The Ministry of Science and Technology signs an MoU with the Vietnam National University-HCM City at a conference on human resource development in the materials industry (Photo: VNA) HCMCity (VNS/VNA) - Vietnam has advantages to develop a materialsindustry but has not developed in line with its potential,Tran Tuan Anh, Chairman of the Party Central Committee’s Economic Commission,said at a conference held on April 10 in Ho Chi Minh City.
“Domesticmaterials still have not met the demand of main manufacturing industries,which has led to dependence on imported ones,” Anh said.
Thelow competitive capacity of the materials industry was because of limited technology,quality, costs, and manufacturing competence.
Lackof qualified human resources for the materials industry was also oneof the causes for the limitation, he said.
“Thecountry’s industrial development, international trade agreements, and Industry4.0’s influence require Vietnam to have a new mindset and approach indeveloping human resources for the materials industry,” he said.
“Thereality is that no country can carry out industrialisationsuccessfully without a developed materials industry becauseit has an important role in providing input materials forthe manufacturing sector.”
PhanBach Thang of the Vietnam National University-HCM City notedthat the materials industry major each year had about 800students and 25-40 postgraduates.
“Comparedto the human resources in the southern region, the current training scaleat VNUHCM’s member universities is low,” Thang said.
Accordingto the Ministry of Education and Training, the country has 116 majors ateducational institutions related to the materials industry in the2019-2020 academic year. More than 134,000 students in these majors weretrained as of 2019, accounting for 11 per cent of all students.
Ministerof Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat said the ministry had paid moreattention to training high-quality staff in research on new materials.
“Scienceand technology as well as innovation are the important driving forces forindustry’s development,” Dat said.
Hesaid the country should have more policies to attractoverseas Vietnamese and foreign experts to do research in the field.
Theministry had also provided counselling to the governmenton policies to develop science and technologies, with priority given tothe materials industry.
Accordingto Dr Nguyen Dinh Hau, general director of the ministry's department of scienceand technology for economic technical branches, the number ofscientists in this industry is low and equipment for research islimited.
Enterprisesand organisations in the country, however, have mastered advancedtechnologies to make new kinds of materials that have the same quality asforeign ones.
Butseveral new materials produced in the country based on research havefailed to meet manufacturers’ demands.
Anhsaid that delegates at the conference should address the barriers and problemsin policies to develop human resources and technologies for the industry.
Theconference on human resources in the material industry was organised bythe Central Economic Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology, andVNUHCM.
Thiswas the first conference at which the Central Economic Commission collectedideas from domestic and foreign experts to develop policies forthe country's industrialization and modernization goals by 2030 witha vision to 2045./.
“Domesticmaterials still have not met the demand of main manufacturing industries,which has led to dependence on imported ones,” Anh said.
Thelow competitive capacity of the materials industry was because of limited technology,quality, costs, and manufacturing competence.
Lackof qualified human resources for the materials industry was also oneof the causes for the limitation, he said.
“Thecountry’s industrial development, international trade agreements, and Industry4.0’s influence require Vietnam to have a new mindset and approach indeveloping human resources for the materials industry,” he said.
“Thereality is that no country can carry out industrialisationsuccessfully without a developed materials industry becauseit has an important role in providing input materials forthe manufacturing sector.”
PhanBach Thang of the Vietnam National University-HCM City notedthat the materials industry major each year had about 800students and 25-40 postgraduates.
“Comparedto the human resources in the southern region, the current training scaleat VNUHCM’s member universities is low,” Thang said.
Accordingto the Ministry of Education and Training, the country has 116 majors ateducational institutions related to the materials industry in the2019-2020 academic year. More than 134,000 students in these majors weretrained as of 2019, accounting for 11 per cent of all students.
Ministerof Science and Technology Huynh Thanh Dat said the ministry had paid moreattention to training high-quality staff in research on new materials.
“Scienceand technology as well as innovation are the important driving forces forindustry’s development,” Dat said.
Hesaid the country should have more policies to attractoverseas Vietnamese and foreign experts to do research in the field.
Theministry had also provided counselling to the governmenton policies to develop science and technologies, with priority given tothe materials industry.
Accordingto Dr Nguyen Dinh Hau, general director of the ministry's department of scienceand technology for economic technical branches, the number ofscientists in this industry is low and equipment for research islimited.
Enterprisesand organisations in the country, however, have mastered advancedtechnologies to make new kinds of materials that have the same quality asforeign ones.
Butseveral new materials produced in the country based on research havefailed to meet manufacturers’ demands.
Anhsaid that delegates at the conference should address the barriers and problemsin policies to develop human resources and technologies for the industry.
Theconference on human resources in the material industry was organised bythe Central Economic Commission, Ministry of Science and Technology, andVNUHCM.
Thiswas the first conference at which the Central Economic Commission collectedideas from domestic and foreign experts to develop policies forthe country's industrialization and modernization goals by 2030 witha vision to 2045./.
VNA
