Assoc Prof Hoang Minh Son was appointed Vice Minister, Ministry of Education and Training in 2020. Assoc Prof Hoang Minh Son is responsible for higher education, teacher training development, technology application, etc.

Before that, Assoc Prof Hoang Minh Son was Chair of University Council and President of Hanoi University of Science and Technology. He has been recognised as a transformative education leader for the university, and a regular consultant for the Vietnamese Government and the Ministry of Education and Training in the areas of higher education reforms such as autonomy, leadership and governance, and quality assurance. He also contributed his expertise to developing an innovative university model towards the industrial revolution 4.0 in Vietnam.

Professor Sir Steve Smith was appointed as the UK International Education Champion in June 2020, a new Government role aimed at boosting global education partnerships, He was also appointed as the Prime Ministers Special Representative for Education to Saudi Arabia in October 2020.

Sir Steve was the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Exeter from October 2002 to August 2020. He was previously Professor of International Politics and the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, as well as Head of the Department of International Politics, and Director of the Centre for Public Choice Studies at the University of East Anglia.

Education: He holds a BSc in Politics and International Studies, an MSc in International Studies, and a PhD in International Relations, all from Southampton University. He has also been awarded an Honorary DSc of the University of Southampton; an Honorary DEd at the University of the West of England; and is an Honorary Fellow of both Aberystwyth University and the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. Steve also has Honary degrees from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Jillian University (China) and University of South Florida.

International recognition: Sir Steve has a long-standing interest in international matters and has been recognised internationally for his work:

• In 1999 he was the recipient of the Susan Strange Award of the International Studies Association.
• In 2001 he became only the second UK academic to be elected President of the International Studies Association in the USA.
• In 2007 he was awarded an Honorary professorship by Jilin University, China.
• In 2012 he was awarded the University of South Florida’s Global Leadership Award.
• In 2020 he was awarded an Honorary Degree, LLD, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
• He has given over 170 academic presentations in 22 countries.

UK Higher Education sector: Sir Steve has held several prominent positions in the UK higher education sector. Most notably he was President of Universities UK (UUK), the representative body for the executive heads of UK universities, from 2009 to 2011; and Chair of the UCAS Board from 2013 to 2019. Other interests include:

• Chair of Universities UK’s International Policy Network.
• Chair of Universities UK’s International Strategic Advisory Board.
• Board Member of the Russell Group.
• Board Member, Universities UK Board.
• Board Member, Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership.
• Trustee of the Education and Employers Task Force.

From June 2007 to May 2010, he led for higher education on the Prime Minister’s National Council of Excellence in Education, which provided advice to the Government about strategy and measured to achieve world-class education performance for children and young people. He was also a member of the Institute for Public Policy Research’s Commission on the Future of higher Education.

Sir Steve was knighted in the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to higher education locally and nationally. In 2019 he was awarded Freeman of the City of Exeter for his contribution to the city and local community.

Donna McGowan is the Director of the British Council in Vietnam. With 25 years’ experience of British Council international work, involving team leadership and development in Latin America, Sub Saharan Africa, the Middle East and now South East Asia, Donna has designed and implemented programmes with partners and stakeholders across a variety of fields. During this time her various roles have helped strengthen relationships across our work in education, arts and social development with public, private and voluntary organisations and institutions. Donna holds a degree in French and Politics, a master’s in European Politics and Policy, and a professional diploma in Marketing.

Assoc Prof. Huynh Quyet Thang is a transformative leader of Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST) who was awarded with his PhD in computer science at Bulgaria’s Technical University of Varna in 1995. For over two decades, along with his inspiring teaching career, he worked as Deputy head of Department of Software Engineering, Head of Software Engineering Department, and vice dean of Faculty of IT. From 2015 to 2018, he was promoted as Dean of School of Information and Communication Technology and became the university’s Vice president in charge of international and industry relations. After his one-year secondment work at the Ministry of Education and Training, Assoc Prof. Thang served as Vice president of Hanoi University of Science and Technology, being responsible for education and student affairs. Since September 2020, he has been elected as president of Hanoi University of Science and Technology.

Besides his expertise, Assoc Prof. Thang has wide-ranging experiences in ICT curriculum development and university management. Assoc Prof. Thang actively participates in a number of influential associations such as the US-based Association for Computing Machinery—the world's largest professional association Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Vietnam Association for Information Processing as well as Vietnam Software and Information Technology Services Association.

