Trainees join the first upskill training course for semiconductors at Đà Nẵng City's Việt Nam-Korea Information Technology University. Photo courtesy of VKU

ĐÀ NẴNG — The central city-based Việt Nam-Korea University (VKU) has kicked off the human resources training programme in semiconductor industry, promising that the first manpower course will train from 600 to 1,000 engineers by 2028.

It’s also the first manpower training project aiming to provide high-quality engineers in order to host semiconductor industry investment waves from the US, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Europe in the central city.

VKU opened the upskill training course for the first batch of 25 project-based lecturers and students as a key force for future training programmes on semiconductors.  

Rector of VKU, Huỳnh Công Pháp said the training course is the first step in the strategic human resources plan for serving computer science, information technology, electronic manufacturing and semiconductors in Đà Nẵng and nationwide.

He said VKU also began training the first 500 semiconductor and chip design engineers in central Việt Nam in 2024-27.

VKU, under the University of Đà Nẵng, in co-operation with Synopsys company also launched the semiconductor and smart technology hub, providing space for training and research of semiconductor and chip design.

Đà Nẵng also debuted the first Đà Nẵng Semiconductor research, design training & AI Centre (DSAC) as part of the city’s semiconductor chip manufacture and design project to build the city into an international centre of research, training and design of semiconductors and AI.

In a working session with the US ambassador to Việt Nam, Marc E. Knapper, the city called the US to support Đà Nẵng in building a centre of Assembling, Testing, Packaging (ATP) and promoting semiconductor industry development.

The launching of the semiconductor and smart technology hub at Đà Nẵng's Việt Nam-Korea Information Technology University. The hub will provide training space and research for the semiconductor industry in central Việt Nam. Photo courtesy of VKU

The city has offered favourable conditions for investment from Intel, Marvell Technology Group, Qualcomm and Synopsys.

South Korean electronics giant Samsung established the Samsung Innovation Campus (SIC) at Duy Tân University, and is supporting two businesses – Trung Nam Group and Tân Long Paper and Package company – in building the first smart factories in Đà Nẵng.

Intel and Qualcomm inked human resources education deals with Đà Nẵng’s Duy Tân University for semiconductor industries.

Partners from Việt Nam and Korea have established co-operation and development plans for AI technology in medical, healthcare, smart city and automation in Đà Nẵng.

FPT Software Group has revved up training 17,500 students to serve IT industries and is hosting the move toward semiconductor production.

Taiwan’s Foxlink International company began building an electronics factory with an investment of US$135 million at Đà Nẵng’s Hi-tech Park.

The University of Đà Nẵng also inked the Letter of Intent (LoI) for co-operation with Portland State University in training human resources in semiconductors.

The city has finalised the completion of the Software Park No 2 in creating working space for investors in IT and the semiconductor industry. — VNS