Awareness of Universities Lecturers: Roles of Education and Training in Knowledge Economy Development in Vietnam Nowadays

Abstract

This article focuses on analyzing, explaining essential aspects of theory of knowledge economy development in Vietnam, roles of education and training, and factors determining the roles in development of the knowledge economy in Vietnam. The article then assesses status quo and summarizes issues to be dealt with while carrying out roles of education and training in development of the knowledge economy in Vietnam nowadays. Based on findings, the author proposes basic solutions to promote the role of education and training in the development of the knowledge economy in Vietnam, meeting the requirements of soon making Vietnam become a modern industrialized country.

Awareness of lecturers of roles of education and training in the development of the knowledge economy in Vietnam is a complicated issue, as in Vietnam the development of the knowledge economy has been started in the last two decades. In order to develop knowledge economy in Vietnam, one aspect of determinant implication is to properly understand position and roles of education and training in developing Vietnamese people comprehensively and improving quality of human resources for actors of the development of the knowledge economy. From aforesaid approach, the author analyzes, clarifies the nature and the intrinsic manifestations of roles of education and training in the development of knowledge economy in Vietnam, then points out factors determining roles of education and training in the development of  knowledge economy in Vietnam; at the same time, analyzes and indicates practical implications of roles of education and training in the development of knowledge economy; and finally proposes solutions to promote roles of education and training in the development of knowledge economy in Vietnam.

* Keywords: Education and training, science and technology, knowledge economy, development of the knowledge economy, lecturers, scientists.