UEH Attends the Conference on Digital Skill to Success organized in Bangalore, India
16 Nov, 2024
From November 6 to 9, 2024, the conference on "Digital Skills to Success" organized by the German International Cooperation Agency (GIZ) in Bangalore, India attracted the participation of 75 experts and professors from 16 universities in Vietnam, India, Bangladesh and Germany. Representing University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH), Assoc. Prof. Dr. Phan Thi Bich Nguyet - Chairwoman of the Strategy and Policy Advisory Council and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trinh Thuy Anh - Vice Rector of the UEH College of Technology and Design - attended and gained valuable experiences in developing digital skills in the context of international integration.
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Phan Thi Bich Nguyet - Chairwoman of the Strategy and Policy Advisory Council - representing UEH receiving gifts from GIZ
Experts had in-depth discussions on the needs, roles, and development potential of digital skills in education, especially in non-technology-related fields of study in today's digital era and world as well as the role of the private sector in developing new-age human resources. These are great challenges and opportunities in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and India, leading the development in the regional network. More than ever, there is a need for cooperation, synergy, and co-creation from universities, government agencies, and businesses to promote digital skills development, enhancing the comprehensive capacity of the young generation.
Experiences in building a platform to promote knowledge transfer and capacity building for the community were also discussed. With the goal of improving digital capacity for new generation citizens - one of the top demands for global citizens today, GIZ has deployed micro-credentials courses provided free of charge on a digital platform as an effective bridge to promote capacity building for learners throughout the community.
The rapid development of the world and technology has made learning, especially self-learning ability, a key to success. What is the future of learning in today's digital world? The experts discussed learning in conventional classrooms (classroom learning) and distant learning, the differences, challenges and development potential, as well as the need for innovative tools, listed as micro-credentials, in which learners always play a central role. While traditional universities invest in facilities, teaching staff, technology and modern methods to improve training quality, distant learning will depend on the platform and designed learning materials. GIZ's initiative to offer micro-credit courses, which aim to connect and to link learning modules through suggested pathways for learners, is an effective way to promote knowledge sharing and enhancement for the community.
Representatives of the Ministry of Education and Training and several Universities in Vietnam attending the workshop.
Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Thu Thuy - Director of the Department of Higher Education - said: "The Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training will soon introduce a digital competency training framework for implementation in universities. This will play a facilitative role in promoting digital competency in Vietnamese higher education."
In addition, the workshop discussed hot topics like How to build a co-creation cooperation model between schools and businesses to be able to exploit resources from society for training future human resources; how to develop digital capacity for students studying non-technology-related majors, based on an application-oriented training strategy and innovation in the digital economy. The experts proposed creative learning pathways as an effective tool for future learning, in which participants will share, interact and collaborate in an integrated pathway.
Special Discussion Session
Exhibition table introducing UEH products and information brochures at the conference
Micro-credential courses can be considered a useful solution to promote the development of digital capacity and to improve knowledge and skills in specialized fields. The experts spent time together exchanging and discussing in detail the course content and learning path for micro-credit courses on Digital Entrepreneurship, Data, and AI. This is considered as an important step in equipping the future workforce with in-depth knowledge and essential skills. With this orientation, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City is pioneering the development of the "Digital Entrepreneurship" course, opening up new learning opportunities and meeting the needs of developing digital skills for learners.
News and photos: UEH CTD
