Secretary of the HCM City Party Committee Nguyen Thien Nhan (R) and Sherry S. Boger, General Director of Intel Products Vietnam (Source: VNA) HCM City (VNA) – Ho Chi Minh Citywishes to boost cooperative ties with Intel Group, particularly in high-techhuman resource development.
Secretary of the municipal Party CommitteeNguyen Thien Nhan made the affirmation at a reception for Sherry S. Boger,General Director of Intel Products Vietnam, on June 28.
Nhan lauded the firm’s investment in HCM City,reflecting its trust in the city’s investment environment.
He also mentioned the cooperation between IntelProducts Vietnam and local universities, suggesting the group establish acentre for high-tech studies in the city.
Nhan expressed his hope that Intel will continueachieving successes in the city and called on the group to provideconsultation, technical and technology assistance for HCM City in building asmart city.
For her part, Boger extended her thanks to the localauthorities for their support, saying that building the factory in HCM City isamong the right choices and biggest successes of the group.
Currently, Vietnamese workers make up of 94percent of Intel Products Vietnam’s workforce, she said, adding that many ofthem have high skills and leadership capacity.
She pledged that the group will continue workingwith the city in developing technology and enhancing the quality of hi-techhuman resources by providing scholarships at home and overseas for Vietnamesestudents as well as funding for innovation contests.
Over the past year, Intel Products Vietnam hasoffered 114 scholarships for Vietnamese students to get bachelors and mastersdegrees in the US and Australia.
It has also joined hands with US-baseduniversities to offer further training courses for more than 7,000 Vietnamese lecturers.-VNA
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