STO - The Resolution of the Soc Trang Provincial Party Congress for the 2020-2025 term determined: "Promoting the comprehensive development of human resources to serve the needs of local socio-economic development, especially high-quality human resources (strategic-level staff, leaders and managers) to shift the labor structure, gradually meeting the requirements of the Fourth Industrial Revolution". On that basis, the Provincial Leaders worked and agreed on the policy with Can Tho University to submit to the competent authority to establish a branch of Can Tho University in Soc Trang province. In order to provide more information on the Project to establish a branch of Can Tho University in Soc Trang province, Soc Trang Newspaper had an interview with Professor, Doctor (GS.TS) Ha Thanh Toan - Rector of Can Tho University on this issue.
Professor, Dr. Ha Thanh Toan - President of Can Tho University. Photo provided by Can Tho University
Reporter: Thank you, Professor Ha Thanh Toan, for taking the time for this interview! Could you please tell us a little about Can Tho University and its policies in establishing a branch of Can Tho University in Soc Trang province?
Prof. Dr. Ha Thanh Toan: Can Tho University was established on March 31, 1966, is a multidisciplinary university and a key training and scientific research institution of the State in the Mekong Delta. The mission of the university is to train high-quality human resources, foster talents and conduct scientific research to serve the socio-economic development of the region and the country. During 57 years of establishment and development, Can Tho University has continuously improved all aspects, from a number of initial training majors, to date, training 98 undergraduate majors (including 2 advanced training programs, 8 high-quality training programs), 53 graduate majors (including 1 major in cooperation with foreign countries, 3 majors taught in English), 21 graduate student majors. Along with training, the school has actively participated in scientific research programs, applying scientific and technical achievements to solve scientific, technological, economic, cultural and social problems of the region.
With the vision and mission of becoming one of the leading universities in terms of quality in Vietnam and being in the group of strong universities in training and scientific research recognized in the region and the world; being the leading training, scientific research and technology transfer center of the country, making effective contributions to the cause of training high-quality human resources, nurturing talents and developing science to serve the socio-economic development of the region and the country, Can Tho University is a driving force with decisive influence on the development of the Mekong Delta.
Can Tho University High-Tech Building. Photo provided by Can Tho University
Based on documents from the Central Government, Hau Giang and Soc Trang provinces, on January 14, 2022, the University Council of Can Tho University issued Resolution No. 55/NQ-HDT approving the policy of establishing two branches of Can Tho University in Hau Giang and Soc Trang provinces. Accordingly, the Project to establish a branch of Can Tho University in Soc Trang province (hereinafter referred to as the Branch) is located at 400, Le Hong Phong Street, Hamlet 5, Ward 3, Soc Trang City, Soc Trang Province on the basis of receiving the facilities of Soc Trang Community College. To have a basis for establishing the branch, previously, the Standing Committee of Soc Trang Provincial Party Committee issued Notice No. 113-TB/TU, dated April 22, 2021 on the Conclusion of the Standing Committee of Soc Trang Provincial Party Committee at the working session with the Board of Directors of Can Tho University and Official Dispatch No. 655/UBND-KT, dated July 12, 2021 of the People's Committee of Soc Trang province on implementing Notice No. 113-TB/TU of the Soc Trang Provincial Party Committee.
Reporter: Could you please tell us about the planned activities of the Branch?
Prof. Dr. Ha Thanh Toan: The establishment of the Branch will shorten the time and reduce the cost of resource investment. This is a model that is suitable for the capacity of Can Tho University and Soc Trang province and in accordance with the provisions of law. The Branch will create learning opportunities for children in difficult circumstances and ethnic minorities in Soc Trang province. Training activities of high-quality human resources with diverse training majors and specialties, training levels, and training methods meet the needs of high-quality human resources for Soc Trang province and neighboring areas. In particular, training of on-site human resources meets the development strategy and economic restructuring of the locality. Scientific research and technology transfer activities are suitable and oriented to the development of the locality in the fields of agriculture, aquaculture, processing, engineering and technology, and adaptation to climate change. The Branch is a strong higher education institution in the country and the world.
