Viễn Đông College was honored to receive the Emulation Flag from the Hồ Chí Minh City People’s Committee and was recognized as an Outstanding Collective for the 2024 – 2025 academic year. This prestigious achievement holds special significance in the context of Hồ Chí Minh city’s recent administrative boundary expansion. It is not only a well-deserved reward for the entire college but also vivid proof of its persistent efforts to improve training quality and closely align with the practical needs of the labor market.

Enterprise-linked training: The key to success

According to Mr. Trần Thanh Hải, Principal of Viễn Đông College, the decisive factor behind this recognition is the school’s training motto: education must be closely tied to the real needs of enterprises. The college places special emphasis on developing its curriculum through close cooperation with major enterprises and prestigious hospitals in Hồ Chí Minh city. This approach not only enhances training quality but also provides students with opportunities to gain practical experience while still in school.

Master Trần Thanh Hải – Viễn Đông College Principal Receives the Emulation Flag from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee

To achieve this, the college relies not only on a highly specialized faculty but also focuses on inviting experts, engineers, and doctors from leading enterprises to participate in the teaching process. This combination of theory and practice equips students with comprehensive skills, preparing them to meet job requirements upon graduation.

An interesting story shared by Mr. Hải concerns the challenge of losing faculty members when they were recruited by enterprises. While this posed difficulties in maintaining faculty, it also brought great benefits: after joining enterprises, the former lecturers maintained their links with the college and continued to support students with internships and career development.

Future goals and development strategy

Not resting on its achievements, Viễn Đông College has set higher goals for the future. One of the most important objectives is to receive the Prime Minister’s Certificate of Merit in the near future. Simultaneously, the school will continue to maintain and develop cooperative relationships with major enterprises in Hồ Chí Minh city as well as international partners from Germany, South Korea, and Australia.

The decisive factor that helped Viễn Đông College receive the emulation flag from the Ho Chi Minh City People’s Committee is its motto of linking training with the demands of enterprises.

Mr. Trần Thanh Hải emphasized that in the next phase, Viễn Đông College will continue to focus on training strategic majors such as nursing, information technology, mechanics, beauty care, and logistics. This aims to provide a high-quality workforce for both the domestic and international labor markets.

Furthermore, Mr. Hai conveyed an important message to the faculty and students: “The world is changing rapidly, and to avoid being left behind, we must actively learn, innovate, and apply technology, especially artificial intelligence (AI), in the learning and research process. This is the only way to achieve sustainable development in the digital age.”

With clear strategies and unwavering determination, Viễn Đông College will continue to be a trusted partner for the enterprises and play a vital role in training high-quality human resources for society.