Professor Iwan Davies was appointed as the eighth Vice-Chancellor of the University in its 135 year history. Professor Davies is a leading authority on International Commercial Law and has published extensively in Asset Finance, IP and Personal Property Law.

A graduate of Aberystwyth, Cambridge and Cardiff Universities, he is a Barrister having been invited and called to the Bar for distinguished legal academic scholarship. He is a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales and also Visiting Fellow, Jesus College Oxford.

Professor Davies is currently Chair of Global Wales and has a strong reputation for internationalisation, having developed successful initiatives and partnerships around the world. He holds a number of visiting Professor posts as well as other international appointments. He is a fluent Welsh speaker.

Associate Prof. Dr. Nguyen Thu Thuy is Director General, Higher Education Department, Ministry of Education and Training, Vietnam.

Before that, she was Deputy Director General, Higher Education Department, and has a long academic career as former Vice President for research and international cooperation of Foreign Trade University, Vietnam. Dr. Thuy got her PhD in Finance from Rotterdam School of Management (Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands), M.Sc. of Finance from Tilburg University (Tilburg, the Netherlands), M.A. of Development Economics from Institute of Social Studies (the Hague, the Netherlands) & National Economics University (Hanoi, Vietnam), and B.A. of international economics from Foreign Trade University (Hanoi, Vietnam).

Dr. Thuy’s professional activities focus extensively on higher education governance, besides economics and finance. She also acts as local consultant for various educational capacity-building projects of Vietnam’s Ministry of Education and Training (BCEP, TBS2, HEP2). Dr. Thuy has published extensively in academic journals, both locally and internationally, and written many books and textbooks.

Tom Crick MBE is Professor of Digital Education & Policy at Swansea University (UK), with his role split between the School of Social Sciences (as Head of the Department of Education & Childhood Studies), and the £32m Computational Foundry. Whilst his disciplinary background is in computer science, he has been heavily involved in education and digital policy in Wales and the UK over the past ten years, especially national curriculum and qualifications reform. Tom chaired the Welsh Government’s review of the ICT curriculum in 2013; he chaired the development of the Digital Competence Framework in 2016; and has recently led the development of the Science & Technology area in the new Curriculum for Wales, published in January 2020. Tom was also chair of the National Network for Excellence in Science & Technology (2017-2019), a £4m strategic investment by the Welsh Government. Alongside his academic roles, Tom is a Commissioner of the National Infrastructure Commission for Wales (2018-present) and a non-executive director of Industry Wales (2021-present), having previously been Vice-President of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT (2017-2020) and a member of the expert panel of the Welsh Government’s Review of Digital Innovation and the Future of Work (2019). More info: https://proftomcrick.com and @ProfTomCrick.

Amita Verma is currently serving as the Director of Research and Accreditation, and the Co-Chair of the Teaching and Learning Taskforce at VinUniversity, Vietnam, the first private-not for -profit Vietnamese university. Ms. Verma is responsible for enabling and supporting the active and student centered teaching and learning mission of the university, in online as well as in in-person learning modes. Prior to joining VinUniversity, Ms. Verma served as the Director of Research Integrity at Cornell University, in Ithaca, New York for over 10 years. She has worked as the Director of Risk Management and Strategic Initiatives at American Express, in Salt Lake City, Utah and taught undergraduate and graduate courses in business management and Statistics. Ms. Verma holds an MBA in Marketing and Strategy, an MS in Materials Science and Engineering, and an MSc in Physics. She currently lives in HaNoi, Viet Nam with her husband.

Mr. Nguyen Son Tung is the Chief Information Officer of VinUniversity. As CIO, Mr. Tung is responsible for the planning, designing and implementation of VinUni’s digital transformation program. Prior to VinUniversity, Mr. Tung served as Center Head of IT for Corporate & SME at VPBank. Before that, Mr. Tung also worked at Techcombank and several IT companies in Singapore. Mr. Tung is PMP certified and holds a Bachelor of Computer Science degree at National University of Singapore.

