University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU Hanoi

I. General Information

• Year of birth: 1975.
• E-mail:thaodth@vnu.edu.vn
• Affiliation: Department of History.
• Academic degree: PhD. Year received: 2014.
• Training process:

1996: University, Faculty of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

2000: Master's degree, Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

2002: Participated in the Interdisciplinary Research training course organized by the Ford Foundation and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.

2003: Studied at the Southeast Asian Studies Department of the Institute of Asian and African Studies, Humboldt University Berlin, Federal Republic of Germany

2014: PhD, Department of History, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

September-November 2010: Studied and worked at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, California State University Fullerton, USA.

• Foreign language proficiency: English (B2).
• Main research areas: History of Confucian education in Vietnam, History of Vietnamese culture, Cultural contact and exchange.

II. Scientific works

Book

1. The Imperial Examinations during the Nguyen Dynasty (Through the two Imperial Examination centers in Hanoi and Nam Dinh)Hanoi National University Publishing House, Hanoi, 2016
2. Thang Long - Hanoi - Bibliography of research works(co-editors), Hanoi Publishing House, 2010.

Chapter

1. “Differences between the Vietnamese and Chinese Imperial Examinations - A Comparative Approach” (in:Vietnam in World HistoryHanoi National University Publishing House, 2016, pp. 345-364.
2. ""The street chief in the Hanoi city government apparatus during the colonial period" (co-authored) (in:History of Vietnamese Cities - Documents and Research, National University of Hanoi Publishing House, 2016; also in:Proceedings of the Scientific Conference on Management and Development of Thang Long - Hanoi(Office of the Steering Committee for the 1000th Anniversary of Thang Long - Hanoi, H, March 2008).
3. The "Education" section (in:Dong Anh GazetteerNational Political Publishing House, 2016.
4. “The Nguyen's policies on Confucian education promotion in Southern Vietnam”, (in:Vietnam in History and Transformation - Selected Reading, Lambert Academic Publishing, 201).
5. “Professor Tran Quoc Vuong: A teacher who doesn't follow the beaten path” (in:They are still elite.ButDrain Professor Tran Quoc Vuong's contributions to the Social Sciences and Humanities.", National University of Hanoi Publishing House, 2016).
6. “The Đại Việt Nation in the 10th-15th Centuries - Some Historical and Cultural Issues” (in:Overview of Vietnamese Archaeology(Perspective on the Archeology of Vietnam), Bonn, 2015).
7. "Cao Xuan Duc and his contributions through the two books Dang Khoa Luc" (co-authored) (in: Proceedings of the Scientific Conference)Cao Xuan Duc, a renowned cultural figure and scholar of the Eastern Academy,(organized in Nghe An on December 6, 2012).
8. "The appearance of the last imperial examination hall in Northern Vietnam - the Nam Dinh Imperial Examination Hall"”(in:One leg Historical Research Road (2006 - 2011)World Publishing House, Hanoi, 2011, pp. 551-570).
9. Section V, Chapter IV “Opening the Thang Long culture, Dai Viet civilization”, printed inLy Dynasty (1009-1226), Hanoi Publishing House, Hanoi, 2010
10. "Urban culture and lifestyle in Hanoi during the current process of industrialization, modernization and international integration" (in: Truong Minh Duc, Le Van Dinh (editors))Vietnamese urban culture and lifestyle - An approach,National Political Publishing House, Hanoi, 2010, pp. 303-334.
11. "The Value of Archival Documents: Through a Case Study of the Nam Dinh Imperial Examination" (in:Proceedings of the scientific conference""Exploiting and promoting the value of archival documents in social science and humanities research"(National University of Hanoi Publishing House, Hanoi, 2010).
12. Thang Long - Hanoi - Cultural Collection(co-authored), Hanoi Publishing House, 2010.
13. Thang Long - Hanoi - Anthology of Literature and Art(co-authored), Hanoi Publishing House, 2010.
14. Chronicle of the History of Thang Long - Hanoi(co-authored), Hanoi Publishing House, 2010.
15. "The Imperial Academy during the Ly Dynasty - a prerequisite for the development of national education (through a survey of the Thang Long - Hanoi region)", printed in the Proceedings of the Conference1000 years of the Ly Dynasty and the capital Thang Long, World Publishing House, Hanoi, 2009.
16. "Le Thai To - The man who laid the foundation for the development of Confucianism during the early Le Dynasty (in:The Lam Son Uprising and the Establishment of the Le Dynasty(Proceedings of the scientific conference commemorating the 580th anniversary of the liberation of Dong Quan and the establishment of the Le Dynasty), Hanoi Publishing House, Hanoi, 2008).
17. The "Culture" section (in:Ancient Loa Gazetteer(Hanoi Publishing House, Hanoi, 2007).
18. The "Culture" section (in:Nam Dinh Gazetteer(National Political Publishing House, Hanoi, 2003).
19. "The Ly Dynasty and the Establishment of Confucian Education in Vietnam" (in: Proceedings of the scientific conference)Ly Cong Uan and the Ly Dynasty(National University Publishing House, Hanoi, 2001, pp. 283-292).

