Honeywell opens Automation College in Vietnam

Friday, 01 March, 2013

Honeywell has announced the opening of its new regional Automation College in Hanoi, Vietnam. Opened in partnership with Vietnam National Oil and Gas Group (PetroVietnam) and PetroVietnam University, the college will boost the technical skills of local engineers through a variety of different training initiatives while building a strong future talent pool for the process industry in Vietnam and surrounding Southeast Asia.

Honeywell Process Solutions will provide the full suite of equipment - both hardware and software - that will be used in the curriculum. The college is located at PetroVietnam University, with thousands of students expected to study at the new facility in the next three years.

The ribbon cutting ceremony.

Left to right: Mai Trang Thanh, Honeywell Vietnam President; Tran Van Hoa, General Manager of Training and HRD Division, Petro Vietnam; Jose Simon, Global Director of HPS Lifecycle service; Le Phuoc Hao, Rector, PetroVietnam University; and Hoang Hung, Vice-Rector, PetroVietnam University.

“I believe the college will be a great resource for Vietnamese students,” said Jose Simon, Director, Global Service Operations, Honeywell Process Solutions. “We have been working closely with PetroVietnam to provide inputs to the curriculum so that students who enrol will be equipped with all the necessary skills to cover every aspect of maintaining a safe, reliable and efficient plant.”

Developed with more than two dozen standard and customised courses, the Honeywell Automation College will cater to both undergraduates in process and chemical engineering and experienced engineering professionals, including plant operators, maintenance technicians, implementation engineers, system administrators and management.

Jose Simon, Director, Global Service Operations, Honeywell Process Solutions, gives a speech at the opening ceremony.

Jose Simon gives a speech at the opening ceremony.

As part of the training, students at the college will also gain hands-on experience with Honeywell process automation solutions such as the Experion Process Knowledge System and Safety Manager.

The college will enable professionals to maximise the value of their Honeywell products and is integrated with other Honeywell Automation Colleges in 50 cities around the world, offering students the same global training environment provided to Honeywell’s customers and employees.