President attends opening of new academic year at VNUHCM
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 13 attended a ceremony to launch the new academic year at the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNUHCM), which is Vietnam’s leading centre of higher education and scientific research.
President Nguyen Xuan Phuc beats drum to launch new academic year at the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA)
HCM City (VNA) – President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on October 13 attended a ceremony tolaunch the new academic year at the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (VNUHCM), which is Vietnam’s leading centre of higher education andscientific research.
Highlighting the importance ofinnovation to build and develop the country, the President said thatuniversities and institutes should continue serving as pioneers in this field.
He noted that Vietnam islagging behind in terms of technological readiness, innovation and labourproductivity compared to other Asian countries, while both the public andprivate sectors have not prioritised spending on science and technology in aneffective manner.
A lack of policies tostimulate creativity among scientists and experts has led to the failure tocreate a driving force for the development and application of science andtechnology, the State leader noted.
Stressing the need for VNUHCM to be a pioneer in promoting innovation, President Phuc asked the university toupdate, innovate and develop its training programmes towards the level of topuniversities in Asia, change its management outlook, and innovatescientific activities to maximise resources and brainpower of professors,lecturers, and students.
The President also expressed his hopethat students will actively grasp and master technologies amid the fourth industrial revolution.
With a total area of 643.7hectares, VNUHCM is one of the largest educational institutions in Vietnamwith 38 units, including seven member universities. Each year, it trains more than80,000 undergraduate students, more than 7,000 graduate students, and over1,000 PhD students./.
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President Nguyen Xuan Phuc beats drum to launch new academic year at the Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City (Photo: VNA) 
