On the morning of August 23, 2022, at the 2nd floor hall of Ho Chi Minh University of Banking, a cooperation signing ceremony between Vietnam Blockchain Technology Association (VBA) and Ho Chi Minh University of Banking took place. This is also an opportunity for the two parties to jointly organize a seminar with the theme "Blockchain in Education and Training: Opportunities and Future of Vietnam"

Attending the signing ceremony and discussion, on the side of Banking University (HUB), there were the attendance of Assoc. Dr. Nguyen Duc Trung – Acting Rector and leaders of relevant faculties and departments

          On the side of Vietnam Blockchain Technology Association (VBA), there were the participation of:

Mr. Phan Duc Trung - Standing Vice Chairman of Vietnam Blockchain Association

Mr. Huy Nguyen – Vice President of Vietnam Blockchain Association

Mr. Phan Hong Quan - Deputy Member of Board of Directors - Vietnam Blockchain Association

Mr. Tran Huyen Dinh - Head of Fintech Application Committee - Vietnam Blockchain Association

Along with other members from the Association.

The ceremony also had the presence of nearly 100 students of HUB, affirming the interest of the School and students in one of the most interesting topics today: the application of Blockchain in education and training.

With the wave of technology 4.0 affecting and changing all aspects of life, Blockchain is considered the "key" for digital transformation and building the future information technology platform. Speaking at the opening ceremony, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Duc Trung shared the University's orientation in promoting innovation and creativity through technology application, transfer, sharing and innovation. He hopes that the parties can accompany in finding and expanding cooperation/investment opportunities from members and partners in order to keep pace with the constant development and change in the current digital transformation period.

Mr. Phan Duc Trung, Standing Vice President of VBA emphasized: blockchain is one of the digital technology fields on the priority list of research, development and application for the 4th Industrial Revolution. Recent changes, along with the cooperation and development of all stakeholders, have set an important premise for promoting the development of blockchain technology, contributing to the process of national digital transformation. According to Trung, the Vietnam Blockchain Association not only plays the role of connecting and gathering the blockchain community in the country, but also a bridge to bring Vietnamese products to the world. Vietnam Blockchain Association has been in the phase of focusing on researching and developing blockchain applications in fields from finance to new technology trends such as NFT, Web 3, Metaverse,... Besides, The Vietnam Blockchain Association also wishes to promote personnel training and attract international investment in Vietnam.

At the ceremony, leaders of VBA and HUB jointly signed a cooperation agreement between the two sides, which is the premise for the development of long-term cooperation relationship with each other in order to cooperate to promote the strength and potential. development of the two Parties. Some specific cooperation goals include: Coordinate training of human resources in the blockchain industry and train students; Coordinating the implementation of activities and events to promote practical experience in technology, events for lecturers, students, and start-up projects through contests, thematic reports, seminars, seminars or other propaganda and popularization activities; VBA will act as the focal point to make a list of instructors to participate in training, create or connect to programs jointly organized by the two parties, etc.

After the signing, Mr. Huy Nguyen - Vice President of Vietnam Blockchain Association had useful sharing in the seminar about the current development status of Blockchain technology in Vietnam, development direction as well as career opportunities. industry, especially for students.

The practical sharing from Mr. Huy Nguyen has received special attention from the teachers, teachers and members attending the Seminar. Mr. Phan Duc Trung and Assoc. Dr. Nguyen Duc Trung had discussions as well as participated in the exchange and answered questions and questions posed by the students.

According to information from experts at the Seminar, Vietnam is currently ranked 8th in the world in terms of cryptocurrency trading activities. Therefore, it is very necessary to soon introduce a legal framework on cryptocurrencies in particular and on the application of blockchain technology in Vietnam in general. Now is also an important period to answer the question about the Applications of Blockchain Technology in the fields to bring outstanding benefits, especially to the financial market, digital assets, and digital currencies. , and also in education etc. The seminar ended well, opening up many opportunities for training and development cooperation between HUB and VBA in the future.

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