At the regular Government press conference in June 2025 on July 3, answering questions from the press regarding the training of high-tech human resources, especially in the fields of semiconductors and artificial intelligence, Deputy Minister of Education and Training Pham Ngoc Thuong affirmed that this is one of the key tasks of the education sector, contributing to bringing the country into a new era of development.
According to the Deputy Minister, over the past years, the Ministryof Education and Training has focused on integrating STEM subjects (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) right from high school, continuing to university and postgraduate levels. In particular, on April 25, 2025, the Prime Minister signed Decision No. 1002 on training human resources for technology development, period 2025-2035, vision to 2045. This is an important basis for synchronously implementing high-quality human resource training programs.
Currently, about 90% of higher education institutions nationwide have participated in training in STEM majors. In 2024 alone, the number of students studying these majors will increase by about 10.6%, equivalent to 60,000 students, bringing the total number of new enrollments to 218,000 students, accounting for 36% of the total number of students nationwide.
At the postgraduate level, the growth rate is even more impressive. In 2024, the number of master's degree students in STEM fields will increase by 34% (nearly 20,000 people), and the number of doctoral students will increase by 33%, reaching nearly 4,000 graduate students, an increase of nearly 600 people compared to 2023.
However, the Deputy Minister also frankly stated that the rate of STEM learners in Vietnam is currently only about 27-31%, lower than many countries in the region such as Singapore (46%), Malaysia (50%), South Korea (33%) or Germany (39%).
Regarding human resources in the semiconductor industry, a strategic sector of the digital economy , the Deputy Minister said that the Prime Minister has approved Program 1017 from September 21, 2024 on developing human resources in the semiconductor industry by 2030, with a vision to 2050. The goal is to train at least 50,000 semiconductor engineers by 2030 and build a strong enough workforce to participate in the global semiconductor value chain by 2050.
In the 2024–2025 academic year, approximately 19,000 students enrolled in majors related to semiconductors, accounting for 10% of STEM students. There are currently 166 microchip-related training institutions nationwide, of which 97 directly train semiconductor majors. To date, 30 training programs have been announced and implemented at 8 universities.
Regarding policy mechanisms, the Ministry of Education and Training is developing a Decree on scholarships and tuition fee exemptions for students and postgraduates in STEM, expected to be submitted to the Prime Minister this July. At the same time, the Ministry is also coordinating with the Ministry of Finance to develop preferential credit policies to support learners in accessing high-tech professions, solving the input-output problem for future human resources.
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