Talking with SMU lecturers and students, the PM expressedhis impression on a start-up incubator there that fostered 170 well-known firmsin the country and region.
Lauding Singapore as one of the countries that takes thelead in developing start-up eco-system, the PM said Vietnam is facilitating thefield in which universities take an important role, adding that Vietnam is hometo nearly 40 start-up incubators, mostly in universities.
He suggested SMU launch a programme to offer Vietnamesestudents internship in Singapore’s small and medium-sized start-ups, as well astraining to management staff at Vietnam’s start-up incubators
The leader also proposed holding exchanges to shareexperience and showcase products and services between start-ups from Vietnameseuniversities and SMU.
Extending a message to around 100 Vietnamese students in SMU- one of the top public universities in Singapore, the PM wished that theywould acquire the most advanced management skills and develop their ability inthe most creative environment.
He reiterated the Vietnamese government’s policy of creatingall favourable conditions for Vietnamese graduates abroad upon their return,and believed that they will be in the vanguard of building start-ups in bothnations.
Under the witness of the PM, the University of Economics HoChi Minh City (UEH), SMU and Vina Capital signed a cooperation agreement on theestablishment of a start-up and innovation centre in Ho Chi Minh City.
The SMU, UEH and the Private Economic Development Boardunder the Vietnamese Government’s Advisory Council for Administrative ProcedureReform signed a cooperation agreement on studying and reporting Vietnam’sstart-up system.
SMU President Prof. De Meyer said SMU plans to holdleadership training courses with the Young Businesspeople Association of Ho ChiMinh City.-VNA