Hyundai Engineering has completed a three-year climate change response project in Thanh Hoa Province, Vietnam, transferring an education center and a tree planting site with approximately 44,000 trees to local authorities. Following the transfer, a local university plans to expand its educational outreach from 11 high schools to approximately 720,000 students across elementary, middle, and high schools.
According to Hyundai Engineering, the company held a 'Climate Change Response Support Project Transfer Ceremony' on October 14 at Hong Duc University in Thanh Hoa Province, where it handed over the climate change education center to the university and the tree planting site to Ben En National Park.
Hyundai Engineering established the climate change education center at Hong Duc University in 2024, providing education on climate change for students, teachers, and local residents. The program included activities such as plastic recycling, waste separation, environmental cleanup, and a recycling idea competition targeted at high school students.
After the project concludes, Hong Duc University will operate the education center directly. The target audience will expand from the current 11 high schools in Thanh Hoa Province to approximately 720,000 students across all educational levels. Climate change-related subjects will be integrated into the regular curriculum, with plans to educate about 3,000 new students each year.
The ecosystem restoration project will also be handed over to local authorities. Hyundai Engineering planted about 44,000 Melaleuca trees over 10 hectares around Song Mu Lake in Ben En National Park. The park will manage the planting site using its own budget, national funds, and corporate sponsorships.
Ben En National Park plans to plant trees over a total area of 200 hectares around Song Mu Lake by 2030, with the 10 hectares established by Hyundai Engineering representing 5% of the overall plan.
A representative from Hyundai Engineering stated, 'It is significant that we have laid the foundation for the local community to continue the project's achievements and create a sustainable future on their own.'
* This article has been translated by AI.
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