Dr Esther Wilkinson is a specialist in international education in the UK, and the Head of International at Jisc. Esther leads Jisc’s international strategy and strategic development of Jisc’s transnational education support programme. Esther has worked in various roles in higher education, previously as Assistant Director in the Universities UK International Unit delivering UK Government and overseas programmes, in addition to managing operations for the Unit. Prior to this, Esther delivered a number of projects in the UK Research Councils for over 13 years; these included £multi-million Government longitudinal studies in the medical and social sciences, and establishing the RCUK Strategy Unit. Other roles included a brief spell as a police officer in London, and as ‘Planetary Protection Officer’ on the Beagle2 Mission to Mars at the Open University. Esther has a First-Class BSc Hons, DIC and PhD in Chemistry from Imperial College.

Rob Humphreys CBE FLSW is Chair of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and was until recently a Trustee of the British Council. Previously Director of The Open University in Wales for ten years, he is an expert on adult education and civic engagement, and in more recent years he has contributed to the work of Global Wales in Vietnam, in particular providing specialist advice on structural reform and governance within HE.

Cuong Nguyen is the Managing Director for NashTech Vietnam. He is responsible for all software development activities and operations throughout Vietnam.

Cuong has a Master of Science degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science. He has over 24 years’ experience in the IT industry and software development and has held operation management positions for several large organisations globally.

Professor Sir Steve Smith was appointed as the UK International Education Champion in June 2020, a new Government role aimed at boosting global education partnerships, He was also appointed as the Prime Ministers Special Representative for Education to Saudi Arabia in October 2020.

Sir Steve was the Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of the University of Exeter from October 2002 to August 2020. He was previously Professor of International Politics and the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, as well as Head of the Department of International Politics, and Director of the Centre for Public Choice Studies at the University of East Anglia.

Education: He holds a BSc in Politics and International Studies, an MSc in International Studies, and a PhD in International Relations, all from Southampton University. He has also been awarded an Honorary DSc of the University of Southampton; an Honorary DEd at the University of the West of England; and is an Honorary Fellow of both Aberystwyth University and the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff. Steve also has Honary degrees from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Jillian University (China) and University of South Florida.

International recognition: Sir Steve has a long-standing interest in international matters and has been recognised internationally for his work:

• In 1999 he was the recipient of the Susan Strange Award of the International Studies Association.
• In 2001 he became only the second UK academic to be elected President of the International Studies Association in the USA.
• In 2007 he was awarded an Honorary professorship by Jilin University, China.
• In 2012 he was awarded the University of South Florida’s Global Leadership Award.
• In 2020 he was awarded an Honorary Degree, LLD, at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
• He has given over 170 academic presentations in 22 countries.

UK Higher Education sector: Sir Steve has held several prominent positions in the UK higher education sector. Most notably he was President of Universities UK (UUK), the representative body for the executive heads of UK universities, from 2009 to 2011; and Chair of the UCAS Board from 2013 to 2019. Other interests include:

• Chair of Universities UK’s International Policy Network.
• Chair of Universities UK’s International Strategic Advisory Board.
• Board Member of the Russell Group.
• Board Member, Universities UK Board.
• Board Member, Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership.
• Trustee of the Education and Employers Task Force.

From June 2007 to May 2010, he led for higher education on the Prime Minister’s National Council of Excellence in Education, which provided advice to the Government about strategy and measured to achieve world-class education performance for children and young people. He was also a member of the Institute for Public Policy Research’s Commission on the Future of higher Education.

Sir Steve was knighted in the 2011 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to higher education locally and nationally. In 2019 he was awarded Freeman of the City of Exeter for his contribution to the city and local community.

Jen holds two distinguished Masters Degrees in the UK and in Spain; and an engineering degree at HUST. She has 5-year working experience in Samsung and Dell partner; 10-year experiences in personal entrepreneurial leadership development through creative community building, book writing, and training activities. Jen is now Community Program Manager in BK Holdings.

Andy is a Senior Lecturer in Design and Director of Pontio Innovation, Bangor University. He develops platforms, frameworks, protocols and programmes that help people form and collaborate in transdisciplinary teams, applying systems and design thinking. He is author on more than 30 patents and peer reviewed publications.

The global environment is increasingly interconnected; the future, complex and unpredictable. To thrive, companies and institutions need employees that can work effectively within this 'new normal’.

