HUST Contributes to Promoting Sustainable Human Resource Development in Vietnam

On August 14, HUST and Adelaide University co-organized the Seminar “Green Skills: Driving Sustainable Workforce Development in Vietnam”. 
  This high-level event, led by senior leadership from the Adelaide University, will bring together academic leaders, government representatives, and industry stakeholders from both Australia and Vietnam to explore opportunities for collaboration in developing green skills — a priority fully aligned with Vietnam’s sustainable development agenda and its net-zero emissions target for 2050. 

Following the success of Austrade's Australia-Southeast Asia Business Exchange program, which focused on Vietnam's urgent need to upskill and train its workforce in order to meet its net-zero emissions target for 2050, the seminar was held. Numerous academic experts, government officials, companies, and other organizations came together for the event to discuss how to develop a workforce prepared for the shift to a green economy. 
 
Key subjects covered in the discussions were developing innovative curricula and vocational training, encouraging university-industry collaborations, and putting sustainable infrastructure and technology projects into action.
  There were 2 outstanding presentations at the seminar. AI4LIFE + AIML: Uniting Talent and Expertise for Research and Societal Impact was the first presentation given by Associate Professor Phi Le Nguyen, Acting Director of the HUST Institute for AI Innovation and Societal Impact. The next presenter is Professor David Lewis, Pro Vice Chancellor, College of Engineering and IT, at Adelaide University with his presentation "From Coal Smoke to Clean Chips: Green Skills for the Digital Age".

The discussion session on cooperation opportunities in Vietnam was moderated by Professor David Lewis, Pro Vice Chancellor, College of Engineering and IT, at Adelaide University, with the participation of Ms Huong Ngo, Senior Business Development Manager at Austrade; Professor David Giles, Director of Future Industries Institute from the University of South Australia; Professor Minh Hoai Nguyen, Deputy Director, Australian Institute for Machine Learning at the University of Adelaide; Professor Nguyen Duc Huy, Vice Dean, School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology; Ms Phan Thi Hong Hanh, Deputy Director of HR Department, Vietnam Electricity or EVN – TBC.
  Numerous sizable businesses and organizations, including Military Bank, Military Telecommunications Group, Vietnam Electricity, Gelex Group Joint Stock Company, Phenikaa University, and officials from Austrade, were also present during the conference.

Dr. Pham Hung Dung, Associate Director of the Department of Partnership and Engagement at HUST, and Professor David Lloyd, Co-Vice Chancellor and President (VC) of Adelaide University, gave a closing remarks and summary of the seminar, reaffirming the commitment to bolster educational collaboration, innovation, and climate change resilience in the pursuit of sustainable development.