Siemens in step with the nation

The company has just sponsored Hanoi University of Industry (HAUI) with a $22,000 package including demo equipment to set up a European standardised training room at HAUI.

“Thanks to the project, engineering students can put what they learn as theory into practice. The project is, therefore, believed to make critical changes towards advancing future generation of Vietnamese engineers and scientists,” said a Siemens release.

The package was as part of Siemens’s commitment to further support Vietnam’s engineering education and training.

The new drive technology training room is set up on the basis of the totally integrated automation (TIA) concept, which is the most advanced technology in the field nowadays. Basic training equipment including Siemens sinamics and motors are provided in the first stage and will be completed gradually to total TIA in the next several years.

“We highly appreciate Siemens’ support for a European standardised training room with which we can greatly improve the quality of teaching and learning at our university. It’s certain that our students will benefit a lot from “seeing is believing,” said HAUI rector Tran Duc Quy.

Erdal Elver, president and chief executive officer of Siemens Vietnam said building and maintaining a close cooperation with local universities was one of Siemens’s key goals.

“Our aim is to bring the opportunities of practical exposure to latest technology available for Vietnamese students by which students are more sufficiently equipped with necessary knowledge and skills for their future careers.

“And by doing so we hope to help universities and institutions in Vietnam make use of industrial technologies into education, and to serve education of practical and innovative talents. This is the responsibility and mission of a multi-national company like Siemens as a responsible corporate citizen in Vietnam,” Elver said.

For many years, Siemens has been an integral part of Vietnamese economy, and a reliable partner of Vietnam. Technical innovation is the basis of the development of Siemens and it is the talents that create technical innovation.

Young professional engineers who are energetic and have a good educational background are expected to be independently innovative. As a leader of technical innovation, Siemens will not only attract and retain the talents, but also be responsible for making contribution to Vietnamese education by making use of its experience and advanced technologies.

Since its official establishment in Vietnam in 1993, Siemens has been engaged in various channels of cooperation with Vietnamese universities and vocational institutions. For instance, in cooperation with German Academy Exchange Service, Siemens had awarded a number of scholarships “Asia 21st Century” to Hanoi University of Technology’s (HUT) best Vietnamese students.

The company has also sponsored Siemens automation training centres at HUT and at Ho Chi Minh City Technical Training University.