Trung Thanh Nguyen: Curriculum Vitae
Employment and Education
Since 2014 : Research associate at Leibniz University of Hannover
Since 2012: Senior researcher, University of Bayreuth
2009 - 2011: Postdoctoral research fellow, Bayreuth Center of Ecology and Environmental Research (BayCEER), University of Bayreuth
2008/2009: Young professional at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy
2005 - 2008: PhD student at the Department of Project and Regional Planning, University of Giessen
2002 - 2005: Lecturer at the Department of Forest Management, Forestry University of Vietnam
2000 - 2002: Master of Science with a major in Tropical and International Forestry, Technical University of Dresden
1996 - 2000: Junior lecturer and researcher at the Department of Forest Management, Forestry University of Vietnam
1991 - 1996: Bachelor of Science at the Faculty of Forest Sciences, Forestry University of Vietnam
Current Research
Dr. Trung Thanh Nguyen is currently a participating scentist of TERRECO Project funded by German Research Foundation (DFG) and coordinator of REGECON project funded by German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF). The following themes are of his scientific interest:
- Evaluation of policy instruments on farm economy (farm production, factor market)
- Economic and environmental efficiency of resource use
- Tradeoffs in land use decision making
- Quantification and evaluation of ecosystem services
- Regional agricultural economic evaluation coupled with biophysical process models
Selected research grants
- 2011 -2014: Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Germany: 445,000 Euros
- 2002 – 2005: Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development – Government of Vietnam: US$40,000
- 2003 – 2004: Community-Based Coastal Resources Management Center, University of the Philippines and Forestry University of Vietnam: US$6,000
- 2002 – 2003: Vietnam – Netherlands Research Program: US$28,000 (with other colleagues)
Selected scholarships
- 04. 2005 – 10.2008: German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Germany (Scholarship for Doctoral Studies at the University of Giessen, Germany)
- 07. 2008 & 09. 2007: Short-term grants from Marie Curie for the Training Course “Resource Property” in Romania and the Summer School “Agricultural Policy Analysis” in Poland
- 08.2000 – 09. 2002: German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD), Germany (Scholarship for Master Studies at the Technological University of Dresden, Germany)
- 07. 1991 – 06. 1996: Ministry of Training and Education, Vietnam (Scholarship for First University Degree, Forestry University of Vietnam)
Experiences on consultancy and evaluation
- 12. 2007: International Consultant, “Inland Valley Swamp Development for Rice and other Food Crop Cultivation” for German Agro Action (Deutsche Welthungerhilfe), Sierra Leone, Africa
- 10. 2006: External Evaluator, “Sustainable Plantation Management in Vietnam”, Vietnamese German Forestry Program, GTZ Vietnam
- 09. 2006: External Evaluator, Community Forestry Program of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP Vietnam, Small Grant Programs – Promote Tropical Forestry (EC/UNDP – SGP - PTF)
Social activities during university life
- 07.2007: Co-organizer of the Alumni Meeting “15 years of PhD Program on Agricultural Economics and Related Sciences”, University of Giessen, Germany
- 10. 2000 – 09. 2002: Speaker of Students of the master course “Tropical Forestry and Management”, Technological University of Dresden, Germany
- 09. 1993 – 07. 1996: Representative of Students, Forestry University, Vietnam
Additional information
- Languages: • Vietnamese (native), • English (fluent - education and working language since 2000). • German (high command) • French and Korean (beginner and continuing)
- Computer skills: • Word & spreadsheet processing (Word, Excel, PowerPoint); • Statistical software (SPSS, STATA, LIMDEP, Eviews); • Modeling software (GAMS - General Algebraic Modeling System, NetLogo - a cross-platform multi-agent programmable modeling environment): • Other software (DREAM - Dynamic Research Evaluation for Management, COSTAB - Agricultural Project Evaluation.
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