Article

1. "The Relationship Between Education, Examinations, and Politics: A Different Perspective from 19th-Century Vietnamese Confucian Education"Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities,ISSN 2354-1172, volume 3, number 1, 2017, pp. 42-53.
2. "The Nguyen Dynasty's policy of encouraging education in Southern Vietnam"Magazine Historical Research, No. 3, 2013, pp. 20-26.
3. "Education Policy during the Nguyen Dynasty: An Approach from the Perspective of the Title of Vice-Bachelor"Journal of Historical Studies,No. 7 (435), 2012, pp. 17-29.
4. "Changes to the Thang Long - Hanoi Imperial Examination under the impact of the French invasion of Vietnam"Science Journalc (Vietnam National University, Hanoi), Vol. 28, No. 4, 2012, pp. 244-253.
5. "The imprint of Vietnamization in Confucianism during the Tran Dynasty", Journal of Historical Studies,Issue 8/2009.
6. “The last Hương examination in Northern Vietnam - The Nam Định Hương examination center” (co-authored), Journal of Historical Studies, No. 4 (pp. 11-19); No. 5 (pp. 48-59), 2008.
7. "Regarding the supplementary examination in the traditional Hương examination" (co-authored),Journal of Historical Studies, No. 9 (365), 2006, pp. 30-35.
8. "Cultural differences", Culture and Arts Magazine, No. 4, 2006, pp. 92-94, 98.

III. Science and Technology Projects at all levels

1. Issues related to educational reform during the Nguyen Dynasty.(Principal Investigator), National University of Hanoi Project, QX.09.03, 2010-2011.
2. Nam Dinh Provincial Examination Center(Principal investigator), University-level research project, 2005-2006.
3. Developing arguments for preserving and promoting the cultural heritage of Nguyen Du's space.(Participant), Vietnam National University, Hanoi research project, 2010-2012.
4. Vietnamese cultural identity through cultural contact and exchange.(Participation), Key research project of Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 2009-2011.
5. Urban culture and lifestyle in Vietnam during the current period of accelerated industrialization and modernization.(Participation), State-level research project, code number KX.03.20, 2006-2010.
6. Preparing the Thang Long Imperial Citadel Heritage dossier for submission to UNESCO.(Participant), Vietnam Institute of Studies and Development Science, 2007-2008.
7. Investigating and collecting documents on the cultural heritage of Thang Long - Hanoi., part of the project “Investigation, collection, compilation and publication of the Thang Long Millennium Cultural Heritage Book Collection” (participation), Hanoi City-level scientific research project, 2007-2010.
8. Thang Long Hanoi Chronicle(Participation), Hanoi City-level scientific research project, 2006-2008.
9. Thang Long Bookstore - Hanoi(Participation), Hanoi City-level scientific research project, 2005-2010.
10. Thang Long - Hanoi as the political and administrative center of the country: Lessons in management and development.(join),State-level scientific research project, code number KX. 09.02, 2005 - 2008.
11. Foreign relations activities of Thang Long - Hanoi: lessons learned(join),State-level scientific research project, code number KX. 09.03, 2005-2008.
12. Thang Long - Hanoi Education and Training aims to guide the development of education and training in the capital city during the period of industrialization and modernization.(Participation), State-level research project KX. 09.03, Historical Science Association, 2004-2008
13. Research, investigation, survey, and collection of historical and folklore documents in the Co Loa area (Dong Anh - Hanoi).(join),Hanoi City-level scientific research project, 2003.

IV. Awards, scholarship

1. Second Prize, Pham Than Duyat History Award of the Vietnam Historical Science Association and Pham Than Duyat History Award Fund for Doctoral Dissertations in History achieving outstanding results in 2014.