If you want to have an innovative start-up, you must have an innovative education

If you want to have an innovative start-up, you must have an innovative education

On March 26, the 4th National Student Startup Day (SV_STARTUP) took place. Speaking at the event, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said that in order for the start-up movement to move to a new stage higher in both quality and quantity, quickly turning Vietnam into a strong startup country. The Prime Minister said that this must be considered a central task of the whole political system, not a task of a particular ministry, department, branch or locality; must promote communication on innovation, encourage innovative thinking, break down prejudices, barriers and ruts in thinking.

“We must strongly promote the start-up ecosystem of the education industry in general, especially the startup ecosystem in universities and colleges in particular. Schools and teachers must be inspirational people. inspire and inspire students to clearly define their learning goals, have a learning spirit, and change their minds upon graduation. , create new business models, have applied research topics that can be commercialized or applied in practice, form start-up businesses, create value for the community and for the whole society “, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh shared.

With the desire to promote entrepreneurship among students, students and the young generation, the Prime Minister noted that it is necessary to continue promoting the tradition of Vietnamese people who are smart, industrious, creative, brave and dare to cope with challenges. difficulties and challenges to promote innovative start-ups. Research, analyze more closely, more clearly, look directly at the strengths and weaknesses of the Vietnamese people from the perspective of entrepreneurship and innovation to promote the strengths and positive aspects, overcome and neutralize the weak side, weak side.

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh emphasized, If you want to have an innovative start-up, you must have innovative education.

Emphasizing that in order to have an innovative start-up, there must be innovation education, the Prime Minister noted, innovative startups must focus on developing from the root, from the very knowledge, skills and qualities. , morality of Vietnamese people, Vietnamese young generation. Bringing education on creative entrepreneurship into schools not only at undergraduate and postgraduate levels but from all levels of education. Efforts to build an open, real-world, and talented education; raising people’s intellectual level, training human resources, fostering talents. Student-centered, school is the foundation, teachers are the driving force.

“Innovation from ways of thinking and doing to content, programs, teaching methods, knowledge transmission, inspiration, in which theory must be closely linked with practice and practice. from equipping knowledge to equipping comprehensive capacity and qualities; enhancing career guidance activities, creating an environment that stimulates creativity for students,” Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh said. At the same time, it is necessary to create an environment and attract resources to promote innovation and start-up. Research, supplement and perfect institutions, have specific mechanisms, policies and programs to support and create conditions for young people, students, students and lecturers to actively participate in startup activities. .Promoting commercialization of scientific research products of the school, faculty, and students.

In addition, it is necessary to increase investment in material resources for start-ups (standard laboratories, materials for trial production, primer capital, initial support for start-up projects, promotion of business development). start-up businesses, start-up businesses right in the university). Promote the connection between the state – school – investors on the basis of harmonized benefits, shared risks. Attracting not only from investors, professional investment funds, but also from large corporations, international organizations, individuals and the community.

The Prime Minister also assigned specific tasks to the Ministry of Education and Training, the Ministry of Planning and Investment, the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs, the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, and localities to have a comprehensive and fundamental solution for the problem. promoting entrepreneurship among students

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and leaders of departments, ministries, branches and localities press the button to officially open the 4th National Student Entrepreneurship Festival

“Building an innovative start-up ecosystem is not a matter of a day or two, but a long-term process that requires a vision, radical solutions, and strategy. However, the countries go ahead. In the future, this process can still be shortened if we learn and apply the experiences of previous countries.In order to promote innovative start-ups, there must be an innovative government, an innovative society, education and innovation, people innovate, dare to think, dare to do, dare to face risks for the common good” – sharing this, Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the same time affirmed his interest, investment of the Party, State and the Prime Minister personally to the young generation, to students.

“You are not only the future owner of the country, the potential, the resource and the driving force to bring our country together with the powers of the five continents. The government will create all conditions for a start-up environment. I firmly believe that, with your youth, one day not far away, you will create great values ​​for not only Vietnam but the whole world”, Prime Minister Pham Minh The main sending.

