1. Full name:  Hoang Thi Giang                                                  2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: September 27, 1983                                          4. Place of birth: Hoa Binh

5. Admission decision number: 2999/2013/QĐ-SĐH-XHNV Dated 30/12/2013 of the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. 

6. Changes in academic process:

- Extension from December 2016 to December 2018  

- Adjustment of the thesis title under Decision No. 3129/QĐ-XHNV Date: 30/10/2018 of the Rector of University of Social Sciences and Humanities

7. Official thesis title: The Joglo houses of the Javanese people in Indonesia

8. Major: Southeast Asian Studies                                               9. Code: 62310610

10. Supervisors: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Lam Ba Nam

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

First of all, the thesis contributes to finding out about the traditional Joglo houses of the Javanese people in Indonesia in terms of house structure, custom and rituals during the process of house erection in order to identify cultural identity of the Javanese people in the houses.

Secondly, analyzing the specific cultural values of the Joglo houses and recent changes, providing conservation orientations to preserve and promote the traditional cultural values of the Javanese people in Indonesia in particular and those of the Austronesian peoples in general.

Thirdly, the initial findings on comparing traditional Javanese houses and Austronesian houses in Vietnam (specifically Cham people in Ninh Thuan).

12. Practical applicability, if any:

The thesis contributes to arranging and providing new and comprehensive cultural documents in general and the houses of the Javanese people in Indonesia in particular, providing new documentation when comparing Javanese houses and houses of other peoples. Simultaneously, the findings can be used as reference for subjects such as Southeast Asian cultures, anthropology, ethnography, etc. at universities and centers, research institutes.

13. Further research directions,if any:

- Research on changes of the traditional Joglo houses in the future.

- Expanding research on traditional houses of other peoples in Indonesia in particular, in Southeast Asia in general and comparing with the traditional houses of the Javanese people.

14. Thesis-related publications:

- Hoang Thị Giang (2014), “Custom of house erection of the Javanese people in Indonesia”, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (12), pp. 45-50.

- Hoang Thi Giang (2016), “Some comparisons between custom of house erection of the Javanese people in Indonesia and that of Cham people in Ninh Thuan, Vietnam”, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (12), pp.36-43.

- Hoang Thi Giang (2018), “Structure and decorative symbols of the traditional houses of the Javanese people in Indonesia”, Journal of Southeast Asian Studies (4), pp. 43-49.