STEM labs donated to schools in Vietnam's remote areas

For students in remote Vietnamese schools, the new school year has brought more than the sound of opening-day drums. It has also opened the doors to rooms where they can assemble gears, build circuits, race robots and explore artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things.

The Ministry of Public Security and FPT Telecom handed over STEM practice rooms on September 5 to disadvantaged schools in Lao Cai, Thai Nguyen, Dak Lak, Can Tho and Tay Ninh. A school in Nghe An received a room earlier, on August 28. At Muong Khuong Ethnic Minority Boarding Primary and Lower Secondary School in Lao Cai, students used the new space to work with robotics and technology that had previously existed mainly as abstract concepts in textbooks.

The project includes equipment, modern machinery and high-speed FPT fiber-optic internet. It also emphasizes continuity beyond the initial donation. STEM specialists will work directly with teachers at the schools, providing training and helping them take control of the creative learning spaces.

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The value of technology lies not only in its ability to connect, but also in the new opportunities it can open for people.

Hoàng Việt Anh, chairman of FPT Telecom, said the project was intended to give students an early chance to explore technology and imagine different futures. "The value of technology lies not only in its ability to connect, but also in the new opportunities it can open for people," he said. "Each donated STEM room is a space where students can explore, practice and create for themselves, nurturing their interest in science and technology and giving them the confidence to imagine their future."

The article also reported a separate support program in Ca Mau. The Dream Maker Foundation, backed by VNG Corporation, worked with the Ministry of Public Security's Investigation Police Office and Ca Mau police to hand over 46 homes to families facing hardship and improve facilities at four schools. The work included new preschool classrooms, renovations and teaching equipment at schools in Gia Rai and Dinh Thanh.

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Each donated STEM room is a space where students can explore, practice and create for themselves, nurturing their interest in science and technology and giving them the confidence to imagine their future.