Actively fostering the will and aspiration to start a business for students

Absorbing and perceiving the directives of the Prime Minister, Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son affirmed: With a spirit of high determination and determination, the whole education sector will make efforts to well implement the directions of the Government. Prime Minister, well implement the fundamental and comprehensive renovation of education and training, maximize the results of the start-up festival, educate and train students in order to equip them with necessary skills to create aspiration to start a business and start a successful business, serving the development of the country.

Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son delivered a speech.

From a professional perspective, functions and duties of education and training, the Minister said: The sector will do a good job of equipping students with knowledge, developing capacity, and training qualities and skills for students. from high school to university so that students can have a basic foundation for entrepreneurship, will actively foster the will and aspiration for students, strengthen the equipment for creative entrepreneurship, together with the ministries, businesses, connecting schools with businesses, creating the best environment for students’ start-up activities.

“The Ministry of Education and Training looks forward to continuing to receive the attention and direction of the Prime Minister, the close coordination of departments, ministries, branches, central agencies, People’s Committees of provinces and cities, media agencies, etc. and related organizations and units for the education sector in general and innovative start-up activities in particular,” said Minister Nguyen Kim Son.

Many results after 4 years of implementing the Project “Supporting students and students to start a business”

SV_STARTUP is an annual event with the goal of promoting the entrepreneurial spirit of students; help students change their thinking, perception, dare to think, dare to do and have great aspirations to turn dreams and ideas into reality. Strengthening connection activities, investment promotion for students’ start-up ideas and projects with high feasibility. Honoring individuals and groups with innovative ideas and new business solutions that are practical.

Report looking back on 4 years of implementation of the Project “Supporting students and students to start a business up to 2025” according to Decision No. 1665/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister issued on October 30, 2017, Deputy Minister Education and Training Ngo Thi Minh said: with many practical and effective solutions along with the joint efforts of ministries, branches, localities and training institutions, Project 1665 has achieved some remarkable results. encourage.

Deputy Minister Ngo Thi Minh reported the topic

The percentage of higher education institutions that make entrepreneurship a compulsory or elective subject will increase from 30% by the end of 2020 to 33% by the end of 2021, with a minimum of 1 credit/subject. 75% of training institutions have organized short-term training activities for students through entrepreneurship skills classes. 100% of training institutions have built programs to inspire entrepreneurship for students through forums, the first week of civic activities. Forming a network of 200 consultants and support staff in training institutions nationwide.

The Ministry of Education and Training has assigned the task of piloting the construction of an innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in training institutions for three higher education institutions. 50% of training institutions have established startup clubs in priority fields based on the strengths of the training institutions. 70 training institutions have arranged common spaces to support start-ups for students. There are about 45 training institutions (accounting for 25% of the training institutions) that have established student start-up support centers, of which there are more than 10 centers for incubating students’ start-up businesses. pellets.

The Ministry of Education and Training has also issued a Circular on student scientific research in higher education institutions, which stipulates that current start-up activities are scientific research activities and the units used using the funding of scientific research for start-up activities. Coordinate with the Ministry of Finance to issue a Circular on guiding non-business funding sources for the implementation of Project 1665. A number of educational and training institutions have researched, applied and built innovative start-up investment funds in Vietnam. schools.

The highlight of the annual National Student Startup Day is the contest “Students and students with startup ideas” (SV_STARTUP) held on a nationwide scale. After 3 times of organization, the contest has attracted more than 1,600 startup projects of students; Some ideas and projects of students have been established businesses or acquired by large enterprises. Among them, a number of businesses have come to Series B, Series C . funding rounds

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Minister of Education and Training Nguyen Kim Son visit the exhibition booth at the Festival.

This year the contest was launched from April 2021 and received nearly 400 projects. The projects are evaluated for quality and diversity, focusing on many fields. The 70 best projects are entered into the Voting Round and the Final Round of the Contest.

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