On the morning of April 8, 2022, at 97 Vo Van Tan, District 3, the Board of Directors of Ho Chi Minh City Open University signed a cooperation agreement with representatives of construction companies. These parties are committed to jointly promote the training programs upon their capabilities and strengths, free access to, and shared use of facilities, people, expertise in training skilled labor force, thereby contributing to the economic development of the country.

Attending the ceremony, on behalf of UEH side, there witnessed the presence of:

• Dr. Le Nguyen Quoc Khang – Vice President
• Assoc.Prof.Dr. Nguyen Trong Phuoc – Dean of Faculty of Civil Engineering
• Assoc. Dr. Duong Hong Tham – Lecturer
• Dr. Nguyen Bao Thanh – Lecturer
• MSc. Nguyen Khac Quan – Lecturer
• MSc. Nguyen Thi Dieu Linh – Deputy Head of Department of Student Affairs and Communication

On behalf of Construction Companies, the were:

Mr. Ngo Xuan Chung - COB of Hung Thinh Electricity and Construction Joint Stock Company.

Mr. Le Van Lac – General Director of Mocau Co., Ltd 

Mr. Nguyen Huu Thuyen - General Director of Japan Advanced Technology Joint Stock Company

Mr. Logaraju Thulasiraj – Operations Director – PEB Steel Buildings Co., Ltd

Mr. Tran Pham Anh Khoi – Deputy Executive Director of Thai Binh Elevator Co., Ltd

Mr. Huynh Kim Thinh – General Director of VSE Academy Co., Ltd

Speaking at the ceremony, Dr. Le Nguyen Quoc Khang - Vice President of the University expressed his gratitude for having the opportunity to cooperate with construction companies and implement long-term plans on the basis of promoting the capabilities and strengths of each party. The goal beyond is to jointly build professional training programs as well as provide the necessary practical experiences for students while still at school.

Through various cooperative events and internship programs at enterprises, HCMC Open University learners are offered with several practical benefits such as: Experiential learning; facilitate personal knowledge through practices; Access and experience real workforce and its culture, etc. At the same time, businesses can employ appropriate and skilled human resources with essential abilities which greatly reduce the training time and cost involved.