Universities must prepare work-ready graduates. By teaching students to synthesise and apply knowledge creatively and critically in collaboration with diverse disciplines and cultures, they become accustomed to complexity.

Project-based learning develops practical skills and knowledge for application in real-world environments. Virtual platforms enable delivery with diversity at scale. When combined, the role of teachers shift towards curation, coaching and facilitation; and students become the owners of their learning.

BK Holdings (HUST) and Enterprise by Design (BU) have worked together to run a 3-week, virtual bootcamp. Five teams from Vietnam collaborated with five students from Bangor, embedded within an ecosystem of practitioners. Supported by five mentors, students applied design thinking to refine and validate a business concept, then pitched to a panel of investors.

Jo joined the University of Salford in April 2017 as Pro Vice-Chancellor International and Regional Partnerships, looking after the international profile of the University and its expansion of UK partnerships with FE colleges and employers, particularly in the delivery of apprenticeships. In August 2020 Jo became Pro Vice-Chancellor Academic Development which added line management of the Deans of the four Schools to her portfolio. Jo works closely with them and colleagues on the executive team on the development of the University’s strategic areas of focus in robotics and automation, digital, and smart and sustainable living, ensuring these are embedded across curriculum development, employability skills, research and enterprise activities. Within the University Jo is Chair of the Academic Development, Planning and Numbers Committee, the Higher Technical Skills Education Board and the International Operations Group and attends both Senate and Council. Externally, Jo is a Trustee of the Northern Consortium, an international education charity, is on the Board of the Manchester India Partnership, and the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry UK Education Board and is the current Chair of the UUKi Middle East and North Africa Steering Group.

Professor Raymond Lee is the Chair of the Biomedical Engineering Research Group at the University of Portsmouth. He has research interests in the use of technologies to promote health in the older people and enhance surgical procedures such as endoscopy. He has served as panel members for research funding bodies in the UK and overseas.

This presentation will help facilitate discussion about how open access of research outputs and various open resources may enhance digital transformation of research and promote international collaboration. It will look at the triple helix model of university-government-industry collaboration, and stimulate ideas of how it may be implemented in PhD training using digital platforms. We shall ask some critical questions about facilitators and barriers to the digital implementation of the triple helix model, and how international collaborations may bring benefits to Vietnam and the UK.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huy Nguyen-Duc obtained his MSc and Ph.D. degree in Electrical engineering in Quebec, Canada, in 2005 and 2011, respectively. He is currently Vice-Dean of the School of Electrical Engineering, Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), where he manages and develops program curricula in Electrical engineering. His areas of research are power system operation and control, smart grids, and the application of artificial intelligence techniques in power systems.

He has authored more than 50 publications in domestic and international journals, is a member of the International Electrical and Electronics Society (IEEE) and the IEEE Power and Energy Society since 2007. Besides teaching activities, he actively involves with several industrial research and collaboration efforts with Vietnam Electricity Corporation (EVN) and its subsidiaries.

The electric sector in Vietnam is undergoing substantial changes in the near future. The challenges that the Vietnam power utility companies face are digital transformation, new business models in the competitive retail electricity market, and the rapid development of renewable and variable generation. The electric sector and Vietnam universities need to work closely in research collaboration and curriculum development to embrace these challenges.

The presenter will discuss some details of the ongoing collaboration between EVN and the School of Electrical Engineering (HUST): challenges, recent achievement, and opportunities for development.

I am the Programme Director for our Executive MBA and a variety of bespoke and open Executive Education programmes - all built from the expertise of the academic faculty of Cardiff Business School. We have created a lively business community and provide numerous events so they can engage with us.

Julian McDougall is Professor in Media and Education, Head of the Centre for Excellence in Media Practice and Principal Fellow of Advance HE. He runs the Professional Doctorate (Ed D) in Creative and Media Education at Bournemouth University and convenes the annual International Media Education Summit. In the field of media education, he is the author of a range of over 100 books, articles, chapters and research reports and has provided numerous research projects for research councils, media industry, charities and non-profit organisations. He has given keynote speeches and joined invited expert panels on media education and media literacy in over 20 countries. He is co-editor of the Routledge Research in Media Literacy and Education book series. He was a founding editor of the Media Education Research Journal and edited Media Practice and Education from 2014 to 2020.

