Vinh Long (VNA) – The University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City (UEH) officially inaugurated a centre for innovation and entrepreneurship in its branch in the Mekong Delta province of Vinh Long on May 30.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Bui Quang Hung, UEH Deputy Director said the centre’s mission is to disseminate knowledge, inspire, and promote innovation and entrepreneurship activities in the Mekong Delta region, as well as to nurture and develop potential startup projects.
The centre mainly focuses on researching, advising, and training in innovation, technology application, and product commercialisation for localities in the Mekong Delta region; incubating innovative startups; disseminating knowledge about innovation, entrepreneurship, technology, and digital transformation for sustainable development, Hung said.
Vuong Khiet, Startup Incubator Manager of UEH Institute of Innovation and head of the centre said in the 2024 - 2025 period, the centre will concentrate on building and strengthening innovation capability for regional localities through research activities, consulting on specialised training programmes, and training courses based on the foundation of the local innovation index.
The centre will organise activities on innovation and entrepreneurship for students and rural youth, while popularising knowledge and connecting the community through inspiring activities, thus laying a foundation for building an innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in the Mekong Delta, with a focus on advisory networks for women and youth, he noted.
The Mekong Delta Innovation and Entrepreneurship Centre has been supporting 12 projects and startup companies, shared methods to design curricula related to innovative entrepreneurship with 130 teachers and lecturers, and held training courses for 800 students, rural youth, and university students in startup and innovation./.
