graduate employablity

work-integrated learning

international education

teacher education

career development

human resource development

higher education policy implementation

entrepreneurship education 

Nghia Tran has been working in higher education since 2004, both in Vietnam and Australia. He completed his PhD in Higher Education Studies at the University of Melbourne, Australia, in 2016. He obtained his Master's degree in Lifelong Learning Policy and Management in Denmark, Spain, and the United Kingdom under the Erasmus Mundus Program in 2009. His first degree was in Education, completed at Can Tho University, Vietnam, in 2004. Being able to conduct both qualitative and quantitative research, he has (co)authored more than 30 academic publications in the areas of graduate employability, work-integrated learning, teacher education, curriculum development, English language teaching, and assessment. He is aspired to improve the quality of students’ learning experience and prepare them for employability in a quickly evolving world.

1. Student engagement with employablity development initiatives in higher education (ongoing)

2. International perspectives and practices in gradate employablity development (ongoing)

3.  At-home international education programs in Vietnamese universities and the impact on graduate employablity (completed)

4. The implementation of generic skills in Vietnamese universities: Facilitators and inhibitors (completed)