Representatives from RMIT gives his speech at the "Viet Nam Youth to Business Forum 2016," held on January 17, 2016, in Ha Noi. — Photo AIESEC Viet Nam

HA NOI (Biz Hub) — More than 700 outstanding students from leading Vietnamese universities participated in "Viet Nam Youth to Business Forum 2016," held on January 17, 2016, in Ha Noi.

The event was jointly organised by AIESEC Viet Nam, a branch of AIESEC - the world's largest international student organisation based in the Netherlands - and the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI).

The business forum, held with the theme of "Be the First Follower," was the seventh event among a series of AIESEC Viet Nam annual events – Viet Nam Youth to Business – being organised since 2012.

This year, the forum comprised two main activities, which were "Youth to Business Forum" and "Career Fair".

More than 700 Vietnamese students and 30 representative businesses and enterprises, such as Unilever, Prudential, RMIT and British Council, besides HSC, Standard Chartered, Nielsen and Suntory Pepsico, as well as Vinpearl Land, K+, Hatch and Deloitte, in addition to Beta Media and GLN attended the event.

They interacted to form a multi-generational interactive space for raising ideas, sharing insights and gaining new perspectives to create actionable outcomes and valuable changes for Vietnamese youth and business to move forward.

In his opening remarks, Nguyen Quang Vinh, deputy secretary-general of the Viet Nam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI), talked about the current situation in Viet Nam in the context of the country aiming to achieve 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs). He also stressed the important role of the youth and their challenges in achieving the 17 SDGs.

In their speech, representatives from RMIT and Unilever provided information and spoke of the significance of "The First Follower" idea in achieving the SDGs.

The "Career Fair" enabled students to get an opportunity to directly interact with businesses, and helped enterprises introduce job opportunities as well as to share their experiences to encourage and nurture the entrepreneurial spirit of youth. — VNS