Universal Instruments Extending Reach to Vietnam; to Launch SMT Textbook with Leading Chinese University
4 February 2008
Universal Instruments announces that it is extending its reach and supporting local SMT talents in Vietnam by donating SMT equipment to Hanoi University of Technology.
As part of the company's move to support EMS providers which have already established operations in Vietnam, Universal Instruments entered into an agreement with Hanoi University of Technology to lease a GSM machine to the university and help running courses on SMT early this year.
According to the company, the donation to Vietnam is its latest co-operation with academic institutions, following its earlier joint efforts with Tsinghua University and Weihai Vocational College in China.
Hanoi University of Technology, a leading university in Vietnam, is pledged to train university students to help the growth of the electronics industry in Vietnam.
Meanwhile, Universal Instruments and Tsinghua University announce that they will soon launch a SMT textbook in China after one year's work on the project. The book is a joint effort of the R&D department of Universal Instruments and the SMT-Tsinghua Lab under industry expert Prof Wang Tianxi with a view to help grooming of local talents especially among the university students.
With a collection of papers written by experts from both parties, the book is meant to be a useful handbook for engineers in the SMT industry.
