On the morning of February 17, the National Innovation Center (NIC) held the Opening Ceremony of the Digital Circuit Design Training Program in Hanoi. The opening ceremony marked the beginning of the training program to improve the capacity of human resources for semiconductor circuit design in Vietnam.

The training program is designed according to US standards, using specialized software from Cadence, taught in Vietnamese and English by senior experts in the field of microchip design from Dolphin. The program includes 40 scholarships awarded to students with a value of 30 million VND/course.

Students attend a 3-month intensive course at Hanoi University of Science and Technology. The course is designed to provide students with the fundamental knowledge of microcircuit design, practical skills and creative thinking needed to work in the semiconductor industry.

The training course is the first step to meet the urgent needs of the semiconductor market, contributing to improving the competitiveness of domestic human resources, helping Vietnam participate more deeply in the global value chain.

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Opening Ceremony of Digital Circuit Design Training Program. Photo: Minh Son

According to Mr. Vu Quoc Huy, Director of the National Innovation Center, Vietnam is currently one of the countries with the fastest growing digital economy in Southeast Asia.

Our country has a strategic geopolitical position, an abundant young workforce that is knowledgeable about technology, and increasingly modern infrastructure, attracting more and more large technology corporations in the world, especially in the fields of semiconductor industry and artificial intelligence.

Recognizing the above potentials, the Politburo recently issued Resolution No. 57-NQ/TW with many breakthroughs in science and technology development, innovation, and digital transformation.

In addition, the Prime Minister also issued the Strategy for developing Vietnam's semiconductor industry to 2030 and vision to 2050 to promote the semiconductor industry.

Implementing the Project "Developing human resources for the semiconductor industry to 2030, with a vision to 2050", NIC has been coordinating with corporations, technology enterprises and institutes to promote connection programs and promote training to improve the quality of human resources.

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Mr. Vu Quoc Huy, Director of the National Innovation Center. Photo: Minh Son

Mr. Vu Quoc Huy said that the microchip design training program is a solution to promote a breakthrough in Vietnamese human values ​​in the socio-economic development strategy.

This is also an important step forward in the journey of Vietnamese people gradually mastering technology in the semiconductor industry.

“ Vietnam’s goal of training 50,000 engineers and bachelors for the semiconductor industry, including 15,000 for the design stage, will soon be achieved. The excellent lecturers and students participating in the program are the architects who will create Vietnam’s technological future ,” said the Director of the National Innovation Center.

At the opening ceremony, Ms. Nguyen Thi Le Quyen, Lecturer at the People's Police University of Logistics Technology, one of the students of the microchip design training program, said that she wishes to gain more knowledge and new skills, thereby contributing to bringing advanced technology into teaching and practice to develop the Vietnamese semiconductor industry.

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