Before even obtaining their degree, many engineering students are offered positions by companies. At the 2026 Job Fair of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, 75 companies offering over 1,000 job opportunities not only highlighted the high demand for human resources but also revealed a significant shift: the job market actively seeks young graduates while they are still in school.
Many third and fourth-year students receive numerous internship and even full-time job offers. These varied job opportunities cover fields such as mechanical engineering, electronics, automotive, information technology, construction, and the environment – sectors considered pillars of production and technological transformation.
This reality raises a question: why are engineering graduates in such high demand when many other sectors struggle to find candidates? The answer lies in a transformation of teaching methods.
Professor Le My Ha, head of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, believes that the key to success lies less in the content than in the learning method. Faced with rapid technological evolution driven by the fourth industrial revolution, purely theoretical knowledge is no longer enough to ensure professional competence. It is through practice and facing real professional situations that students truly master the subject.
Mr. Ha emphasized that this philosophy is not new; since the time of Professor Chu Van An, learning has always been linked to practice. However, in the current context, this requirement is more urgent than ever. Experiential learning models worldwide also show that competence only develops when learners directly participate in solving concrete problems.
Therefore, the professional networking model is no longer a supplementary activity but has become a cornerstone of technical training. In this model, companies recruit students after they graduate and actively participate in the entire training process. They collaborate with the university to design programs, define competency frameworks, and assess learning outcomes.
Many companies send experts to teach and directly supervise projects, bringing concrete situations into the classroom that textbooks struggle to follow.
Furthermore, companies have become real laboratories for students. Internships and immersion semesters in companies are no longer mere formalities but are designed with a clear evaluation system, mentoring, and precise key performance indicators (KPIs). Students not only observe but actively participate in production and operational processes, gaining valuable professional experience during their studies.
“This is why many students are in high demand and find employment even before graduating. For companies, students are no longer potential candidates but rather probationary employees who have gained practical experience through multiple internships,” said a statement.
Dr. Truong Thi Hien, Secretary of the Party Committee and Deputy Permanent Rector of the Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, stated that the partnership with companies is a crucial factor in the quality of education. She said that the job fair is not only a meeting place for labor supply and demand but also an environment for students to improve their skills and build their professional paths. More fundamentally, it reflects a coherent training philosophy: universities should not remain detached from the job market but be fully integrated.
“For over sixty years, we have clearly stated that companies are not just customers of our training products but true partners throughout the process. This tripartite collaboration among educational institutions, companies, and learners creates a flexible training ecosystem where knowledge turns into skills, which are quickly put into practice,” said Mrs. Hien.
Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/sinh-vien-ky-thuat-chua-tot-nghiep-da-dat-nhu-tom-tuoi-2505652.html