Scope of activities includes: Comprehensive cooperation with Soc Trang province in training and developing human resources, scientific research and technology transfer; implementing local assigned tasks. Soc Trang province supports the Branch in terms of facilities and working conditions from now until 2025 and the following years. Diversify training activities to meet local requirements such as short-term training, vocational training, standardization of teachers and officials, civil servants and public employees. In particular, training high-quality human resources from high school level. Building social learning solutions, lifelong learning and supporting the local education sector. Promoting the application of technology in industry and agriculture to increase value and create new competitive products. Supporting the development of industry; building an innovation ecosystem.
Creative space; laboratory, practice; research center with modern, advanced equipment. Photo provided by Can Tho University
The branch has functions and tasks according to the provisions of law. Accordingly, the branch's training plan is expected to include: short-term training in the fields (foreign languages, information technology, aquaculture, engineering technology, ...). Non-formal training (work-study, distance learning, articulation). Regular university-level training with 18 majors, suitable for the human resource development conditions of Soc Trang province and neighboring provinces; with a scale of 500 - 2,600 students each year. Master's and doctoral training with 25 majors in the fields of agriculture (cultivation, animal husbandry, aquaculture), industry - construction and majors in the field of education. The training scale at the postgraduate level is expected to be from 460 - 600 targets/year. In addition, the branch also plans to train general education programs with the model of general schools under the pedagogical school.
With over 1,000 lecturers holding academic titles and degrees from professor, associate professor, doctorate, master's degree, Can Tho University will rotate teaching and research at Soc Trang branch to ensure output quality, meeting the local human resource needs.
Regarding facilities, they must meet high quality conditions. The Branch's facilities must comply with the regulations in Circular No. 24/2015/TT-BGDDT, dated September 23, 2015, regulating national standards for higher education institutions. Working, teaching, learning, research and living conditions are invested in synchronously and according to standards. Facilities are managed and used for the right purposes, and are used for all activities of the Branch. When officially operating, the Branch will have an area for practice, experimentation and pilot implementation of research programs/projects. This is also a place to cooperate with domestic and foreign partners in implementing tasks of ordering science and technology and technology transfer.
Reporter: Could you please tell us more about the solutions, goals and proposals of Can Tho University to soon put the Branch into operation?
Prof. Dr. Ha Thanh Toan: Can Tho University will receive the handover of facilities from Soc Trang Community College, be responsible for managing assets and reporting on asset receipt according to current regulations. The school will manage and use them for the right purposes for the Branch's activities. The Branch will come into operation with short-term training courses and vocational training. Postgraduate training classes ordered by the Province will be implemented earlier. Regular university-level training will be implemented when the renovation of facilities, management processes, and quality assurance conditions are completed. In particular, from now until 2025, Soc Trang province needs to consider ordering training majors and the number of orders must be at least 60% of the total quota for each major to be eligible to open classes for the first years. The Branch will receive orders for science and technology tasks and technology transfer from the province; At the same time, it is a focal point for finding partners, businesses and experts to Soc Trang province.
Doctoral and Master's degree awarding ceremony for the 2021 - 2022 academic year. Photo provided by Can Tho University
With the goal of creating a breakthrough to improve the quality of education and training, meeting the need to quickly train high-quality human resources for the socio-economic development process, focusing on sustainable development for the Mekong Delta, increasing enrollment and training in the form of nomination, selection, and training according to the address of use for Soc Trang province is necessary. In addition to the higher education institutions in the region with sufficient training capacity, the association and training support of prestigious domestic institutions is one of the optimal solutions in the current period. Therefore, in order to effectively implement the training of high-quality human resources for Soc Trang province in particular and the Mekong Delta in general, Can Tho University also proposed that the Ministry of Education and Training and Soc Trang province consider creating conditions for Can Tho University to soon establish a Branch. The establishment of the Branch will facilitate the School to contribute to the training of high-quality human resources to serve the socio-economic development of the entire Mekong Delta region in general, including Soc Trang province in particular.
Reporter: Thank you very much, Professor Ha Thanh Toan!
WEIGHT (Implementation)
Source link
Comment (0)