Institute for Research on Training and Human Resource Development (HTD Institute) is a part of the Vietnam Association of Universities and Colleges with the mission to contribute to education development to improve the quality of the labor force.
HTD Institute was established by Decision No.33/QĐ-HH signed on 9 September 2022 by the Vietnam Association of Universities and Colleges. HTD Institute obtained working permission No. A-2519, signed on 26 September 2022 by the Ministry of Science & Technology, given the following filed:
- Science research and carry out programs, topics, and projects in the education field and human resource development; applying digital transformation to education and human resource development.
- Science and Technology Service: advisory, technology transform, organize conferences, science meetings, train in-depth professional knowledge in the above research field.
- Organizations cooperate with individuals in the country and abroad to complete the Institute’s mission.
HTD Institute strives to encourage and develop research programs combining science, technology, and education. HTD Institute aims to support universities in Vietnam to push toward continuous quality improvement and to meet an international standard.
CORE VALUES
Experience and in-depth understanding of domestic and international human resource training and development
Proficient in Vietnamese laws and policies
Advantages in connecting domestic and foreign experts and scientists to work together.
Innovative thinking, responsibility, creative work, spirit of service for common goals
The benefits of the solution package include consulting, strategy implementation, implementation support on implementation roadmaps.
Always understand, respect differences in thinking, create a friendly working environment, integrity, trust and support each other
EXPERT TEAM
Dr. HEINZ-ULRICH SCHMIDT
Working with the Federal Ministry for Science and Research, Bonn (1970-1995)
German Council of Science and Humanities, Cologne, Head of unit “Research and promotion of younger scientists” (1978-1984)
Chancellor’s Office, Bonn, Head of unit “Social analyses” (1984-1990)
Federal ministry for Science and Research, Bonn, Head of unit “Universities of Applied Sciences” (1990-1995)
Director General “Science and Research”, Ministry of Science, Research and Cultural Affairs, Potsdam/Brandenburg (1995-2005)
Foundation for international business administration accreditation (FIBAA) (2003-2020)
Supervisory Board Hochschule Ludwigshafen (University of Applied Sciences) (2003-2010)
Scientific Committee of ARACIS, national Romanian quality assurance agency, Budapest (2009–2011)
Supervisory Board of AKORK, (Russian quality assurance agency), Moscow (2009-2012)
Supervisory Board Karlshochschule International University (University of Applied Sciences), Karlsruhe (2009-2020)
Supervisory Board of PNQAHE, Pakistan, since 2018
Dr. VALERIE PATON
As a professor in Tech’s College of Education, Paton teaches data supported decision making and policy in the Ph.D. in Higher Education. Her funded research includes three HSI STEM awards with community colleges partners and an Educate Texas STEM Degree Accelerator award.
Paton has served as Vice Provost at TTU and Senior Vice Provost at TTUHSC El Paso. In addition, she served as Chair of APLU’s Council on Engagement and Outreach Executive Committee, and Board member of the Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC).
Prof. Dr. SANG CHUL PARK
Graduate School of Knowledge based Technology and Energy, Tech University of Korea
Dr. rer soc. at Giessen University, Germany/ Dr. econ. at Gothenburg University, Sweden
Habilitation at Giessen University, Germany/ Docent at Gothenburg University, Sweden
Director of Center for Supporting Small Champions Corporations
Editor in Chief for Asia Pacific Journal of EU Studies (APJEUS)
Dr. JENNIFER HUGHES
Jennifer Hughes is Managing Director of the Office of Planning and Assessment (OPA) at Texas Tech University. She earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education Research from Texas Tech University, a Master of Science in Communication from Illinois State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Speech from Northwestern University. Jennifer’s dissertation explored faculty compliance in academic assessment practices, specifically studying the ways in which assessment professionals collaborated with faculty members to achieve compliance. Jennifer’s philosophy for working alongside faculty is informed by her dissertation research, and she takes a collaborative and supportive approach to accreditation compliance.
Jennifer Hughes is Managing Director of the Office of Planning and Assessment (OPA) at Texas Tech University. She earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education Research from Texas Tech University, a Master of Science in Communication from Illinois State University, and a Bachelor of Science in Speech from Northwestern University. Jennifer’s dissertation explored faculty compliance in academic assessment practices, specifically studying the ways in which assessment professionals collaborated with faculty members to achieve compliance. Jennifer’s philosophy for working alongside faculty is informed by her dissertation research, and she takes a collaborative and supportive approach to accreditation compliance.
Dr. LY THI MINH CHAU
Graduated DBA from the University of Western Sydney Australia in 2013, She hold a BA in English (1986), Bachelor of Business Administration (1997), and a MBA (1999) from the Asian Institute of Technology. She has worked as a visiting faculty for the Faculty of Business Administration at Soka university, Japan since 2014; AUN Assessor. Her research interests are university governance, higher education internationlisation and management; qualitative research methodology, quality management, compentency-based human resource management, development of new disciplines and of quality assurance system.
Dr. PHAM THI TUYET NHUNG
She received Ph.D in Curriculum and Instruction from Texas Tech University, United States. She was an HLC reviewer (assessor) in 2018. Her research interests are internal quality assurance of academic programs and assessment of program learning outcomes.
MBA. NINH NGOC TRAM
Tram Ninh completed the Master’s Degree of Social Science with the Major in Social Policy at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland in 2019. Currently, she is doing her Ph.D. in the Department of Education and Culture, University of Tampere, Finland. Her research interests include higher education governance, global policy transfer in education and the politics of knowledge and data – with a special focus on the Global South and post-colonial contexts.