Dr. Phan Thi Viet Nam earned her Doctorate in Educational Administration from California State University, Fullerton (USA) in 2014 and has nearly 20 years of experience at Hoa Sen University, holding positions such as Head of Quality Assurance and Testing Department, Director of the Outstanding Teacher Education Center, Director of the Research and Accreditation Center for Higher Education…
She received commendation from the Minister of Education and Training for outstanding individual and collective achievements in ensuring and accrediting the quality of higher education and teacher training colleges during the period of 2011-2020.
Ma. Phu Truong Thang is currently the Deputy Director of the International Training Institute at Hoa Sen University and teaches courses in Tourism and Hospitality Management. He earned his Master’s degree in Tourism and Hospitality Management from GBSB Global Business School (Spain) and has 5 years of experience in the tourism industry, having worked at Bangkok Airways, Golden Tours, and Drive Vietnam.
Academic Title – Degree: PhD – Ulsan University, Korea. Experience in teaching Marketing-related subjects at Can Tho University of Technology and teaching assistant for Marketing and Digital Marketing courses at Ulsan University. Participated in scientific research with research works published in international journals and conference proceedings of Marketing.
Dr. Edward Hockings currently serves as a Program Director in the Hoa Sen – De Montfort program.
He holds a Master’s degree in Politics, Philosophy, and International Relations from King’s College London and a Ph.D. in Philosophy from the University of the West of Scotland. Additionally, he has 12 years of experience in training and teaching.
Dr. Minh Chau earned her Master’s and Doctorate degrees in Knowledge Science, specializing in Marketing, in Japan. She has over 10 years of experience in Marketing Communications at multinational corporations such as Intel and PepsiCo. She teaches Marketing and Communication courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, focusing on building an elite learning community centered on students and fostering a professional development environment rich in opportunities for knowledge and experience exchange.
Dr. Ian had a successful career in sales management in London before transitioning to higher education after completing his MBA. He led international programs at Aberystwyth University and Swansea University, then joined De Montfort University as Associate Dean for International in 2019, where he also taught Management Skills and was appointed as a Visiting Professor at Beijing City University.
Lecturer Doctorate – Linguistics
Project Manager – Corporate Communications
Head of Department – General English Department
Program Director De Montfort University & Hoa Sen University – The Institute of Education and Global Engagement
Mr. Mike Gibson currently serves as a lecturer at De Montfort University, Leicester. Mr. Mike holds a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management & Development from the University of Leicester. With nearly 10 years of experience in language teaching across various countries, he brings a wealth of expertise to his role.
Duncan Hepworth works as Partnership Development Manager within the Global Partnership Unit and is responsible for identifying and developing new Transnational Education Partnerships. Duncan’s geographic area includes Africa, South East and East Asia and the Americas.
Duncan has over 20 years’ experience within the education sector both in the UK and overseas and has been with DMU since December 2017.
Before working at DMU, Duncan has worked in international higher and secondary education recruitment with education institutions and recruitment agents around the world for over five years.
Neil Hart is the Associate Director of Transnational Education (TNE) within the Global Partnerships Unit (GPU). He has oversight of the university’s TNE activities, ensuring smooth transition of new partnership developments into mainstream GPU and faculty-based workstreams.
Neil joined DMU in 2021 and has worked in Higher Education since 1996 with more than a decade in TNE roles setting up and managing international and UK based partnerships for Staffordshire University and Coventry University.
He has lived and worked in a number of Sub-Saharan African countries including Zimbabwe, South Africa and the Democratic Republic of Congo and began his career in education working as a voluntary Physics teacher under the auspices of Voluntary Services Overseas (VSO) in the Western Region of Ghana.
Neil has a PhD in Engineering and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Associate Dean International, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Media at De Montfort University
The majority of Richard’s research career is focused on the development of thin films for electronic devices such as thin film transistors (TFTs), primarily involving amorphous silicon and hydroxy-oxide zinc.
Richard’s current primary interest lies in the novel development of nano-scale materials, exploring nano-bio interfaces, and directly connecting nano-sized materials/devices with biological systems.
Holly Everley is a Global Partnerships Officer within the Global Partnership Unit at DMU. Helping to co-ordinating the university’s engagement with transnational education (TNE) and overseas recruitment partnerships, her key areas include franchise arrangements and progression agreements.
Holly joined DMU in June 2020 and has previously been working with the Partnerships Team within Social Impact and Engagement here at DMU.
Holly graduated from York St John University where she studied BSc (Hons) Psychology. Holly is also a Lean Competency Systems (LCS) practitioner at Level 1b and is certified Carbon Literate by the Carbon Literacy Project.
Dr. Phan Vo Minh Thang currently serves as Dean of Economics and Business Faculty at Hoa Sen University. He is also a lecturer responsible for teaching courses in Economics and Business in the undergraduate program.
He holds a Master’s degree in Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. Additionally, he has 10 years of experience working in software technology centers in various positions such as team leader, department head, and CEO.
Head of Logistics and International Trade – Hoa Sen University
Dr. Nguyen Huu Hao currently serves as Dean of Logistics and International Trade at Hoa Sen University. He is also a lecturer responsible for teaching courses in Economics Management and International Trade in the undergraduate program.
He holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Charles Sturt University, Australia, and a Ph.D. in Business Administration from the International Business Academy of Scandinavia, Denmark – Malaysia. Additionally, he has 15 years of experience in researching various scientific topics at different levels such as university and institutions.
Ms. Phung Thai Minh Trang currently serves as Dean of Finance and Banking Faculty at Hoa Sen University. She is also a lecturer responsible for teaching courses in Finance.
She holds a Master’s degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from Victoria University, Australia, and a Ph.D. in Finance from Massey University. Additionally, she has 9 years of experience in training and teaching. Furthermore, she is the primary and co-author in research projects between Hoa Sen University and Massey University, Auckland University of Technology.
Mr. John Basihan Bayarong is currently a lecturer at De Montfort University. He earned his Master’s degree in Business Administration from Ateneo de Manila University. Additionally, he has previous work experience at Olongapo News and Subicupter.com.
Mr. Tran Quang Hai currently serves as the Director of the General English Program at the Faculty of Languages and International Culture, Hoa Sen University. Alongside his managerial role, he is also a Research Fellow at the Department of Linguistics, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. He holds a Master’s degree in TESOL from Victoria University, Australia, and regularly presents at national and international conferences on linguistics and language teaching. With diverse teaching experience catering to both English majors and non-majors, he has accumulated his expertise from working at various educational institutions.
More than 5 years of experience in senior management positions at Vietnamese companies in various fields such as logistics, manufacturing, and trade.
Mr. Mike Gibson currently serves as a lecturer at De Montfort University, Leicester. Mr. Mike holds a Master’s degree in Human Resources Management & Development from the University of Leicester. With nearly 10 years of experience in language teaching across various countries, he brings a wealth of expertise to his role.