In 2021, Julian has provided digital and media literacy consultancy to BBC Media Action, co-ordinated stakeholder research for the the European Commission's Digital Education Hub, conducted research for ITV on the lived experience of programme participants to inform duty of care protocols and published his latest book, 'Critical Approaches to Online Learning'.

“When distance once again becomes a choice, not a necessity, we will collectively be in a better and more informed position to understand it as a positive principle in many contexts.” (Bayne et al, 2020: xix).

This presentation will pose a set of critical questions for engaging students in online pedagogy (McDougall, 2021):

• How can we facilitate dynamic teaching and learning practices so the direction of flow is not about static content being delivered but about open, agentive and productive spaces for both learners and educators?
• How can online learning spaces be third spaces if they are charged with creative, productive possibilities, combined with an ‘ethnographic turn’ in pedagogy?
• How can we traverse the spaces between ‘authentic assessment’ in online learning and online proctoring to think more imaginatively about constructive alignment, assessment and trust?
• How do we cultivate belonging in and to the ‘de-situated campus’?
• How can universities enable learning in the in the data -information – knowledge equation to be deserving of public trust in using digital in new as educator led and values driven

McDougall, J (2021) Critical Approaches to Online Learning. St Albans: Critical Publishing.

Nguyen Ngoc Vu is vice president of Hoa Sen University and chairman of STESOL founded by Association of Vietnam Universities and Colleges. With training experience from more than 25 countries, his main expertise is building digital transformation competency and providing consultation services to higher education institutions and businesses across Vietnam. He won Vietnam Technology Innovation Award in 2012 and got recognized as Microsoft Innovative Educator (MIE) Master Trainer in 2014. His research interests include Computer Assisted Language Learning, Cognitive Linguistics, Educational Technology, and ELT Methodology.

COVID-19's worldwide emergence has had catastrophic personal and economic implications. Much media attention has been focused on shortages of training, as well as facilities, as TESOL institutions around Vietnam struggled to respond quickly to sudden change in the mode of learning content delivery, especially those facilitated by artificial intelligence. By introducing new AI tools launched during the last 2-3 years, the presenters analyze opportunities and challenges for TESOL education in Vietnam in the Post Covid-19 world. Major topics discussed include history of AI in language teaching, AI tools for teaching language skills, language aspects and AI for education in the post Covid-19 world. With data collected from an experiment using AI powered teaching platform, the presentation also reports impact of AI enabled digital contents on language learning. From the trends recorded until early 2021, the presenter makes suggestions for technology investment and language education in Vietnam.

Professor Leigh Robinson is a Professor of Sport Management and Pro-Vice Chancellor: Partnerships and External Engagement. Leigh oversees the University’s activities in student recruitment, global engagement, wellbeing and sustainability. She has a global reputation for her research and knowledge exchange in the development of competitive advantage and capacity building in developing sport nations. She has worked with a range of organisations, such as the International Olympic Committee, the British Olympic Association, Trinidad and Tobago Olympic Committee and the Malaysian Government. Leigh is a member of the Board of Sport Wales and an advisor to Olympic Solidarity, the education commission of the Olympic Committee.

Piers nearly 30 years of experience of working in higher education across both the public and private sector. Working primarily in international education he has been a teacher, lecturer, trainer and senior manager. His experience includes responsibility for quality assurance, external accreditation, and teaching and learning for a range of programmes including those with online delivery. He is an approved trainer, trainer of trainers and assessor for Cambridge English Assessment. Since joining the QAA in 2019, he has worked on training and consultancy projects in Mauritius, Thailand Jordan and Peru. Projects have included quality assurance methodology, moving to digital delivery, use of technology in teaching and learning, and the HE learner journey.

He has worked on the QAA International Quality Review Accreditation Scheme and been involved in the training of reviewers. and has also supported the QAA’s TNE and International Membership work.

The pandemic caused a rapid shift from face to face to online delivery all over the world. This presentation will outline the considerations made at institutional level to support this move and the implications for quality. It will include guidance on developing an institutional toolkit to maintain and enhance quality in a digital environment and consider whether and how quality assurance can be adapted to incorporate and evaluate digital delivery.

