In his event opening speech, VNU Vice President Dao Thanh Truong stated that with VNU's vision and mission, the 13th Party Central Committee’s 8th Conference issued Resolution No. 45 setting the goal of developing VNU and VNU-HCM into two among the world’s top 500 universities by 2030.

In the near future, VNU will focus on enhancing the quality of education and scientific research, with an emphasis on improving curricula, applying advanced teaching methods, and strengthening research activities to enhance academic reputation and make significant contributions to the international scientific community. Additionally, VNU will further develop its faculty and research staff, focusing on recruiting as well as training highly qualified lecturers, encouraging participation in international research projects and publishing research results in prestigious journals. VNU will also further invest in infrastructure and technology, building state-of-the-art, internationally recognized laboratories, and applying information technology in management and teaching, creating a favourable learning and research environment for students, graduate students, PhD students, and faculty members.

VNU Vice President Dao Thanh Truong further shared that at VNU, students were trained not only in professional knowledge and career skills but also in ethics, life skills, and creative thinking. VNU students are highly appreciated for their academic abilities, self-positioning skills, creative thinking, and adaptability in the context of global integration. Many student entrepreneurial projects and initiatives have been highly evaluated and successfully applied in practice.

VNU students have strong integration capabilities thanks to a multidisciplinary, cross-sectoral, and interdisciplinary training foundation. They are also young people with a proactive spirit, dynamic attitude, and high social responsibility. These students are not only a source of high-quality human resources but also represent a generation of young, responsible individuals, ready to contribute to the development of the country.

VNU Job Fair 2024 was a platform for connecting students with employers and linking educational institutions with recruiters seeking high quality human resources. It also helped promote collaboration among businesses as well as between businesses and scientists.

The event aimed at helping students orient themselves, preparing the necessary skills for their careers, and enhancing their competitiveness in the labour market. It also aimed to help students keep up with job trends and recruitment requirements of organizations and businesses. This was an opportunity for recent graduates, graduates to be and those seeking employment to explore and exchange necessary information about career opportunities, recruitment procedures, and conditions offered by organizations and businesses.

VNU Job Fair 2024 was also an opportunity for organizations and businesses to promote their brands. The event helped strengthen relationships between VNU and its partners under the motto "Go together, develop together." It also assisted organizations and businesses in building training, development and recruitment plans in line with their development strategies, while promoting VNU's "Young Talent Incubator" program.

Also at the event, VNU leaders and representatives of the sponsor awarded scholarships from the "SHB Financial Support Package - Nurturing Young Talent" to VNU students. Specifically, 10 students, either top scorers in the 2024 entrance exam or disadvantaged students, excelling in their studies, were awarded scholarships, each worth 30 million VND per academic year; and 30 scholarships, each worth 10 million VND per academic year, were given to students from families affected and damaged by Typhoon No. 3.

VNU Job Fair 2024 was organized with a variety of diverse and engaging activities. In addition to the opening session, four panel discussions and one workshop, namely "Self-Positioning and Winning Over Employers", "Building an Impressive and Effective Curriculum Vitae", "Effective Communication in Life and at Work" and “Applying AI in Learning and Personal Development” workshop were held with a large number of student participants. The event also featured the 2023-2024 academic year "Student of the Year" and "Outstanding Student Collective" awards, along with the "Outstanding Youth" title for 2024.

Furthermore, from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, there were networking, recruitment, and interview activities at 60 booths. The grand finale of the "VNU’s Hot Steps" dance competition took place from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM in the event’s main stage zone.