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Becamex IDC and National University of Singapore signed an agreement to nurture a startup and creative ecosystem

Update: 29-11-2019 | 17:17:23

In the series of events to welcome Horasis 2019, on the morning of November 25, at the provincial Convention and Exhibition Center, a signing ceremony was held between Becamex IDC Corporation and National University of Singapore (NUS) to establish BLOCK71. nurture a strong startup and creative ecosystem in Vietnam. Attending the signing ceremony were Mr. Tran Thanh Liem, Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee; Mr. Mai Hung Dung, Member of the Provincial Standing Committee, Standing Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee together with representatives of related departments and agencies.

BLOCK71 is named after the birthplace of it is Block 71 building in Ayer Rajah Industrial Park in Singapore. BLOCK71 supports startups by providing issues, such as: Access to global networks; support start-up incubation; opportunity to pilot and test technology and business ideas ... This is an initiative of NUS Enterprise in strategic and cooperative partnerships with corporations and government agencies.

According to Mr. Nguyen Van Hung, Chairman of Becamex IDC Corporation, establishing a strategic relationship with NUS - Asia's leading university, to support entrepreneurship and local talent in learning and pursuing entrepreneurship. These are core issues in the strategic goal to create favorable conditions for the transformation of Vietnam's economy structure from a labor-intensive economy to a technology-intensive and tri-active economy. awake.

Speaking at the signing ceremony, Professor Freddy Boey, Vice Rector of the National University of Singapore, emphasized: “NUS is excited to start a partnership with Becamex to expand BLOCK71's presence in the Southeast. ASIAN. The new position of BLOCK71 Vietnam will open to individuals who participate in startups and innovate opportunities to enter new markets, provide NUS students with interesting internships and provide internships. information and access to innovative start-up programs”

On this occasion, Becamex IDC Corporation also signed a cooperation agreement with the Vietnam Institute of Applied Informatics and Mechanics (under the National Academy). The two sides will coordinate in deploying the construction of the Institute of Mechanics and Informatics in Binh Duong.

Reported by Phuong Le – Translated by Vi Bao

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