The above comments were made by lecturers and experts at a panel discussion within the framework of the Technology Festival, in response to the World Innovation Week, held in Ho Chi Minh City recently.

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A short-term education model is needed to train human resources in new technologies as quickly as possible. Photo: Le My

Need for a short-term education model for new technologies

A question posed to lecturers and experts is how to quickly train human resources in new technologies in a time of rapid technological change like today, especially in the fields of AI, Blockchain or semiconductors, aiming to train from 50,000 to 100,000 human resources in the near future.

According to Dr. Nguyen Thanh Binh, senior program manager, RMIT University, one of the weaknesses of technology human resource training in Vietnam today is the lack of foundation. Talking about education, it is necessary to study in depth the depth of technology and apply technology in both finance and business. This is very important and here, the foundation is research.

Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh said that the problem of universities is what to research when technology is developing so fast. The solution is to work together with businesses. Look at the current problems of businesses and the economy to research and find solutions to those problems. It is necessary to create a foundation and based on the foundation to have new educational methods.

A representative from RMIT University said that we need to think about the story of educational model evolution, students do not need to spend 3-4 years to complete a major. Specifically, we need educational models with shorter time, for example, to train 100,000 new technology human resources such as AI, Blockchain in 6 months, we need to select working people to update new knowledge and specialize in a certain field.

“We have no way to train 100,000 students with the latest technology knowledge in the next 3-4 years. The solution here is to come up with new products and models of education for working people and train them in 6 months,” said Mr. Nguyen Thanh Binh.

Mr. Vu Anh Tuan from the Ho Chi Minh City Computer Association (HCA) also agrees with this view. According to him, we must constantly keep up with technology, and the same goes for human resource training. For example, when Intel built a semiconductor factory in Vietnam, they had to spend 1 year recruiting human resources and sending them abroad for intensive training so that the human resources could meet the requirements of the factory. However, not all businesses can do this. Therefore, the solution here is to organize short-term training courses by selecting engineers with 5-10 years of experience to train in a new field for a period of 1 year.

According to Dr. Le Khanh Duy, Head of the Human-Machine Interaction Research Group, University of Science (VNU-HCMC), one difficulty in training new technologies in Vietnam is that training schools lack machines to teach models, prototypes... The current solution of schools is to rely on the help of international professors, conduct interdisciplinary and inter-school cooperation, share infrastructure... so that students can both practice the latest technology and access world-class knowledge.

Mr. Le Khanh Duy shared that in the short term, it can be seen that students absorb new technology very quickly. However, whether good students choose to study abroad and return after graduation is a question that needs to be raised.

Representatives from the University of Natural Sciences hope that the mechanism will change in both the public and private sectors to keep talented people to research, contribute, and solve problems for businesses and society instead of going abroad. In the future, it is possible to combine schools and businesses to train a team of experts in Vietnam.

Focus on community education

Another aspect of training new technology human resources that Ms. Lynn Hoang, Country Director of Binance Vietnam, brought up is focusing a lot on community education.

Specifically, Binance believes that popularizing new technologies such as Blockchain to all students, across multiple professions is especially important. That is why Binance Academy is designed to serve the community, the majority of people who want to learn from basic to advanced. To do this, the training facility must first make people interested, see real values, then those who have the need and passion can continue to dig deeper.

According to Ms. Lynn Hoang, this requires many different approaches, from open data repositories for the community to courses with testing and certification or programs in conjunction with universities and research institutes across the country.

In Vietnam, Binance has collaborated with more than 20 universities across 7 cities and provinces, bringing knowledge about new technologies to more than 5,000 students. All shared content and curriculum are designed and presented under the close supervision of the teaching staff to ensure the best suitability for students.