On March 8, 2024, at The University of Danang (UD), a workshop on human resource development for the semiconductor industry for Vietnam and the Opening of the Integrated Circuit Design training course took place.

Panorama of the conference held at UD

Attending the event were Mr. Do Tien Thinh - Deputy Director of the National Innovation Center (NIC) - Ministry of Planning and Investment (partner who signed an MOU with UD); Mr. Filip Graovac - representative of the Asia Foundation; Ms. Le Thi Thuc - Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Da Nang city; Assoc.Prof.Dr. Le Thanh Bac – Vice President of UD; Assoc.Prof.Dr. Phan Cao Tho – Rector of UD - University of Technology and Education (UD-UTE).

Also attending were Mr. Le Hoang Phuc - Director of the Danang Semiconductor and Artificial Intelligence for Research and Training Center (DASC); experts and businessmen from corporations, microchip and high-tech enterprises; Representatives of relevant departments of UD and universities.

Mr. Do Tien Thinh - Deputy Director of NIC spoke 

This was a series of events jointly organized by NIC, The Asia Foundation and UD-UTE. According to Assoc.Prof.Dr. Phan Cao Tho – Rector of UD-UTE, in the trend of integration, the semiconductor industry is a field with opportunities to create breakthroughs for economic development; an opportunity to connect the "triangle" of the state-universities-businesses in training high-quality human resources, leveraging Vietnamese businesses to participate deeply in the global production network and supply chain.

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Phan Cao Tho, Rector of UD-UTE, spoke

Together with UD’s member universities, UD-UTE is actively opening majors, enrolling and training Integrated Circuit Design Engineers, building a Semiconductor Circuit Design Laboratory with measuring and testing equipment for semiconductor chips. Many domestic and foreign businesses have been implementing cooperation with UD-UTE.

Leaders of NIC and UD-UTE signed the MOU 

The MOU signing between UD-UTE and NIC and the Opening of the Semiconductor Circuit Design training course in Da Nang have many potentials and advantages to become a destination and a center which brings together corporations and businesses to develop the semiconductor industry into a very meaningful key industry, representatives of the Organizing Committee shared.

Delegates spoke at the Workshop

At the Workshop, delegates discussed and shared trends, opportunities and challenges, especially the supply and demand of high-quality human resources, an important factor to ensure readiness for advanced technology industry development, not only for Da Nang but for the whole country in the context of new investment wave opportunities.

Seminar on human resource development

in the semiconductor industry: Opportunities and challenges

On this occasion, in the presence of leaders at all levels, NIC and UD-UTE signed an MOU with key cooperation contents such as: Building a Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in University; supporting and coordinating in enrollment, organizing short-term training courses, events, seminars, improving innovation capacity, focusing on improving training quality, effectively using human resources; sharing a network of experts, investors and general advice. NIC provides UD-UTE copyright for a number of specialized software for teaching semiconductor chips, etc.

Developing human resources to meet supply and demand in the semiconductor industry in Vietnam

Immediately after the Workshop, the first training course on semiconductor integrated circuit was officially opened for about 30 students who are lecturers and final-year students of nearby majors from universities in Da Nang city and the surrounding area of central highlands region, according to the plan from March to June 2024, providing professional knowledge and skills in Integrated Circuit Design to meet urgent requirements for the domestic and regional labor market.

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