Huyen T.T. NGUYEN

Research Interests:

• Early Childhood Care and Education, Education Development, Family and Women Studies, Mental Health and Well-being.

Education:

• Doctor of Philosophy, Kobe University (Mar. 2019)
• Master of Public Policy, Graduate School of Governance Studies, Meiji University (Sep. 2014)
• Bachelor of Arts in Education, Viet Nam National University (Jun. 2008)

Experiences:

• Research Fellow, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University (Oct. 2023 – Sep. 2025)
• Lecturer/ Vice-head of Department of English Language Teaching, Thai Binh Duong University, Nha Trang, Vietnam (Feb. 2022 – Apr. 2023)
• Consultant, UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), Montreal, Canada (Jul. 2020 – Dec. 2020)
• Research Fellow, Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies (GSICS), Kobe University (Apr.2019-Jun.2020)
• Research Assistant, MEXT/UNESCO Projects on school finance, teacher placement, and innovative financing for ECCE, Kobe University (Jul.2015-Mar. 2019)
• Research Intern, FHI360, Education Policy and Data Center, Washington, D.C. (Sep.-Oct. 2016)
• Consultant, Regional report on financing for early childhood care and education in Asia-Pacific region, Kobe University (Dec. 2015-Jul.2016)
• Lecturer at International School, Viet Nam National University (IS-VNU) (Jun.2010 ~ Sep.2015)
• Translator at the European Chamber of Commerce in Viet Nam (EuroCham Hanoi) (Aug.2009-Jan.2010)
• Instructor of English for adults, EQuest Institution, Ha Noi, Viet Nam (Jan.-Jul.2009)
• Primary and secondary school teacher (teaching English and Science), Dream House–Tri Viet International School, Ha Noi, Vietnam (Jul.-Dec.2008)
• Teaching assistant, British Council, Ha Noi, Viet Nam (Jan.-Jun.2008)

Social and Volunteer Activities:

• Volunteer in fund raising activities to support lunch for poor children in the Northern Mountainous Area of Viet Nam (Jul. 2013-2020)
• Founder and Advisor of Students’ Club of Voluntary Activities, IS-VNU (2010-2012)
• Representative of Vietnam Hosteling International for Hosteling International Asian-Pacific Regional CEO Meeting in Sydney, Australia (Dec.2009)
• Leader of Vietnamese Delegation for Asian Youth Exchange in Singapore (Oct.2009)
• Member and interpreter of Vietnamese Delegation for Asian Youth Exchange in Thailand (Jul.2009)
• Volunteer translator of Child Fund Australia and World Vision in Vietnam (Jul.2006-Dec.2007)

Publications:

• Nguyen, H. T. T., Ogawa, K., & Le, T.K. (2025). Management of Public Financing for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in Vietnam. (under peer review)
• Nguyen, H. T. T., & Sisouphanthong, V. (2024). Student Creativity in Higher Education and Graduates’ Employability in Lao PDR: Whether there is a Link? (under peer review)
• Nguyen, H. T. T. (2019). Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education in Viet Nam: Different Stakeholders’ Perspectives and Current Practices. [Doctoral Dissertation]. Graduate School of International Cooperation Studies, Kobe University. pp 1-247. (written in English)
• 2017. Ensuring Adequate, Efficient and Equitable Finance in Schools in the Asia-Pacific Region. Bangkok: UNESCO. (Contributor) (written in English)
• 2016. Asia-Pacific Regional Report: Financing for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). Paper commissioned for the Financing for Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE): Investing in the foundation for lifelong learning and sustainable development (2016). Working paper. Bangkok: UNESCO. (Co-author) (written in English)
• Benete, L. & Nguyen, H. T. T. (2016). School Finance in Viet Nam. In Ogawa, K. (Ed.), Financing Basic Education: A Study on School Grants in Viet Nam, Laos and Cambodia (pp. 93-115). Kobe University (written in English)
• Laratta, R., Nguyen, H. T. T., & Pham, H. T. (2014). A case of effective civic engagement in Vietnam. Leadership and Policy Quarterly, 3 (1), 25-34. (written in English)
• Nguyen, H. T. T. (2014). Enhancement of Internationalization of Higher Education: Cooperation between Japanese and Vietnamese Higher Education. [Master Thesis]. Meiji University. pp 1-112. (written in English)
• Nguyen, H. T. T. & Laratta, R. (2012). Impacts of Language and Culture on the internationalization of higher education in Vietnam and Japan. Proceedings of The Internationalization of Higher Education: North-South Perspectives International Conference, Vietnam National University, Ha Noi. pp 76-102. (written in English)

Academic Associations:

• Comparative and International Education Society (CIES)
• South East Asia Special Interest Group, CIES
• Under-Represented Racial, Ethnic, and Ability Group (UREAG), CIES
• Japan Society for International Development (JASID)
• Japan Comparative Education Society (JCES)

Academic Conference Presentations/Workshops:

