Overview of the conference
Participants included Mr. Vu Tien Phung, Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee and Vice Chairman of the City People’s Committee; Mr. Pham Van Thep, Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee and Head of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority; Mr. Luong Van Viet, City Party Committee Member and Director of the Hai Phong Department of Education and Training; Mr. Bruno Jaspaert, EuroCham Chairman and General Director of the DEEP C Industrial Park Complex; representatives of departments and agencies; more than 200 enterprises in industrial parks and economic zones; nearly 20 universities and vocational education institutions; and more than 2,500 pupils and students from across the city.
Delegates attending the conference
The event was organized to strengthen links between enterprises and training institutions, connect training activities with labor demand and improve the quality of human resources serving the city’s socio-economic development. According to a survey in April 2026, enterprises in industrial parks and economic zones needed more than 35,000 workers, mainly in electronics, supporting industries, mechanical engineering and textiles.
Delegates attending the conference
In his opening remarks, Mr. Pham Van Thep, Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee and Head of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority, emphasized that the event was important and demonstrated the city’s determination to develop human resources for rapid and sustainable growth in the new period. He affirmed that accompanying enterprises in attracting and developing human resources was the Authority’s top priority, while support for worker housing and social housing projects in industrial parks and economic zones was also being emphasized to attract and retain workers over the long term.
Mr. Pham Van Thep, Member of the Standing Committee of the City Party Committee and Head of the Hai Phong Economic Zone Authority
The program included the signing of memoranda of understanding between universities, colleges and enterprises; the awarding of 30 scholarships to disadvantaged pupils and students with strong academic achievements; and a handover and reception ceremony involving 300 pupils and students between training institutions and enterprises.
Signing ceremony for memoranda of understanding
Scholarships awarded to disadvantaged pupils and students with strong academic achievements
Handover and reception ceremony between training institutions and enterprises
Outside the hall, the organizers coordinated the installation of 80 booths for 17 universities, colleges and vocational training institutions, together with 60 booths for enterprises operating in the city’s industrial parks and economic zones, creating a lively and practical space for consultation and job introductions.
Booth area
At the event, enterprises and educational institutions focused on recruitment needs and human-resource requirements by occupation and sector, while discussing training, internships and cooperation in supplying human resources. Mr. Bruno Jaspaert, EuroCham Chairman and General Director of the DEEP C Industrial Park Complex, said that with broad career opportunities in Hai Phong, pupils and students should study proactively, improve their foreign-language proficiency and develop the skills needed to meet enterprises’ increasingly high requirements.
Mr. Bruno Jaspaert, EuroCham Chairman and General Director of the DEEP C Industrial Park Complex
Mr. Pham Van Thuan, Vice Rector of Vietnam Maritime University, said the university regarded high-quality human-resource training aligned with practical needs as a key objective, pursued by expanding cooperation with enterprises in training, internships, scholarship sponsorship and scientific research.
Mr. Pham Van Thuan, Vice Rector of Vietnam Maritime University
In his closing remarks, Mr. Luong Van Viet, Director of the Hai Phong Department of Education and Training, affirmed that high-quality human resources were the strongest magnet for attracting large FDI flows. He said the Department would continue working closely with the Economic Zone Authority and enterprises to build specific partnership models and a focal point for information on labor demand and market forecasts, enabling training institutions to understand enterprises’ immediate and long-term needs. This would support the early development of the “learning in the workshop” and “workshop at the school” models, helping learners acquire appropriate skills, industrial working practices and professional ethics so they can adapt to jobs without additional upgrading or retraining. The Department is determined to pursue substantive innovation so that every graduate in the city is ready to contribute to the prosperity of the port city, with stronger links between vocational education and enterprises as a breakthrough solution.
Luong Van Viet, City Party Committee Member and Director of the Hai Phong Department of Education and Training
These activities strengthened information exchange and connections between enterprises and educational institutions, helping meet human-resource needs in line with the practical requirements of the labor market. Other highlights from the event
Source: Investment Promotion – Employment – Business Support Center