What Foreign Professionals Need to Know for Working in Vietnam On behalf of the government of Vietnam, we sincerely welcome you to work in Vietnam. In order to help you understand rules and regulations concerning working in Vietnam, please read the primer carefully and keep it with you for future reference. What you need to do upon Issuance of Work Permit 1.    VISA   If you were approved to issue a work permit by the Council of Labor Affairs (CLA), you need to apply for a visa through Vietnam’s representative office stationed in your country; or if you are already in Vietnam, you need to apply for a status change of visa through Bureau of Consular Affairs from Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Please check related information at the website //www.mofa.gov.vn/en/ ＊The duration of stay of Visa-Exempt Entries and Landing Visas for Foreigners is 6 months. The duration of stay starts from the next day of arrival and is not extendable. Visa-Exempt Entries and Landing Visas cannot be transferred into visitor visas or resident visas within ROC. 2.    Alien Residence Certificate (ARC) You need to apply for an alien residence Certificate within 3 months upon arrival. Please bring necessary documents to apply to the Foreign Affairs Division of your local police authority.

February 29, 2016 Dong Nai University Technology held atripartite meeting between DNTU, PUM and representatives of some enterprises. For the industry, some of the representatives are: Ms. Doan Thi Thanh Thuy - Deputy of Business Department of Dong Nai textile company (DONAGAMEX) and Mr. Tran Thanh Tung - Deputy Director of Dong Viet Phu Joint Stock Company (DOVIP), Mr. Nguyen Duc Binh - Director of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry HCM City Branch (VCCI), Mrs. Nguyen Thi Tuyet Mai - Deputy General Secretary-Vietnam Textile Associations VITAS (VITAS), Mr. Nguyen Truong Son - the senior lecturer (VCCI) and  Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Tuan - CEO of Viet A Law – Accounting - Tax Joint Stock Company. From the right: Mr. Tran Thanh Tung, Ms. Doan Thi Thanh Thuy,  Expert Anneke Bal- Atsma, Dr. Tran Duc Thuan - Vice rector, PhD. Tran Thi Quynh Le, Vice Chief Enterprise Relations Nguyen Dinh Thuat. The meeting was held with the purpose of understanding the demands of enterprises to change programmes and curriculums as well as to carry out  the internship programmes and observation activities in the enterprises so that students are able to meet the demands of some enterprise  after their graduation without training again. Rector Phan Ngoc Son and representatives of enterprises It is believed that enterprises will support machines, internship as well as participate in training interns to faculties and students, receiving internship student specialized in factories, companies.

On the evening of 13.1, the Center for Science and Technology Development and Young Talents (Central Union) held the 2nd Vietnam maker contest with Intel Galileo 2016 at Vietnam National University, Hanoi. Group of students won the first prize of the creators of Vietnam - Photo: VnExpress The contest was launched in early June, with the participation of 110 ideas for contest registration from 29 universities and institutes. The jury selected the 42 best ideas for the preliminary round. After 3 months of implementation, 16 best works of 41 students from 14 universities and institutes nationwide were selected for the final round. With the product "Robot supporting the elderly and the disabled", three students Nguyen Phi Lan, Le Ngoc Hoang and Tran Nguyen Phuc from Dong Nai University of Technology won the first prize. This robot can become a wheelchair to move, or can be turned into a bed so that the user can sleep or lie. At the same time, the robot can be lifted or lowered in a certain area so that the user can move from the robot to the bed without help from other people. Tran Nguyen Phuc, the leader of the group, said that the inspiration behind the creation of the product originated in the pictures of homeless people with manual disabilities in the country and videos of famous physicist Stephen Hawking in a wheelchair. From that image, the team came up with the idea to create a robotic car with a variety of features, low cost and easy to use to support the elderly and the disabled. Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Secretary of the Central Youth Union, said that the products exhibited creative thinking, working ability of the group, attention to issues of information technology and communication in their daily life. According to Tuan, the products won this year are impressive because of the application and the ability to deploy in practice in all areas. The products not only show the quality of creativity but also express the feelings and responsibility of Vietnamese students towards the care of disadvantaged groups in society. //www.baomoi.com/robot-ho-tro-nguoi-gia-va-nguoi-khuyet-tat-gianh-giai-nhat-cuoc-thi-nha-sang-tao-viet/c/21328312.epi     Source: //www.baomoi.com/