Global job opportunities for Vietnamese students
(VOV) -Representatives from 30 leading universities in China, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines attended a workshop on developing global companies and human resources in Asia at Tokyo’s Meiji University on August 28.
The event, jointly organised by Nikkei Group, Nikkei HR Company and the Japan Foundation, provided good opportunity for Japanese businesses and Asian universities to exchange valuable experience in training, nurturing and recruiting global employees.
In addition Nikkei HR Company will host a job interview from August 28-30 as the first pilot model for Japanese enterprises to approach abundant labour forces from foreign countries.
During a group discussion, Dr. Nguyen Thi Hoang Diem, a lecturer from Vietnam National University in Ho Chi Minh City, spoke of the need to teach Japanese to Vietnamese students, an important element in seeking jobs at Japanese enterprises.
Dr. Tran Thi Thu Thuy from Foreign Trade University said due attention should be paid to teaching Japanese not only at university but even at a lower education level.
She expressed hope that Japan will soon have a specific strategy to support Vietnam in training human resources, especially in teaching Japanese to Vietnamese students.
Keisuke Yoshio, Councillor to the President of the Japan Foundation, said even though most Vietnamese students have trouble learning Japanese at the beginning, they then can quickly complete the basic level.
As an organisation to promote Japanese language and culture to the world, the Japan Foundation has played a vital role in supporting human resources training at Vietnamese universities, Yoshio added.