On the afternoon of January 12, at the VNU-HCM Operations Center, a working session was held between VNU-HCM and the People's Committee of Hau Giang Province to discuss the implementation of the memorandum of cooperation between the two units until 2025. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Hai Quan - Chancellor of VNU-HCM and Mr. Dong Van Thanh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hau Giang Province, co-chaired the working session.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Hai Quan delivering the opening speech at the working session
Training and developing a close-knit workforce
In his opening remarks, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Hai Quan stated that VNU-HCM's responsibility towards neighboring regions such as the Southeast and Mekong Delta is significant. Collaborating with Hau Giang Province is one of VNU-HCM's commitments to serving local development.
Assessing the cooperation in training human resources, Quan emphasized that this is one of the strengths of VNU-HCM. The university will develop training programs, send lecturers to the province for training sessions. This approach is cost-effective and highly efficient. Another approach is for VNU-HCM, along with its partners such as Singapore National University and Seoul National University, to develop management programs for the province's high-level workforce. During training, both parties can organize internships in Singapore and South Korea to learn from the management models of these countries.
Regarding scientific and technological cooperation, VNU-HCM is jointly leading the national-level Science and Technology Program "Science and Technology for Climate Change Response in Serving Sustainable Development in the Mekong Delta Region, phase until 2030." The chancellor of VNU-HCM hopes that in 2024, the university will collaborate with the province to develop some national-level scientific and technological tasks within the framework of this program. These tasks are aligned with the needs of Hau Giang Province.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vu Hai Quan added that around 300-400 students from Hau Giang Province are studying at VNU-HCM, with the highest concentration in the USSH, University of Sciences, and Univeristy of Technology. These students are outstanding in the province.
"I am concerned about these 300-400 students. After graduation, how many of them will return to work for the province? Therefore, training and developing a close-knit workforce are crucial. Personally, as a teacher, I hope these students can return to contribute to the local community," said the Director of ĐHQG-HCM. Quan suggested that Hau Giang Province set a target of recruiting 3-5 students per year to motivate them to return and serve the local community.
Mr. Dong Van Thanh - Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the People's Committee of Hau Giang Province - highly praised the collaboration with VNU-HCM.
The provincial People's Committee strives to make Hau Giang Province a relatively developed province in the Mekong Delta region by 2024-2025. To achieve this goal, the province must start with the development of high-quality human resources.
The Prime Minister has approved the construction of two industrial zones (IZs) on 614 hectares. Investors are interested in the quality of the workforce for these IZs. The province has developed resolutions for human resource development and plans for human resource development. One of the cooperation contents with ĐHQG-HCM on training and developing human resources is to concretize these development strategies.
"We are determined to develop quickly, and for that, we need a high-quality workforce. We must take action and produce real results," emphasized the Chairman of the People's Committee of Hau Giang Province.
Providing scholarships for postgraduate studies, enhancing digital transformation awareness
Mr. Dong Van Thanh discussing the province's development direction.
According to Mr. Nguyen Huynh Phuoc - Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology, the cooperation activities between the People's Committee of Hau Giang Province and VNU-HCM are implemented in five areas: training, human resource development, scientific research, economic development, and socio-cultural development.
In 2024, the People's Committee of Hau Giang Province proposes that VNU-HCM support some notable activities, such as organizing training classes for provincial officials on office culture, reception, diplomacy, and English communication to enhance awareness of digital transformation. It also proposes providing scholarships for postgraduate studies in law, information technology, community tourism, ecological tourism, industrial management, and urban management.
VNU-HCMcollaborates with the Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development to study the application of a circular economy model in agriculture production to improve efficiency and minimize greenhouse gas emissions. The university will also build a system for verifying the location and area codes of crops in the province.
The University of Social Sciences and Humanities, in coordination with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, will organize and teach training classes to enhance awareness and the importance of traditional cultural values of the Khmer people related to the development of tourism for local authorities and residents.
By 2025, in addition to continuing to implement training classes, providing scholarships for postgraduate studies, and training for management officials, teachers, and guiding 12th-grade students to participate in the competence assessment, VNU-HCM will introduce and propose international partners for the Hau Giang Community College in the field of vocational education.
The Department of Science and Technology, the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, and the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will coordinate with VNU-HCM to build a brand, provide geographical indications for the province's key products, promote protective activities abroad, study the application of preservation technology, processing of characteristic vegetables, and fruits with competitive advantages of the province, and organize teaching classes on accommodation services, skills in preserving and developing the traditional culinary arts of ethnic minorities...Mr. Dong Van Thanh discussing the province's development direction.
According to Phien An - VNU-HCM
Ha Bang - Media Contributor, University of Information Technology
English version: Phan Huy Hoang
