SCHOOL OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING – STANLEY VIETNAM: SUPPORTING STUDENTS FROM SCHOLARSHIPS TO CAREER DEVELOPMENT

   Attending the meeting, on behalf of the School of Mechanical Engineering were Assoc. Prof. Truong Hoanh Son – Dean of the School, Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Kien Trung – Deputy head of the Department of Mechanical Manufacturing Engineering, Assoc. Prof. Nguyen Thuy Duong – Deputy Head of the School Office, together with representatives from relevant units.

   Representing Stanley Electric Vietnam Co., Ltd. were Mr. Kutsuzawa – Senior Executive Officer of Stanley Electric Group, Japan, and Mr. Nguyen Thanh Kim – Human Resources Director of Stanley Electric Vietnam Co., Ltd.

🎓 KITANO Scholarship – Empowering SME Students

    Over the past three years, the KITANO Scholarship Fund has supported numerous students of the School of Mechanical Engineering. In the second round of the 2025–2026 academic year, the program awarded 10 scholarships, including two scholarships for students facing financial difficulties and eight scholarships for students with outstanding academic performance.

    Approximately 60–70% of the scholarship recipients are students majoring in Mechanical Engineering, while the remaining recipients come from the field of Mechatronics Engineering, reflecting the diverse workforce needs of the company.

   For the 2026–2027 academic year, the two sides discussed expanding support initiatives, including the possibility of introducing scholarships linked to corporate internship programs, as well as scholarships for talented students in Mechanical Engineering and Mechatronics Engineering.

🏭 Learning from the Classroom – Gaining Experience from Industry

    Beyond scholarship support, Stanley Vietnam has been providing SME students with opportunities to undertake internships and gain hands-on experience in a real-world manufacturing environment.

   This is also a key direction that SME is actively promoting: providing students with more opportunities to participate in intensive internship programs, particularly 2–6-month placements at Japanese and other international companies. These experiences enable students to apply their academic knowledge, develop professional skills, and gain a deeper understanding of their future working environments.

💡 Early Industry Engagement – Building High-Quality Human Resources

   Assoc. Prof. Truong Hoanh Son, Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering, emphasized that with nearly 11,000 students, SME places strong emphasis on continuously improving the quality of education and strengthening collaboration with industry.

   In recent years, the School has partnered with numerous Japanese companies to establish Joint Laboratories (Joint Labs), bringing advanced technologies and real-world manufacturing practices into education while expanding opportunities for students to participate in internships and research activities.

    Industry engagement from an early stage of students’ academic journeys – through scholarships, internships, research opportunities, and career orientation – enables students to make more informed career choices after graduation, while helping companies develop a sustainable pipeline of high-quality engineering talent.

🌱 From a scholarship to a career journey – this is the value of meaningful collaboration between universities and industry.

  The School of Mechanical Engineering sincerely appreciates Stanley Electric Vietnam Co., Ltd. and the Stanley Group for their continued support and partnership with the School and its students. SME looks forward to further strengthening this collaboration and creating more opportunities for learning, internships, research, and employment for SME students in the years to come.