Many graduating students are still uncertain about their future direction.

The forum received the attention of many students. Photo: Chu Thanh

Attending the dialogue were speakers: Ms. Pham Chi Lan - economic expert, former Secretary General and Vice President of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI);Ambassador Nguyen Nguyet Nga - Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Ms.Le Lan Anh - Director of IDP Vietnam; Mr. Le Dinh Hieu - Co-founder and CEO of GAP and representatives of the Department of Education and Training, Department of Foreign Affairs, departments, agencies and sectors.

In today's society, women play an increasingly important role in the development of the country. Therefore, the dialogue was organized to help female students clearly define their own direction, from there confidently step into life, realize their dreams and ambitions.

Speakers participating in the forum. Photo: Chu Thanh

The dialogue took place with an open exchange between the speakers and female students around 5 main questions: What are the major barriers for Vietnamese female students today? How can female students overcome those barriers? What advantages do digital technology and international integration bring to women and female students? What qualities do Vietnamese women need today and how are they different from previous periods? Is the inherent vocation of Vietnamese women a strength? How to form and nurture the aspirations of female students?

Speaking frankly about questions about the phenomenon of second-year students, even those about to graduate, still being uncertain about their career path and what to do, Ms. Pham Chi Lan - economic expert, former General Secretary and Vice President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) commented that this is common among young people today.

Ms. Pham Chi Lan - economic expert, former Secretary General and Vice President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) shared her experience with female students. Photo: Chu Thanh

Ms. Chi Lan shared that she has observed many young people who do not know what they like, today they like this, tomorrow they like that. It is worth mentioning that many of them do not have their own opinions but are influenced by the crowd, specifically by their classmates.

Therefore, Ms. Chi Lan's advice is that each of you must take some time to ask yourself whether it is something you really like and is suitable for your ability to pursue long-term.

According to Ms. Chi Lan, female students today must know that they are very happy and lucky to live in a much more open society. Girls have many career choices and prejudices about women's careers have also decreased a lot compared to before. "Therefore, female students will have many opportunities and should not be afraid to seize them" - economic expert Pham Chi Lan confided at the forum.

Having been an ambassador to developed countries such as the US, UK, Japan, South Korea, etc. many times, interacting with many classes of women, from her own experiences, Ambassador Nguyen Nguyet Nga - Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shared that women of the new era in general and female students in particular, if they want to succeed, must first have the will; must know how to organize and balance their time, and most importantly, must be confident and know their own worth.

Ms. Pham Chi Lan: The core of the digital age is still people

(Baonghean.vn) - That is what Ms. Pham Chi Lan - economic expert, former Secretary General and Vice President of the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and speakers affirmed to nearly 700 students in Vinh city when participating in the discussion "Digital era: Opportunities and challenges for young people in the period of deep international integration".