Assoc. Prof. Tuan has worked in higher education for more than 20 years. He is Director of Educational Testing and Quality Assurance Department, University of Science and Technology, The University of Danang. He has been promoted to AUN-QA Lead Assessor and certified as Vietnam quality accreditor.

Besides the field of specialized research on Digital Signal Processing and Artificial Intelligence, Assoc. Prof. Tuan deeply develops a professional QA career focusing on CDIO innovative educational framework, outcome-based education (OBE), internal quality assurance (IQA) and Development of strategic KPIs. He is interested in strengthening the governance performance of Higher Education in Vietnam.

Strengthening remote and online learning is no longer about responding to the COVID-19 crisis but a need to be aware of the rapidly moving teaching materials and mode of delivery to online beyond COZVID-19. This presentation will outline how instructional design, learning materials, and course presentation contribute to quality enhancement of online learning. The usage of media and virtual environments to assure and enhance quality in remote and online learning is coherently discussed.

Dr. Milena Bobeva is a key advocate of education innovation through industry-staff-student collaboration, process optimization and Technology Enhanced Learning. She is a Chartered Manager and a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute in the UK, and a Senior Fellow of Advance HE, the UK Higher Education Academy.

Aisling Conboy is the sole Higher Education Specialist focusing on transnational education, teacher training and chartered professional bodies in the UK Department for International Trade. Aisling leads the department’s work in developing commercial partnership opportunities for UK higher education providers and chartered professional bodies, and supports UK education exports and the UK government’s International Education Strategy.

Previously, Aisling was International Partnerships Director at the University of Greenwich with oversight for transnational education and global mobility. Aisling has worked for over fifteen years leading international partnerships including roles at the US-UK Fulbright Commission; Strathclyde Business School and the John Smith Trust. Aisling studied at both the UK and US universities and is passionate about study abroad and providing access to opportunities for young people irrespective of their background.

Aisling is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a member of the Professional Advisory Board of the University of the West of Scotland’s London Campus and is a founding member of the Business Women in Education Group established by Education Investor.

Rob Humphreys CBE FLSW is Chair of the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales and was until recently a Trustee of the British Council. Previously Director of The Open University in Wales for ten years, he is an expert on adult education and civic engagement, and in more recent years he has contributed to the work of Global Wales in Vietnam, in particular providing specialist advice on structural reform and governance within HE.

Assoc Prof. Huynh Dang Chinh was awarded with his PhD in Inorganic Chemistry at Hanoi University of Science and Technology (HUST), Vietnam in 2003. He worked as a visiting researcher in India, Japan, and Belgium. His research interests include solid state chemistry, functional nanostructured oxides, magnetic materials, magnetic nanoparticles, and nanocomposites. He has been publishing a number of scientific papers on these topics. Since 2009 until the present, he has actively involved in science communities such as the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED); the committee of Mineral Processing, Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT); the Council of the Academy of Science and Technology; the Council of Chemical Professors at Hanoi University of Science and Technology; the curriculum development Vietnam Japan University at Hanoi National University. He also participates in the Chemical Engineering Technology Association, Vietnam Association of Catalytic and Adsorption as a vice-president. Assoc Prof. Chinh has been appointed as a vice-president in charge of research and development at Hanoi University of Science and Technology since September 2020.

Hoang Van Anh is the Head of Education and Society unit at British Council Vietnam. She holds a Master of Business Administration from LaTrobe University (Australia). Before joining the British Council, she worked for Australian Education International (AEI) as their Deputy Director (Education Development) and for the University of Queensland (Australia) as the Vietnam Representative. Her passion is on promoting internationalisation of education. She strongly believes that partnership in education will help solve social and economic issues not just in Vietnam but regionally and globally. Her area of interest includes skills, higher education, society, research and innovation.

The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. We build trust and understanding between the people of the UK and Vietnam by working towards internationalising education, promoting science and research partnerships as well as promoting creativity, enterprise, social innovation and the teaching and learning of English.

Thuy Thi Ngoc Bui obtained her Ph.D in the U.S. In 2015, she was awarded with the Australian Executive Fellowship to work as a visiting scholar at the University of Sydney. She has experiences working as a senior academic manager, a lecturer, and a researcher. Besides her academic positions, she actively works as a community project manager. Her projects focus on enhancing academic and personal development skills for disadvantaged minority people, community leaders, and local activists.