RMIT University Vietnam gives 23 computers to ethnic minority students

December 21, 2015 | 13:45

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Through the “Thousands of Computers, Millions of Dreams” programme initiated by tourism company TransViet, RMIT University gave 23 computers to students at the Hoa Binh Ethnic Minority Boarding School in the northern province of Hoa Binh.

TransViet brought the computers to the school, set them up in a computer lab connected to the Internet and installed tools to help teachers supervise the students’ internet use. And, as part of the ceremony held on December 18 to open the lab, four RMIT alumni gave the students tips on how to use Google search to serve their studies.

According to Bui Van Sung, headmaster of the school, the computers are a meaningful gift for Hoa Binh Ethnic Minority Boarding School students, who are mostly ethnic minorities from remote and poor areas of Hoa Binh province and do not have the chance to use the Internet often.

“We would like to thank the programme for enabling teachers and students at Hoa Binh Ethnic Minority Boarding School to teach and learn better,” he said.

“We hope that the computer lab is going to help students at Hoa Binh Ethnic Minority Boarding School access more knowledge, become more proactive in their studies and nourish their dreams,” said Hoang Huy, TransViet’s marketing director and director of the “Thousands of Computers, Millions of Dreams” programme.

This is the second computer lab the programme have given after the first one in Phan Boi Chau High School in the central province of Nghe An in October 2015.

Every year, companies throw out thousands of old computers that are still operating well in the process of upgrading their equipment. Through the “Thousands of Computers, Millions of Dreams” programme, many companies have donated the computers to students in need.

TransViet hopes to expand the “Thousands of Computers, Millions of Dreams” programme to give more computers, and to more schools, with a focus on mountainous and remote areas.

By By Ha Duy

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