TTLV: Assessment of the Scientific Research Strategy in Vietnamese Forestry up to 2020

INFORMATION ABOUT THE MASTER'S THESIS

1. Student's full name:Nguyen Truong Quan     

2. Gender: Male

3. Date of birth: October 8, 1991

4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Decision No. 3683/2015/QD-XHNV dated December 31, 2015, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.

6. Changes in the training process:

7. Thesis title:Assessment of the Strategy for Scientific Research in Forestry in Vietnam up to 2020

8. Major: Science and Technology Management Code: 60.34.04.12

9. Scientific supervisor:Assoc. Prof. Dr. Dang Ngoc Dinh

10. Summary of the thesis results:

The research topic "Assessment of the Scientific Research Strategy in Vietnamese Forestry up to 2020" has developed a methodology and set of criteria for evaluating a development strategy and research strategy. Applying this research to the case of evaluating the Scientific Research Strategy in Vietnamese Forestry, the author used the selected criteria combined with collected data to assess the Strategy and its implementation results during the period from 2008 to 2016. The criteria selected and used by the author to evaluate the Scientific Research Strategy in Vietnamese Forestry include: relevance, effectiveness, impact, sustainability, and social impact.

The main recommendation of this thesis is that current forestry research topics are largely academic and technical in nature, lacking connection to social groups such as forest planters and protectors, and communities whose livelihoods depend on forests in Vietnam. The current scientific research strategy in forestry needs to be adjusted to focus more on social forestry in order to improve the effectiveness of research projects and contribute more to the practical development of Vietnam's forestry sector by 2020.

This thesis contributes to supplementing the scientific arguments that will help in the development and adjustment of the Vietnam Forestry Research Strategy to 2020 by the General Department of Forestry, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The findings of this thesis can contribute to identifying the limitations and shortcomings that need to be addressed in Vietnam's Forestry Research Strategy up to 2020. The recommendations from this study will serve as a reference for management agencies, research institutions, and strategy-making bodies when proposing solutions to improve the effectiveness of the forestry research strategy in the period up to 2020.

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INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS

1. Full name: Nguyen Truong Quan 2. Sex: Male

3. Date of birth: October 8, 1991 4. Place of birth: Hanoi

5. Admission decision number: 3683/2015/QD-XHNV Dated December 31, 2015 of the director of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

6. Changes in academic process:

7. Official thesis title: Vietnam Forestry Research Strategy towards 2020 Assessment.

8. Major: Science and Technology Management Code: 60.34.04.12

9. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof., Ph.D. Dang Ngoc Dinh

10. Summary of the findings of the thesis:

Research named "The Vietnam Forestry Research Strategy towards 2020 Assessment” has developed a methodology and the criteria for assessing and evaluating a development strategy and research strategy, applying these in methodology and the criteria a case studies “The Vietnam Forestry Research Strategy towards 2020 Assessment”, The authors used the selected criteria in combination with the data collected to evaluate and evaluate the Vietnam Forestry Research Strategy as well as the results of the implementation of these Strategy for the period 2008 - 2016. The criteria are selected by the author and used to evaluate the Vietnam Forestry research strategy in Vietnam includes: relevance, effectiveness, impact, sustainability and sociality.

The main recommendation of the research: The current research topics in forestry have many academic and technical characteristics and lack of research which linked to the social groups such as the community of forest growers and protectors, the community of people having life depending on forests in Vietnam. The current Vietnam Forestry Research Strategy should focus on social forestry in order to improve the effectiveness of researches and contribute more to the development of Vietnam's forestry sector towards 2020.

The research contributes scientific arguments for the development and adjustment of the Vietnam Forestry Research Strategy to 2020 implemented by the Vietnam Administration of Forestry, The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The results of this research may contribute to pointing out the disadvantages and weaknesses that need to be adjusted in the Vietnam Forestry Research Strategy towards 2020. The recommendations from the research will help management agencies, research institutes and policy-making agencies to consult when compromising solutions to improve the effectiveness of the implementation of the forestry research strategy towards 2020.

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