Ho Chi Minh City National University will train 1,000 microchip engineers.

Ho Chi Minh City National University is building a training program for about 1,000 microchip design engineers in 5 years, contributing to increasing human resources in this industry nationwide.

The information was given by Associate Professor Dr. Tran Manh Ha, Deputy Head of Training Department, Ho Chi Minh City National University at a seminar to seek expert opinions on the advanced training and research program on microchip design in the next 5 years, on the morning of July 12. The program is designed at the undergraduate and graduate levels, with pilot training at member schools.

The program framework will include intensive and intensive training courses in microchip design and cooperation with enterprises. Graduates can be granted international certificates to work or can continue their studies at postgraduate level.

However, Associate Professor Ha acknowledged that training microchip design engineers will face challenges in implementation experience, difficulties in facilities, and the lack of a separate program. He hopes that the program will attract international experts and overseas Vietnamese to return to the country to build a strong teaching force, research groups, and cooperative alliances in the field of semiconductor microchips. He said that the training project will be completed and submitted to the Ho Chi Minh City National University Council in July, then submitted to the Government.

Microelectronics Research and Development Laboratory, Hanoi University of Science and Technology. Photo: HUST — Microelectronics Research and Development Laboratory, Hanoi University of Science and Technology. Photo: *HUST*

Dr. Huynh Phu Minh Cuong, Deputy Head of the Faculty of Electrical and Electronics, University of Technology (Ho Chi Minh City National University) said that the domestic microchip industry needs about 1,000 engineers each year in the coming period. However, there are not many human resources in the country specializing in the production and design of microchips, nor are there many sample products or commercialized products of microchips. He said that there is still a gap in training human resources to serve the needs of businesses.

Dr. Cuong hopes that more organizations and businesses will share copyrights for designs and equipment for microchip research. These organizations will also play a role in guiding research groups and startups. "Ho Chi Minh City National University needs to build a microchip design research lab to provide research for member schools," he suggested.

Agreeing, Professor Lee Hyuk Jae, Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Seoul National University (Korea), said that microchip businesses are currently competing with each other in terms of the number of high-quality human resources, and this is considered an important input factor in the microchip production chain.

Citing Korea as an example, Professor Lee shared that to increase human resources, Seoul National University encourages students outside of microchip majors to study more to become engineers. Second- and third-year students can pursue a dual degree program to become human resources in the microchip field.

Professor Lee also suggested cooperation between businesses and universities. Businesses will come to schools to share practical experiences in production activities as well as provide related services. Students will have internships in the chip design and production stages of businesses. "We have an alliance of 7 universities to establish a semiconductor training program to share resources and learning materials," said Mr. Lee.

During the working session of Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at Hoa Lac Hi-Tech Park (Hanoi) on April 14, Mr. Nguyen Vinh Quang, Director of FPT Semiconductor, said: "From now until 2030, the world will lack one million workers in the semiconductor chip field". Along with that, a series of giant chip manufacturing companies present in Vietnam are bringing opportunities for human resource development in this field.

Currently, the country has 40 enterprises operating in the microchip sector, including 38 FDI enterprises and two large domestic enterprises, FPT and VNPT.

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