Boards of Directors of High Schools Jointly Attending the Conference on Career Orientation and Consulting, and Participating in Special Training Courses for High Schools in the Mekong Delta Region

After 5 years of establishment and development, UEH Vinh Long has affirmed the mission and the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City brand (UEH) in the Mekong Delta, becoming a prestigious and quality education with the goal of training learners to "Think globally - Act locally". The scale of full-time enrollment at the Branch has expanded from 230 students in 2020 to more than 1,800 students in 2023. To achieve those encouraging results, UEH Vinh Long has received great attention from parents, students, and especially high schools in coordinating and implementing career orientation activities, and advising on choosing the right major and the right school that align with each student's abilities and strengths.

In order to discuss how to effectively organize career orientation and counseling for high school students, helping them "understand themselves correctly, choose the right major, and study at the right school", and at the same time deploy UEH's admission information and policies for students in the Mekong Delta region when studying in Vinh Long, in addition to the desire to contribute to skill-honing programs to improve the capacity of administration, management, and task implementation for members of Boards of Directors, staff and teachers at high schools, UEH coordinated with the Department of Education and Training of Vinh Long Province to jointly organize a conference on career orientation, consulting and training for high schools in the Mekong Delta region. The conference took place in 02 days, from April 1 to 2, 2024. This was also an event in the program series aimed at celebrating the 5^th anniversary of the establishment of UEH Vinh Long (December 4, 2019 - December 4, 2024).

Overview of the conference

The conference was honored to welcome the participation of 156 delegates and teachers who are Principals, Vice Principals and Union Secretaries, Admissions Officers, and Accountants at 80 high schools in the provinces: Vinh Long, Dong Thap, Tien Giang, An Giang, Kien Giang, Soc Trang, Can Tho, Hau Giang, Ca Mau, Ben Tre, Tra Vinh.

Attending the Conference, on behalf of the Department of Education and Training of Vinh Long province, was Mr. Trinh Van Ngoan - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Vinh Long Province. On the UEH side, there was Associate Professor Bui Quang Hung - Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee, Deputy Director of UEH and Director of Vinh Long Campus (VLC), Ms. Nguyen Thi Thi Lieu - Standing Deputy Director of VLC, lecturers and leaders of Departments, Schools, Centers, and Lecturers of the Campus.

Giving a welcome speech at the conference, Associate Professor Bui Quang Hung - Deputy Director of UEH and Director of VLC thanked the Vinh Long Department of Education and Training for their cooperation in organizing the conference program, at the same time, thanked high schools for their interest and companionship with UEH in spreading sustainable knowledge values to learners during the past time. UEH hoped to continue to receive the cooperation of high schools in career orientation and counseling for students in the upcoming time, especially in the Vinh Long Campus with the task of training high-quality human resources for the Mekong Delta region.

Associate Professor Bui Quang Hung - Deputy Director of UEH and Director of VLC - at the Conference

Associate Professor Bui Quang Hung shared that today's higher education has been built on two factors: keeping up with the trends of the times and meeting the needs of the labor market. Accordingly, universities would have significant changes in building programs towards multi-dimensional, regional, and international impacts. University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City has provided training in three main parts: skill sets to meet market needs; program design with multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and international content. After graduating, students would have enough skills to develop in both domestic and global markets.

In the first session, delegates were disseminated to better understand UEH as well as about community projects (UEH Global learning) supporting free digital transformation for high schools, "Personality test, understanding about you", helping high school students discover themselves to choose the most suitable career for their future. In addition, teachers learned about UEH full-time undergraduate programs in 2024 at 2 Campuses (in Ho Chi Minh City and at Vinh Long Campus). In the next training session, delegates would listen to the following topics:

1. "Sowing the seeds of happiness in school";

2. "Instructions for reading financial statements and annual school settlements"

3. "Some points to note when developing internal spending regulations for schools according to Decree 60"

Deploying UEH and UEH Vinh Long Campus full-time undergraduate programs in 2024

In the first part of the Conference, Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Lieu - Standing Deputy Director of Vinh Long Campus gave an overview of UEH orientation and implemented UEH and UEH Vinh Long Campus full-time undergraduate programs in 2024 with 2 admission codes - KSA - at the Ho Chi Minh City campus (7,900 targets) and KSV - at Vinh Long Campus for 1 - 2.5 years, with the final year study the main campus in Ho Chi Minh City (600 targets for full-time Bachelor's degree and 30 international Bachelor's degree).

UEH Multidisciplinary and Sustainable University Strategy for the period 2021-2030 has focused on generations of learners to become global citizens. Accordingly, in 2024, UEH would continue to optimize with 56 full-time university programs in a multi-disciplinary, interdisciplinary, and cross-disciplinary orientation with trends and international approaches in the fields of Business, Economics, Law, Government, Technology, and Design. At the Vinh Long Campus (KSV), UEH recruited students with 15 programs of which 09 nationwide programs include Logistics and Supply Chain Management, E-commerce, Tax, Law Economics, Agricultural Business, Business English, Mekong international bachelor's program, especially 01 new program in Taxation and 02 programs in Technology and innovation and Robotics and Artificial Intelligence (engineering). 06 programs enrolling students in the Mekong Delta region include Management, International Business, Marketing, Finance, Banking, and Accounting. In addition, the integrated dual-degree program helps students have the opportunity to own 02 undergraduate degrees conferred by UEH within a study period of 4.5 - 5 years, namely Agricultural Business - Logistics and Supply Chain Management; or Agricultural Business - International Business.

