Hanoi, Nov. 12 -- The Vietnam National Industry - Energy Group (Petrovietnam) has launched a nationwide education programme called STEM Innovation Petrovietnam to equip the next generation with sci-tech skills critical to the country's energy transition and industrial modernisation.

The programme, spurred by Party General Secretary To Lam, kicked off on September 21. It plans to build 100 standardised STEM labs in 34 cities and provinces, marking the biggest education project ever undertaken by a Vietnamese state-owned enterprise.

A strategic bet on human capital

The programme aligns with the Politburo's resolutions on innovation and education reform, seeking to modernise learning facilities and outfit youth with skills in science, tec...