The information was shared by Mr. Le Thanh Minh - Deputy Director of the Department of Science and Technology of Ho Chi Minh City - at the workshop on Advanced Packaging and Testing Technology: Opportunities for Vietnam organized by Ho Chi Minh City National University (VNU-HCM) on March 14.
Mr. Le Thanh Minh said that Ho Chi Minh City has a plan to develop human resources for the semiconductor industry by 2030, with a vision to 2050, to promote the city's potential to become the leading semiconductor industrial center in the country and the region.
"HCMC aims to train at least 9,000 university-level human resources to serve the semiconductor industry by 2030; form and develop at least 1 international standard research and development center in the semiconductor industry," said Mr. Minh.
According to Mr. Minh, to achieve the above goal, the city will focus on implementing tasks and solutions such as: Building and implementing specific mechanisms and policies; Developing infrastructure, facilities, attracting investment; Developing human resources, promoting research and development and international cooperation;...
Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai - Deputy Director of VNU-HCM said that since 2024, VNU-HCM has opened 2 majors of Backup Design and Semiconductor Technology at the bachelor, engineer, and master's level to develop the goal of making VNU-HCM a leading center for training, research, and innovation in the field of semiconductor microchips in the Asian region.
However, according to Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai, to train human resources for the semiconductor industry, a lot of resources are needed and there needs to be cooperation between relevant parties.
In particular, Ms. Mai hopes to cooperate with businesses in participating in developing training and teaching programs, thereby creating better conditions for interns and jobs for graduates; supporting short-term training courses at businesses to improve the capacity of lecturers.
In particular, she hopes that businesses can provide additional scholarships, sponsor equipment, share software for research, and set up a research center at VNU-HCM.
"The training cost for the semiconductor industry is very high, it is very difficult for universities to do alone, so we hope to have the support of businesses and localities, creating a fund to support training and research in the semiconductor industry. Thereby creating a tight and sustainable ecosystem, realizing the strategy of developing semiconductor human resources", said Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai.
