TTLA: Bhutan's Development Model and International Impact

1. Full name of PhD student: Nguyen Tat Lan. 2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: January 10, 1979 4. Place of birth: Thuy Phuong Ward, Huong Thuy Town, Thua Thien Hue Province.

5. Decision on recognition of PhD students No. 2416/2015/QD–XHNV October 13, 2015 by the President of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in training process: no

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7. Thesis topic: Bhutan development model and international impact

8. Major: International Relations; 9. Code: 62 31 02 06.

10. Scientific advisor: Prof. Dr. Do Tien Sam.

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11. Summary of new results of the thesis:

The firstThe thesis synthesizes the concepts and theoretical basis of development models as well as the concepts and practical basis of implementation in Bhutan and other countries.

Monday,The thesis presents the objective and subjective conditions that constitute the Bhutan development model, as well as identifies the difficulties and challenges of developing the model.

Tuesday,The thesis analyzes the impacts of the model on the international level, at the individual, national and international organizational levels, and at the same time suggests the issue of sustainable development orientation.

11. Practical application:

The firstThe thesis argues that with the urgent need to solve environmental problems, as well as the current way of measuring the quality of sustainable development, the Bhutan development model is an open model depending on the objective and subjective conditions of each country.

MondayThe thesis proposes sustainable development directions in accordance with the policies and development guidelines of the millennium goals, as well as directions for solving climate change and greenhouse effect issues, measuring the quality of life now and in the future.

12. Further research directions: (if any)

13. Published works related to the thesis:

1. Nguyen Tat Lan (2014), "Bhutan's Gross National Happiness Value System and Current International Life",Magazine Foreign Affairs - Central Foreign Affairs Commission(12-62), pp.46-50.
2. Nguyen Tat Lan (2015), “The Kingdom of Bhutan and the Gross National Happiness Value System”,Magazine India and Asia Studies(8-33), pp.32-37.
3. Nguyen Tat Lan (2015), "From the Bhutanese gross happiness value system, thinking about Da Nang city",Danang Socio-Economic Development Journal(66), pp.64-67.
4. Nguyen Tat Lan (2015), “Buddhism influences the value system of Bhutan's gross national happiness”, Religious Affairs Magazine - Agency of the Government Committee for Religious Affairs(7-107), pp.57-60.
5. Nguyen Tat Lan (2015), “From Bhutan's Gross National Happiness value system to United Nations action”,Magazine India and Asia Studies(10-35), pp.33-39.

6. Nguyen Tat Lan (2015), “The difference between Gross Domestic Product and Gross National Happiness”,Magazine Socio-economic development of Da Nang(71), pp.60-65.

INFORMATION ON DOCTORAL THESIS

1. Full name: Nuyen Tat Lan 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: January, 10th, 1979 4. Place of birth: Huong Thuy, Thue Thien Hue

5. Admission decision number: 2416/2015/QD–XHNV Dated 10/13/2015 by the Headmaster of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi National University.

6. Changes in academic process: None

7. Official thesis title: Bhutan's development model with the Gross National Happiness (GNH) and its international impact

8. Major: International relations 9. Code: 62 31 02 06

10. Supervisors: Prof. PhD. Due to Tien Sam

11. Summary of thenew findingsof the thesis:

First,the thesis synthesizes the concepts and theories underlying the development model as well as the concepts and practice foundations in Bhutan and other countries.

Second,the thesis sets forth the objective and subjective conditions that constitute the Bhutanese development model, as well as identifying the difficulties and challenges of model development.

Third,the thesis analyzes the impacts of the model on the international, individual, national level as well as international organizations, and suggests the issue of sustainable development.

12. Practical applicability, if any:

Firstly, the thesis argues that with the urgency of solving environmental problems, as well as the way of measuring the quality of sustainable development, Bhutan's development model is an open model of choice depending on each nation's objective and subjective conditions.

Secondly,the thesis shows the direction of sustainable development in line with the policies and guidelines for the development of the MDGs as well as the solutions to climate change and measuring the quality of life now and in the future.

13. Further research directions, if any: none

14. Thesis-related publications: (List them in chronological order)

1. Nguyen Tat Lan (2014), “Gross National Happiness in Bhutan”,External Relations Review(12-62), pp. 46-50

2. Nguyen Tat Lan (2015), “Bhutan and the Gross National Happiness Value”,Vietnam Review for Indian and Asian Studies(8-33), pp. 32-37

3. Nguyen Tat Lan (2015), “Thinking about Danang City from Gross National Happiness Value of Bhutan”,Review of Danang Socio – Economic Development(66), pp. 64-67,

4. Nguyen Tat Lan (2015), “Buddhism affects the Gross National Happiness Value System of Bhutan”,Religious Work Magazine(7-107), pp. 57-60

5. Nguyen Tat Lan (2015), “From Gross National Happiness Value of Bhutan to the Initiative of the United Nations”,Vietnam Review for Indian and Asian Studies(10-35), pp. 33- 39

6. Nguyen Tat Lan (2015), “Difference between Gross National Product and Gross National Happiness”,Review of Danang Socio – Economic Development(71), pp.60-65