University of Social Sciences and Humanities - VNU Hanoi

I. GENERAL INFORMATION

• Name:Nguyen Thi Lan Anh

• Year of birth: 1987

• E-mail:lananh.ussh@vnu.edu.vn

• Workplace:Department of Politics and International Studies

• Position:Lecturer

• Academic title:Not yet

• Degree:Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Year received: 2022

• Training process:

  • 2008: Bachelor of English Pedagogy, University of Foreign Languages ​​- Vietnam National University, Hanoi

  • 2013: Master of English Language, Hanoi University

  • 2022: PhD in Education, University of Auckland, New Zealand

  • 2024: Master of Public Policy, Vietnam-Japan University - Vietnam National University, Hanoi

• Foreign language proficiency:English (IELTS 8.0)

• Main research direction:Education policy; Higher education management; Talent management; Educational quality assurance; Faculty evaluation; Teacher professional development; Digital transformation in education; Vocational education; Experiential learning pedagogy; Innovation in educational methods

II. SCIENTIFIC WORKS

• Chapter

1. Ngo, H. N., Phan, A. NQ, Nguyen, LAT “The Decentralization Process of Quality Assurance in Vietnamese Higher Education”. In: Nguyen, CH, Nguyen, TQ (editor), 20 Years of Quality Assurance in Vietnamese Higher Education, Education in the Asia-Pacific Region, vol. 76. Springer Publishing House, Singapore, Pg. 2025.

2. Nguyen, LA, Trinh, NT “Talent management in the digital age: The way forward”. In: Nguyen Manh Dung, Nguyen Thi Kim Chi, Nguyen Van, Bui Trang Huong (editors), Creating Institutions for the Digital Transformation in Vietnam: Policies and Management. Nomos Verlag Publishers, Baden-Baden (Germany), 2024.

3. Nguyen, LA, Ngo, H. “Sailing in the Winds of Change: A Resilient Journey of Engaging with Quality Assurance in the Adaptation of Imported Ideas and Practices”. In: Earl, C. (editor), Vietnam's Creativity Agenda. Global Vietnam: Across Time, Space and Community. Springer Nature Publishing House, 2024.

4. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Nguyen The Thang, Ho Thi Thanh. Approaching soft power in an effective and sustainable way. In Proceedings of the National Conference: Political Economy - Contemporary Issues. ISBN 978-604-43-4486-7. Hanoi National University Publishing House, 2024.

5. Dao Thuy Li, Ngo Thanh Ha, Nguyen Thi Lan Anh. “The purpose of 21st-century general education: For individual progress or for social order?”. In: Vietnamese General Education: Transformation and Innovation. Dan Tri Publishing House, 2021.

• Article

1. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh. “From 'brain drain' to 'brain linkage': Policy implications for promoting transnational education.” Journal of Education, 26 (special issue 7), 2026, 499-507.

2. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Ngo Huyen Trang. “Decentralization in the management of civil servants in public non-business units: A case study of doctor recruitment at Quang Ninh Provincial General Hospital”. Journal of State Management, ISSN 2815-5831, 2025.

3. Tran, M., Duong, A., Nguyen, LAT, Tran, V., Le, T., Vu, HT . “Building confidence in the digital age: the effects of online professional development on Vietnamese teachers' media and information literacy”. Journal of Education, ISSN 1742-6855, 2025. (SCOPUS, Q1).

4. Nguyen, LA . “Bypassing opportunities for quality improvement: Insights from Vietnamese administrators' approaches to student evaluation of teaching”. Quality Assurance in Education, ISSN 0968-4883, 2024. (SCOPUS, Q2)

5. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh. “Experiences in building institutions for intellectual talent to create and develop”. Journal of Political Theory, ISSN 2525-2607, 2024.

6. Thuy Anh Nguyen, Lan Anh Nguyen (corresponding authors). “Attracting and retaining international students in emerging countries: A case of Vietnam”. Journal of Contemporary East Asia Studies, ISSN 2476-1028/2476-1036, 2024. (SCOPUS, Q1)

7. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh, Pham Le Dieu Linh, Trinh Ngoc Thach. “Human Resource Development for Digital Transformation in Vietnam: A Need for Reconceptualizing Digital Skills and Competence”. VNU Journal of Science: Policy and Management Studies, ISSN 2588-1116, 2022.

8. Nguyen Nhan Hoa, Do Hong Lien, Nguyen Thi Lan Anh. “Factors influencing students' decisions in choosing a major”. Journal of Educational Science, ISSN 2615-8957, 2015.

9. Nguyen Nhan Hoa, Do Hong Lien, Nguyen Thi Lan Anh. “Factors influencing students' decisions in choosing a university”. Hanoi National University Journal of Science, ISSN 2615-9325, 2015.

10. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh. “Enhancing self-learning capacity for English language students”. Journal of Educational Sciences, ISSN 2615-8957, 2015.

• Scientific report at the conference

1. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh. “Towards teachers' accountability or improvement? Administrators' approaches to student evaluation of teaching.” Report presented at the 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Association for Educational Research (AERA), USA, 2021.

2. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh. “The tension between policy intents and individual demands in faculty evaluation in higher education: a case study in Vietnam”. Presentation at the 23rd Annual International Conference of the Association for Asian Studies, New Zealand, 2019.

3. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh. “The evaluation of teaching faculty in higher education: Tension between formative and summative purposes”. Presentation at the 10th Engaging with Vietnam Conference, Vietnam, 2018.

4. Nguyen Thi Lan Anh. “Using authentic English through creating and sharing videos: An effective model of project-based learning”. Presented at the 13th Annual CamTESOL Conference, Cambodia, ISSN 1838-7365, 2017.

III. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS AT ALL LEVELS

1. The ASEAN Intra-Scholarship Program Initiative, an ASEAN-regional project (managed by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations), member, period 10/2023 - 09/2024, has been completed.

2. Enhancing the capacity of Vietnamese general education teachers in digital citizenship education, a national-level project (managed by the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development - NAFOSTED), as the main member, from January 2023 to present, currently underway.

3. Factors influencing the decision of students in the Faculty of International Studies to choose a school and major, a school-level research project (managed by the Faculty of International Studies - Vietnam National University, Hanoi), members, time period 09/2014 - 12/2015, completed and accepted.