Hanoi University of Industry hosts the scientific conference on “Training highly qualified human resources in the era of Industrial Revolution 4.0”

On the morning of February 26^th 2018, Hanoi University of Industry (HaUI) organized the scientific conference on “Training highly qualified human resources in the era of Industrial Revolution 4.0”.

The conference was held on the occasion of new Lunar Year with the participation of many experts: Dr. Phan Xuan Dung – Head of National Assembly Committee on Science, Technology and Environment; Major – General Nguyen Manh Hung, CEO of Viettel Military Telecommunication Group and 300 scientists, doctors and management staff of the University. Especially, Minister of Industry and Trade was also present at the conference.

Minister of Industry and Trade taking commemorative photos with conference attendees

At the conference, Dr. Phan Xuan Dung and Major – General Nguyen Manh Hung delivered their speeches about Industrial Revolution 4.0 and the complete transformation of production means and management approaches to “Smart factories, offices and cities” which were interconnected with the internet, constituting a complete system in place of the previous traditional assembly lines and administrative management modes.

Dr. Phan Xuan Dung speaking at the event

Industrial Revolution 4.0 will mark an era of free selection of investment methods, optimization of the human resource, improvement of productivity and efficiency, creating a breakthrough in growth rate. The impact of the industrial revolution will fundamentally change the socio-economic systems both in scope and in depth. It will engender great opportunities and challenges as well and the human resource is one of the deciding factors. Consequently, the training of personnel will have to change to adapt to the new demand of the labor market.

Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh stressed that the training of high quality personnel must be considered from a holistic perspective

At the event, Minister of Industry and Trade Tran Tuan Anh said: “We must directly look at our current weaknesses: the training institutions under the Ministry of Industry and Trade lack personnel training in both quantity and quality, teaching equipment is not up to requirement, the teach method is outdated, without practical value. All these problems lead to the sub-par quality of our output which fails to meet the increasing standard of the Industrial Revolution 4.0. Consequently, the development of human resource must be thoroughly re-evaluated in the current period as well as in the future in the face of new requirements and challenges”.

Major – General Nguyen Manh Hung, CEO of Viettel Military Telecommunication Group speaking at the event

The 6 conference reports delivered by scientists and lecturers of HaUI addressed major projects that the University has currently been implementing: improvement of foreign language proficiency for lecturers and students; administration of the university in e-college model, establishing effective partnerships with businesses to integrate more deeply and widely in the era of Industrial Revolution 4.0

Associate Professor – Doctor Tran Duc Quy, Rector of HaUI said at the event: HaUI has been changing with the advent of the Industrial Revolution 4.0. The university have introduced new methods in training and research: shifting from a focus on quantity to quality, establishing a link between training and application, considering the needs of businesses, enabling students to become active learners who never back down in the face of challenges. The university has also made special consideration to accommodate top scientists and lecturers.

Associate Professor – Doctor Tran Duc Quy asserts that HaUI is chaning with the Industrial Revolution 4.0

On the other hand, the university has enacted policies to support the establishment of start-ups to develop innovation in technology, with a focus on the areas that the university has competitive advantages such as: engineering, information technology, automation, chemical engineering and mechatronic engineering. The university has also expanded partnerships with international institutions to build new laboratories and workshops which serve not only the academic purposes but also as in-depth research center to produce high value intellectual property per requirements of businesses.

Minister Tran Tuan Anh and Rector Tran Duc Quy are planting the commemorative tree