Information about the thesis "Development and Urbanization Projects in a Mountainous Commune in Northern Vietnam" by graduate student Truong Van Cuong, majoring in Ethnology.1. Student's Full Name: Truong Van Cuong 2. Gender: Male 3. Date of Birth: December 5, 1983 4. Place of Birth: Chinh Village – Hong Giang Commune – Luc Ngan District – Bac Giang Province 5. Decision No. 1599/2008 dated December 25, 2008, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 6. Changes during the training process: None 7. Thesis Title: Development and Urbanization Projects in a Mountainous Commune in Northern Vietnam 8. Specialization: Ethnology; Code: 602270 9. Scientific Advisor: Dr. Nguyen Van Suu, Deputy Head of the Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. Summary of thesis results: My master's thesis (in Ethnology, under the History major) consists of 4 chapters, with a total length of over 100 pages, excluding the introduction, conclusion, references, and appendices. The main content of the thesis focuses on describing, analyzing, and explaining the northern mountainous region, the Tay people, Nghia Do commune, the implementation of development projects, and their impacts on the formation of an urbanization process in the central area of Nghia Do commune. Thus, the thesis has clarified the relationship between the implementation of a series of development projects and the urbanization process in a mountainous commune in the context of the northern mountainous region in the post-reform period, thereby contributing to improving our understanding of development projects and urbanization in this area. 11. Practical applications: This thesis can serve as a reference for those interested in my research area, development projects, and urbanization processes in mountainous regions. 12. Future research directions: As my thesis has shown, studying the relationship between development projects and urbanization in the northern mountainous region is a promising area of research. Therefore, I hope that after completing my master's thesis, I will be able to further develop this research direction at the doctoral level on this topic in several communes in the northern mountainous region of Vietnam in a contemporary context. 13. Published works related to the thesis: None
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Truong Van Cuong 2. Sex: Male 3. Date of birth: December 5, 1983. 4. Place of birth: Bac Giang Province 5. Admission decision number: 1599/2008. Dated December 25, 2008 6. Changes in academic process: 7. Official thesis title: Development projects and urbanization in a Vietnam's Northern mountainous commune 8. Major: Ethnology 9. Code: 60 22 70 10. Supervisors: Dr Nguyen Van Suu, Deputy Head of Department of Anthropology, VNU University of Social Sciences and Humanities 11. Summary of the findings of the thesis: Mi Master thesis (in the field of Ethnology within History discipline) with over 100 pages, including 4 chapters, the Introduction, Conclusions, References and Annexes. The main contents of the thesis focus on the description, analysis and explanation of the Northern mountainous area, of the Tay ethnic group, of Nghia Do commune, and of the implementation of the development projects and the process of urbanization in this commune. It means mi thesis illuminates the relationship between the implementation of development projects and urbanization process in a mountainous commune in the context of the Vietnam's Northern mountainous area since Doi Moi, and throught that, it contributes to enhance our understanding about development projects and urbanization in this area. 12. Practical applicability, if any: The thesis can be a good reference for any one who is interested in my study field site, development projects and urbanization in Vietnam's Northern mountainous area. 13. Further research directions, if any: As mi thesis has shown that studying about the relationship between development projects and urbanization in this the mountainous areas is a very interesting topic. Therefore, after I have completed this MA thesis, I hope I can be able to continue to this research in a dotoral study a number of communes in the contemporary Vietnam's Northern mountainous area. 14. Thesis-related publications: No
