On March 8, at the Headquarters of the Ministry of Information and Communications, Minister of Information and Communications Nguyen Manh Hung had a meeting with a working delegation from the University of Sydney led by Professor Willy Zwaenepoel, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering.
Minister Nguyen Manh Hung said that during his visit to Australia, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized cooperation in training, especially in the field of digital technology and semiconductor industry. The Government has assigned the Ministry of Information and Communications to draft the National Strategy on Semiconductors, in which an important content is training semiconductor human resources.
Minister Nguyen Manh Hung shared that fields such as information technology and digital technology are very suitable for Vietnamese people, because Vietnamese people are talented in STEM fields (science - technology - engineering and mathematics). ). The semiconductor strategy also raises the issue that Vietnam can become a hub providing global information technology human resources.
The Minister asked the University of Sydney to share the model of cooperation between universities and businesses for universities in Vietnam to learn from.
According to Professor Zwaenepoel, the University of Sydney's experience is to build a long-term cooperation process with businesses, through which businesses will support students to update practical knowledge.
The University of Sydney has been working with a number of training institutions in Vietnam, participating in building the Sydney - Vietnam initiative. To promote training cooperation, it is possible to invite Vietnamese students to study in Australia and vice versa, and promote internship exchange programs, thereby enhancing mutual understanding.
Minister Nguyen Manh Hung requested the University of Sydney to support the Posts and Telecommunications Institute of Technology to open a representative office in Australia in 2024.
Also at the meeting, Professor Zwaenepoel expressed his wish to award the title "Honorary Associate Affiliate" to Minister Nguyen Manh Hung - a former student of the school - for his contributions to promoting training cooperation between the University of Sydney. and Vietnam. Sydney University is where Minister Nguyen Manh Hung studied for a Master's degree in Telecommunications from 1993 to 1995.
On the occasion of celebrating International Women's Day March 8, Minister Nguyen Manh Hung also invited the Sydney University delegation to enjoy traditional Vietnamese dishes made by the Ministry's own officials, civil servants and employees. out to congratulate and express gratitude to Women in the Information and Communications Industry in general and the Ministry of Information and Communications in particular./.
