Universities must research and come up with solutions to solve big problems in life, bring positive values and benefits to the community. This is the main message in the public lecture “Innovation in solving big challenges” by Professor Michael I. Kotlikoff, Rector, Academic Director, CFO of Cornell University (USA), top universities in the world.
The story of the world’s leading university founded by a farmer with the desire to contribute to the community really attracted hundreds of delegates in the auditorium.
The event took place this afternoon, February 7, at VinUni . University.
Creativity to solve social problems
Professor Michael I. Kotlikoff said that Cornell University was founded by Ezra Cornell, a former farmer and later an inventor. He wants to bring practical training in skills relevant to people’s everyday lives so that learners use their assets “for the greatest of things” – as he once said.
According to Professor Michael I. Kotlikoff , the core value of Cornell University is to give equal opportunity to everyone in learning and to bring invention to mankind, to train the best skills for students so that students can later benefit the community. Therefore, Cornell is one of the earliest universities to welcome female students, students of various nationalities, religions, ethnicities, classes, studying issues such as labor, agriculture, animal diseases. object.
“To become a leading research university, we do not stop creative innovation. But our problems may surprise many people by focusing not on issues like technology but on social issues, such as climate change, factors affecting the lives of the Cornell family and the community. These core values have motivated Cornell to work with governments and universities around the world,” said Professor Michael I. Kotlikoff.
Giving specific examples, Professor Michael I. Kotlikoff said that Cornell University established Cornell Tech, making an important contribution to making New York a center of technology. This university has also created a solution to be able to cool one of its training facilities in the summer and heat in the winter by reusing existing energy sources and will likely replicate the model in the near future. show the neighborhood, or offer solutions to help New York solve its railroad problems.
According to Professor Michael I. Kotlikoff, the university not only teaches but also encourages students to solve social problems, encourages and supports students in contacting investment organizations to present ideas, find resources to turn those ideas into reality.
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To have innovative thinking, Professor Michael I. Kotlikoff advises students to look at the world around them and see what obstacles in society are, thereby developing initiative to solve. Then look for resources and support resources.
Emphasizing the important role of support resources, Professor Michael I. Kotlikoff said that in society there are always many problems and therefore, if you observe, students can have a lot of ideas, but still have to Find resources to help bring your ideas to life. “Where to find support? For me, that is the biggest obstacle. And that is why collaboration is so important to universities,” said Professor Michael I. Kotlikoff.
Want to send students to more difficult place
As a strategic partner of VinUni University, a young Vietnamese university with the goal of becoming an innovative university serving the community, Professor Michael I. Kotlikoff said that in recent years, the two sides have mainly been cooperation in the field of teaching.
Professor Michael I. Kotlikoff talks with students. (Photo: VinUni)“But now is the time to start engaging faculty in important research areas such as artificial intelligence, smart cities, issues related to sustainable development and climate change. Queen. I think there’s a lot of opportunity for the Cornell faculty and the VinUni faculty to work together to address some of the challenges we’re facing,” said Professor Michael I. Kotlikoff.
Sharing about this goal and cooperation, Professor Rohit Verma, Rector of VinUni University said that as a developing country, Vietnam has many social problems and obstacles in Vietnam are also opportunities. opportunity for VinUni students to research and offer solutions to problems. As a small and newly established university, the cooperation with leading universities in the world like Cornell will help VinUni students get the support of international professors in solving those problems.
“We send our students to universities in many countries such as the US, Singapore, Australia… and also welcome international students to VinUni to solve these problems together. We not only send students to developed countries but also send students to less developed countries in Africa so that students can have experiences and know the problems from those countries and have ideas. solved,” said Professor Rohit Verma.
According to Professor Rohit Verma, in the coming time, VinUni and Cornell University will continue to have cooperation in research on issues of health, technology, climate change, agricultural development, program new training programs such as a master’s in innovation, design and implementation of community programs that have an impact on society
“Recently, VinUni has sent 8 students to Cornell and Cornell also sent 8 students to VinUni for research and community programs in Hai Phong,” said Professor Rohit Verma.
Pham Mai (Vietnam+)