Hanoi, Jan. 23 -- Training high-quality human resources should be regarded as the "starting point" for technological self-reliance, according to members of the executive board of the network of overseas Vietnamese nuclear energy experts (VietNuc).

Training must undergo a fundamental overhaul, with quality as the core focus. Curricula should be updated to international standards and developed in a comprehensive manner, they said.

Special priority should be given to key areas such as energy, nuclear power, artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors, new materials and high technologies. Higher education should not only transmit knowledge but also become a creative space that generates new knowledge.

Alongside training, scientific resear...