TTLV: Russian energy reform and its role in the foreign policy of the Russian Federation.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name: Phan Thi Bich Hanh

2. Gender: Female

3. Date of birth: September 23, 1987

4. Place of birth: Thuy Quynh, Thai Thuy, Thai Binh

5. Decision on student admission No. 2119/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH dated November 1, 2011, by the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

6. Changes in the training process: none

7. Thesis title: Russian energy reform and its role in the foreign policy of the Russian Federation.

8. Major: International Relations; Code: 60 31 02 06

9. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Canh Toan – Institute of European Studies

10. Summary of the thesis results:

- Provide an overview of the current state and potential of the Russian energy sector, including: oil and gas, coal, nuclear energy, electricity, and renewable energy. This will highlight Russia's position in the energy field.

- A summary of Russia's energy strategies;

- Analyze the weaknesses of the Russian energy sector that led to reforms and the policies for reforming the Russian energy sector;

- Analyze the changes in the Russian Federation's energy diplomacy policy towards different stakeholders;

- Highlight the role of energy and energy reform in the foreign policy of the Russian Federation;

- To offer some lessons for Vietnam.

11. Practical applications:

- This thesis can be used as a reference for undergraduate students, graduate students, and readers interested in the Russian Federation and the energy sector of both Russia and Vietnam.

12. Future research directions:

Further research is needed on the Russian Federation's energy diplomacy policy in subsequent periods.

13. Published works related to the thesis:

Do not have

INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Phan Thi Bich Hanh

2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: September 23^rd, 1987

4. Place of birth: Thai Binh

5. Admission decision number: 2119/2011/QD-XHNV-SDH, Dated: November 11^th, 2011

6. Changes in academic process: N/A

7. Official thesis title: Russian Energy Reform and It's Role in The Foreign Policy of The Russian Federation.

8. Major: International Relations

9. Code: 60 31 02 06

10. Supervisors: Dr. Nguyen Canh Toan – Institute for European Studies.

11. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

- Generalizes current state and potential of Russian energy sector, including: oil and gas, coal, nuclear energy, electricity and renewable energy; so as to highlight Russia's position in the energy sector;

- Summarize the energy strategies of Russia;

- Analyzes the weaknesses of Russian energy sector which lead to reform and the reform of Russian energy sector;

- Analyzes the changes in the Russian foreign energy policy towards different actors;

- Highlights the role of energy and energy reform in foreign policy of the Russian Federation;

- Provide some experiences for Vietnam.

12. Practical applicability, if any: Can be used as a reference for students, graduate students and readers interested in studying the Russian Federation, Russian energy sector as well as Vietnam's energy sector.

13. Further research directions, if any: Further research on the Russian foreign energy policy in other periods.

14. Thesis-related publications: N/A

Date: June 2^nd, 2014