• Nguyen, H. T. T. “Matrescence in Context: Identity, Intergenerational Pressures, and Social Scrutiny among New Mothers in Vietnam”. Paper presented at the Matrescence Symposium 2025, Online & The University of Queensland, Brisbane City Campus, Australia, July 17^th – 18^th (Written and presented in English)
• Nguyen, H. T. T. “Vietnamese Mothers’ Wellbeing: Preliminary Findings on Family Context and Educational Background”. Paper presented at The 11^th World Conference on Women’s Studies (WCWS 2025), Bali, Indonesia, May 29^th – 30^th (Written and presented in English)
• Nguyen, H. T. T. et al. “Age and language acquisition: the myth of the earlier the better and lessons from Vietnam”. Paper presented at the Global Education Conference 2019, Online platform using Blackboard Collaborator Support, November 18^th – 20^th (Co-presenter) (Written and presented in English)
• Nguyen, H. T. T. “Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education in Viet Nam: Discrepancy between Rural and Urban Areas”. Paper presented at the Publication Mentoring Workshop at the 63^rd Annual Meeting of the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), San Francisco, US, 14^th – 18^th April 2019. (Written and presented in English)
• Nguyen, H. T. T. “Family Involvement in Early Childhood Education in Viet Nam: A Comparative Study between Rural and Urban Areas”. Poster Presentation at the 29^th Japan Society for International Development (JASID) Annual Conference, Tsukuba University, Tsukuba, Japan, 23^rd November 2018. (Written and presented in English)
• Sakaue, K. & Nguyen, H. T. T. “Developing strategies for efficient teacher placement at primary education circle in Viet Nam”. Paper presented at research dissemination workshop, Ministry of Education and Training, Hanoi, Viet Nam, 29^th November 2016. (Written and presented in English and Vietnamese)
• Ogawa, K. & Nguyen, H. T. T. “Financing Early Childhood Care and Education in Vietnam”. Paper presented at JSPS Core-to-Core Seminar on “Education Finance and Administration,” Kobe University, Hyogo, Japan, 12^th July 2016. (Written and presented in English)
• Benete, L. & Nguyen, H. T. T. “School Finance in Vietnam”. Paper presented at JSPS Core-to-Core Seminar on “Education Finance and Administration in Developing Countries and Public Policy,” Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 8^th February 2016. (Written and presented in English)
• Nguyen, H. T. T. “Access and Quality of Primary Education for Children of Ethnic Minority Groups in Vietnam: Impacts of the National Hunger Eradication and Poverty Reduction Program”. Research proposal presented at the International Education Development Forum (IEDF) 2015, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, 13^th November, 2015. (Written and presented in English)
• Nguyen, H. T. T. & Laratta, R. “Impacts of Language and Culture on the internationalization of higher education in Vietnam and Japan,” Paper presented at the Internationalization of Higher Education: North-South Perspectives International Conference, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam, July, 2012. (Written and presented in English)

Research Grants:

• Principal Investigator, Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up. Project Name: Maternal wellbeing of Vietnamese mothers: an emphasis on family context, educational background and living location (2024-2026). Budget amount: ¥2,730,000

Awards/Scholarships:

• Merit Travel Grant for the New Scholars Publication Mentoring Workshop (NSC Travel Grant), awarded by the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES), Miami, Jan. 2020.
• Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Bank Organization Scholarship, 2017-2018 (~US$18,000).
• Hyogo Prefecture Scholarship, 2016 (~US$3,600).
• Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship, 2012-2014 (An approximate total of US$68,000: US$40,000 for living stipends in 2 years including housing support, travel grant and book allowance, plus approximately US$28,000 full-scholarship for tuition fees of 2 years master study at Meiji University).
• Vietnam National University Merit Scholarship, 2002-2003 and 2005-2006.

Languages/ Skills:

• Vietnamese (Native), English (Professional level), Japanese (Upper-Intermediate), Chinese (Lower-Intermediate)
• NVivo 15, EPPI 6, Tableau Public, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point)

Message to Potential Candidates to Ogawa Seminar:

I preferred Professor Keiichi Ogawa Seminar for its diversity of excellence both academically and professionally. This is really an ideal environment for those who want to robust their career in the development area. Prof. Ogawa is extremely good at encouraging and pushing his students to be proactive and able to work independently, which is vital for their future career, both in academic and international development field. Joining his seminar will give you the chance to access to an immense international network in the fields of comparative and international education and economics of education. In addition, he always encourages his students to present their papers at academic forums and conferences and gives them chances to get involved in research projects with national and international organizations such as UNESCO/UNICEF, MEXT and other ministries of education in the area. Professor Ogawa is a very kind and generous person who always support his students’ development, and I feel so lucky that I chose Ogawa seminar for my doctoral study, where I could not only earn my PhD degree but also get matured professionally. I strongly believe that joining Ogawa family will be a precious and changing life experience.