In addition, all students of the Vinh Long Campus can participate in the campus rotation program, studying at the Ho Chi Minh City campus in their final year, to approach and adapt to the dynamic and creative environment.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Thi Lieu - Standing Deputy Director of Vinh Long Campus

In addition to undergraduate programs, UEH also focuses on implementing community service projects to contribute intellectual and sustainable values to the development of the community and society through programs for students and teachers of high schools. In particular, the UEH career orientation toolkit helps high school students "Understand themselves, choose the right major, and study at the right school".

Admission information page for 2K6: https://tuyensinhdaihoc.ueh.edu.vn/ .
Personality test: Discover potential - Career interests - Choose the right program with UEH: https://hieuveban.ueh.edu.vn/.
Learn everything about UEH: https://hotro.ueh.edu.vn/ .
Explore UEH facilities: https://virtualtour.ueh.edu.vn/ .
Practice multiple choice tests and review for the high school graduation exam with UEH: https://global.ueh.edu.vn/
Choosing a career based on the value of happiness
How to choose a major at university when the market is uncertain?

The program was followed by an exchange and discussion by representatives of high schools in the Mekong Delta provinces participating in the conference. Delegates gave many comments to coordinate with career orientation and counseling for students effectively.

Delegates expressing opinions at the conference

At the conference, Vinh Long Campus received many practical opinions on career orientation and consulting from teachers of high schools in provinces.

Associate Professor Bui Quang Hung - Deputy Director of UEH University and Director of Vinh Long Campus - concluded: "With a population of about 20 million people, 10 million people are currently of working age, of which only 10% are high-quality human resources in the Mekong Delta. UEH recognizes that it has a responsibility to society in training high-quality human resources to serve the Mekong Delta. Along with the trend of many open universities in provinces, with the responsibility of a national key public university, with the consent of the Ministry of Education and Training, Vinh Long Provincial People's Committee and Departments, UEH established Vinh Long Campus with the mission of contributing high-quality human resources to the Mekong Delta region, which creates conditions and a quality learning environment equivalent to Ho Chi Minh City for children in the Southwest region. UEH Vinh Long acknowledges the teachers' comments on enhancing career orientation and counseling for Mekong Delta students. Consulting here is not admission consulting but consulting to help students choose a career that suits their personal abilities and interests. UEH has set up a toolkit based on tests of MBTI and HOLLAND, thereby, helping students determine their appropriate tendency to be able to choose the correct career. Regarding training quality, with the motto of one quality - one degree - one brand, UEH Vinh Long has unified training programs of UEH. These programs are completely based on advanced programs of the top 100 schools around the world. In addition to fundamental knowledge, UEH focuses on developing the necessary knowledge and skills to meet the labor market with 6 foundation subjects: (1) Psychology, (2) design thinking, ( 3) entrepreneurship and innovation, (4) data science, (5) sustainable development, (6) soft skills. UEH will try to continue accompanying high schools, agencies, and departments to organize competitions such as ROBOCON, competitions on startups and innovation, etc. to maintain the mission of contributing high-quality human resources for the Mekong Delta region in particular and the country in general".

Training on "Sowing the seeds of happiness in schools" with the talk of one of the leading experts in the field of Vietnamese psychology - Dr. To Nhi A

Dr. To Nhi A presenting the topic "Sowing the seeds of happiness in schools"

Each school is a miniature society, and building a happy school is an important and meaningful goal in education. A happy school not only ensures the provision of knowledge but also sets the goal of comprehensive development for students, creating a positive culture, and a strong academic and social community where people can share ideas, experiences, joy, and happiness.

To build a happy school, managers must build a happy process, including a happy working, happy teaching, happy people, etc. Criteria for evaluating happiness is reflected in all factors at school that create "balance". This is the key factor that brings happiness according to the United Nations assessment.

Dr. To Nhi A stated: “Building a happy school is not about building reinforced concrete! The nature and destination of a happy school is that the psychological subject belonging to that school must have a balanced psychological state to operate a positive learning-working process, aiming for development and self-perfection. Therefore, building a happy school cannot be separated from other familiar core issues of educational activities: teacher capacity - school resources - student-centered - close coordination with educational forces, etc."

The topic was shared with many exciting activities among high school teachers in the Mekong Delta provinces. This was an opportunity for teachers at high schools to discuss with one of the leading psychologists in the field, from which teachers could build a happy school at the school they were working at.

Representatives of the program organizing committee, Mr. Trinh Van Ngoan - Deputy Director of the Department of Education and Training of Vinh Long Province - sending his deep thanks to Dr. To Nhi A for accepting the invitation to share the topic "Sowing the seeds of happiness in schools"

Delegates taking photos with speakers at the conference

Thematic training on "Instructions for reading financial statements and annual school settlements" and "Some points to note when developing internal spending regulations for schools according to Decree 60"

The thematic training "Instructions for reading financial statements and annual school settlements" and "Some points to note when developing internal spending regulations for schools according to Decree 60" attracted a lot of attention from teachers thanks to their importance and necessity in schools. Through the program, teachers could share information, skills, and notes related to financial reporting, annual settlement, and internal spending regulations. This would be useful knowledge to help teachers more easily read financial reports as well as annual settlements and avoid errors in the process of building spending regulations for their units.

Delegates taking photos at the conference

The conference ended with joy and hope for building a close relationship with high schools in the Mekong Delta on the journey of Connecting the Community - Spreading Knowledge - Sustainable Action.

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