University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU Hanoi

I. BRIEF BIOGRAPHY

• Full name: HO THU THAO Gender: Female

• Date of birth: July 5, 1990 Place of birth: Russian Federation

• Highest academic degree: PhD Year of degree: 2023

• Affiliation: Faculty of Politics and International Studies, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

• Contact phone number: 0978905790

• E-mail: hothuthao.hlu@gmail.com

II. TRAINING PROCESS

1. University:

• Training system: Full-time

• Training institution: Hanoi Law University

• Field of study: Economic Law

• Country of training: Vietnam Year of graduation: 2012

2. Postgraduate

- Master's degree

• Major: Commercial Law and International Economics

• Year of degree: 2015

• Training institution: University of the West of England

- Doctor

• Major: International Relations

• Year of degree: 2023

• Training institution: University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi

• Dissertation title: “European External Affairs Service: Formation, Organization and Operation (2009-2019)”

3. Foreign Language: English (IELTS 7.5)

4. Main research directions:

• International Trade Law

• European Political System

• European legal system

• European Union Foreign Policy

5. Coursework

• International Economic Law

• European Political and Legal System

• European Union Foreign Policy

• European Powers

• English for Specific Purposes (1 - 4)

III. PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

IV. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH PROCESS

1. Scientific research topics that have been and are currently being participated in:

Project leader

1. “Organizational Structure and Operation of the European External Affairs Service: Achievements, Opportunities and Challenges”, 2019-2020, CS.2019.11, Institutional-level Research Project, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Project Leader

2. “Theories on Types of Power: The Case of the European Union”, 2022-2024, CS.2022.30, Institutional Research Project, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Project Leader

Main member

3. State-level research project, “The role of non-material factors in international relations and policy implications for enhancing Vietnam's international standing”, Project code: KX.06.10/21-30, 2025-2027, Principal member

2. Published scientific works:

2.1. International scientific articles, international scientific conference proceedings

4. Ho Thu Thao (2026), Chapter 10: “The European Union's Engagement in Southeast Asian Security”, In The Indo-Pacific Region: Insights into a Geopolitical Construct between Great Power Politics and New Forms of Regional Cooperation, Baden-Baden: Nomos, pp.227-250, 2026, ISBN 978-3-7560-3359-1.https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748963226

5. Ho Thu Thao (2025), “Labor Commitment in New-Generation FTAs ​​and Implications for Vietnam's Legal Reforms”, in International Conference Proceedings “New Studies in Economics, Politics, Law, International Relations, and Local Governance”, Labor Publishing House, pp.364-371, Dec 2025, ISBN: 9-786320-304271

6. Ho Thu Thao (2025), “Assessing the EU's Power Projection in Southeast Asia through Edward Carr's Theory”, in International Conference Proceedings “Opportunities and Challenges to the Stability and Development of the Indo-Pacific Region”, The Gioi Publishers, pp.171-196, Sep 2025, ISBN: 978-632-02-0061-0

7. Ho Thu Thao (2024), “The Power of The European Union in Southeast Asia”, International Journal of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, Vol.05, No.12, Dec 2024, ISSN 2693-2547 (Print), 2693-2555 (Online)

8. Ho Thu Thao (2021), “Brexit, the rise of populism in the United Kingdom and the situation in Vietnam”, Cywilizacja i Polityka, No.19, 2021, pp.22-37, ISSN 1732-5641

2.2. Domestic articles

9. Ho Thu Thao (2026), “The European Union’s New Approach to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Policy Implications”, Communist Magazine, March 30, 2026, ISSN 2734-9071,https://www.tapchicongsan.org.vn/web/guest/the-gioi-van-de-su-kien/-/2018/1230902/huong-tiep-can-moi-cua-lien-minh-chau-au-doi-voi-hiep-hoi-cac-quoc-gia-dong-nam-a-va-ham-y-chinh-sach.aspx 

10. Ho Thu Thao (2024), “Green Politics in Europe: Development Perceptions”, Communist Magazine, October 1, 2024, ISSN 2734-9071,https://www.tapchicongsan.org.vn/web/guest/quoc-phong-an-ninh-oi-ngoai1/-/2018/979302/chinh-tri-xanh-tai-chau-au--nhan-thuc-phat-trien.aspx 

11. Ho Thu Thao (2021), “Looking back at the rise of populism in Europe through the Brexit event”, Journal of European Studies, No. 2 (245), pp. 84-95, 2021, ISSN 0866-3581

12. Ho Thu Thao (2020), “European External Affairs Institutions: Characteristics and Connectivity”, Foreign Affairs Journal, No. 129 (9+10/2020), pp. 56-62, 2020, ISSN 1859-2899

13. Ho Thu Thao (2020), “On national sovereignty before the establishment of the European External Affairs Service”, Journal of European Studies, No. 5 (236), pp. 48-60. 2020, ISSN 0866-3581

14. Ho Thu Thao (2019), “European immigration policy: shaping factors and causes of failure”, Journal of European Studies, No. 2 (221), pp. 24-34, 2019, ISSN 0866-3581

15. Ho Thu Thao (2017), “Behind the wave of opposition to the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement CETA”, in Proceedings of the 2017 Conference of Young Scientists and Postgraduate Students: Vietnamese Social Sciences and Humanities in the Process of Globalization, National University of Hanoi Publishing House, pp. 157-172, 2017