Many universities have made entrepreneurship a subject, but they are "self-directed" because there is no unified curriculum.
At the national startup forum on the morning of August 12, Dr. Tran Duy Khanh, Vice Chairman of the National Startup Advisory Council, pointed out shortcomings in teaching students startup knowledge.
According to Mr. Khanh, after implementing the Government's Project 1665 on supporting students to start businesses, the number of universities that have made startups a subject has increased from 30% in 2020 to 48% today. However, the curriculum, content and training time are still "self-directed" by the schools, because there is no unified curriculum or standards for this content.
"Many teachers take the entire curriculum on business start-up and business administration, cut it down a bit, and then teach it. That's not entrepreneurship," said Mr. Khanh, who believes that the Ministry of Education and Training needs to take responsibility for this.
Dr. Tran Duy Khanh at the event on the morning of August 12. Photo: Thanh Hang
Dr. Luu Huu Duc, Director of the Center for Innovation and Startup Support, Academy of Finance, agrees with this view. As someone who directly supports and works with students, Mr. Duc believes that the lack of a startup curriculum is a major obstacle. Once there is no unified framework for the curriculum, it is difficult for schools to share experiences, transfer knowledge and support each other in startup activities.
"We have proposed many times the need for a startup curriculum and really hope to have a set of standard documents to teach students," said Mr. Duc.
Vietnam currently has about 900,000 businesses. With a population of nearly 100 million, on average, more than 110 people own a business. Compared to the US, South Korea and Singapore, where on average every 30-45 people owns a business, Dr. Dinh Viet Hoa, Chairman of the National Startup Association, commented that the number of businesses in Vietnam is still very small.
Experts say that without proper knowledge, students will find it difficult to start a successful business. This is the core group in the startup movement at universities.
Mr. Nguyen Xuan An Viet, Deputy Director of the Department of Political Education and Student Affairs, Ministry of Education and Training, said that the Ministry will direct the whole industry in general, and universities in particular, to continue developing the startup ecosystem. However, he admitted that startup documents are one of the shortcomings and limitations.
Dr. Tran Duy Khanh suggested that the Ministry design and develop appropriate and practical training programs to help students gain a better understanding of start-up activities. Mr. Khanh suggested that the start-up curriculum could consist of two parts, one of which is a "hard" part, providing basic knowledge, common to all universities and colleges; the other part could be developed by schools to suit their training fields.
"If you want schools to train startups well, you need to have good curriculum first," said Mr. Khanh.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Education and Training, by March this year, nearly 100 universities nationwide had introduced entrepreneurship into their curriculum. The rate of students starting their own businesses was 7%.
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