As Vietnam enters an accelerated phase of strategic infrastructure development with a series of large-scale projects—such as the North-South high-speed railway, ring road systems, long-span bridges, smart urban infrastructure, and inter-regional transport works—the demands for technology, technical standards, and the quality of human resources are becoming pivotal challenges for the construction and transport sectors.

Unlike in previous periods, current infrastructure projects do not merely demand pure execution capacity. Instead, they require the ability to master new technologies, manage complex engineering techniques, and access international standards in design, materials, operation, and maintenance. Fields such as cable-stayed bridges, suspension bridges, prestressed structures, high-speed railways, and structural health monitoring systems are all highly technical domains. They demand an engineering workforce that is thoroughly trained, possesses practical mindsets, and exhibits the capability to rapidly adapt to global technology trends.

However, reality shows that a gap still exists between academic training and the practical demands of the market. Many enterprises face difficulties in finding engineers capable of immediate real-world deployment on-site, while students and young engineers lack opportunities to access new technologies, practical construction environments, and highly applicable engineering challenges.

In this context, the collaborative model between universities, enterprises, and international technology partners is considered an inevitable trend to elevate training quality and develop human resources for Vietnam's infrastructure sector. While the university holds the foundational role in knowledge training and scientific research, the enterprise serves as the practical environment to validate, apply, and perfect professional capabilities. Meanwhile, the participation of international technology partners helps expand access to global standards, advanced technologies, and execution experiences from large-scale projects worldwide.

Therefore, the collaboration between Minh Duc Group, the University of Transport and Communications, and OVM Group goes beyond the meaning of a standalone joint training program. It demonstrates a long-term development vision: Building a connected ecosystem across training, research, technology, and practical construction execution.

Moving beyond theoretical research, the cooperation programs are oriented to link directly with actual needs on-site, contributing to narrowing the gap between advanced technology and its applicability in Vietnam.

Within the framework of this cooperation, the parties also frequently organize specialized seminars, technical training programs, and career orientation activities for students and young engineers. Prominent among these are in-depth seminars on suspension bridge technology and prestressed systems—technical fields that play a vital role in modern infrastructure development trends.

Additionally, Minh Duc Group coordinates and participates in the "Network of Centers of Excellence in Advanced, Smart Transportation and Infrastructure Technology" spearheaded by UTC, while simultaneously deploying scholarship programs to support students in accessing real-world environments and advanced technologies.

Through this model, students, trainees, and the young engineering team will have the opportunity to directly engage with construction sites, technical experts, modern technology, and the actual requirements of the infrastructure construction industry. Concurrently, the enterprise gains the opportunity to participate deeper in the training process, shaping capabilities, and building a human resource pool tailored to future development needs.

According to evaluations by many experts, as Vietnam's infrastructure sector enters a new development cycle with increasingly strict requirements regarding technology and international standards, training cooperation models linked with enterprises will play a crucial role in forming a new generation of engineers—those who are not only professionally sound but also capable of mastering technology, possessing an integration mindset, and demonstrating practical deployment capabilities.

Mr. Tran Dai Nghia - General Director of Minh Duc Construction Group, stated that in the context of large-scale infrastructure projects requiring increasingly higher technology and technical standards, the cooperation model between universities, enterprises, and international partners is an inevitable direction to elevate training quality and develop human resources. "When academic knowledge is tied to actual construction sites and real-world technology, students will have the opportunity to become a new generation of engineers fully capable of mastering Vietnam's modern projects," he shared.

As Vietnam's infrastructure sector enters a development phase with rising demands for technology and technical standards, the cooperation between Minh Duc Group, the University of Transport and Communications, and OVM is highly anticipated to contribute to driving the development of high-quality human resources, meeting the demands of infrastructure expansion in the new era.