the future development of the country,” the Minister shared.
At the ceremony, the Prime Minister awarded Certificates of Merit to individuals and groups with outstanding achievements and contributions to student start-up activities in the 7 years of implementing the Project.
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