In a technology-driven economy, not all academic disciplines will hold the same relevance in the future. Competitive advantage is increasingly determined not by the capacity to manufacture products, but by the ability to develop the technologies behind them. Fields such as artificial intelligence, semiconductors, advanced materials, biotechnology, and energy are becoming the pillars of the next generation of industries.

On the afternoon of December 4, 2024, Hanoi University of Industry, in collaboration with the VinFuture Prize, hosted an international scientific conference titled “Innovations in Solar Energy and Advanced Material Engineering.”