1. Full name: Tran Thi Thanh Huyen                   2. Sex: Female

3. Date of birth: 17/10/1987                                4. Place of birth: Yen Bai

5. Admission decision number: 1745/QD-XHNV, July 13, 2017 accredited by the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Ha Noi).

6. Changes in academic process:

Extend the training period to 12 months, from July 14, 2020 to July 13, 2021

Extend the training period to 12 months, from July 14, 2021 to July 13, 2022

7. Official thesis title: The cultural personality of Lee Kuan Yew

8. Major: Southeast Asian studies            

9. Code: 62 31 06 10

10. Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mai Ngoc Chu - University of Social Sciences and Humanities, National university in Hanoi.

11. Summary of the new findings of the thesis:

The dissertation has made important contributions in terms of science and practice including:

- Clarifying some theoretical issues related to personality and the cultural personality.

- Offering a new perspective on Lee Kuan Yew's cultural personality holistically and dialectically.

- Analyzing of Lee Kuan Yew's cultural personality from the perspective of family and social relations as well as from the perspective of a country leader.

- Providing more sources of information about the life and career of Lee Kuan Yew, thereby clarifying the traits of Lee Kuan Yew's cultural personality - a typical cultural personality.

- Assisting readers with further understandings of the life and cultural personality of Lee Kuan Yew, thereby having an overview of Lee Kuan Yew's contributions to the development of Singapore.

12. Practical applicability, if any: 

- Being able to be used as a reference for learning and teaching about Southeast Asia in general and Singapore in particular.

13. Further research direction, if any:

14. Thesis-related publications:

14.1. Tran Thi Thanh Huyen (2019), “Singapore construction strategy under Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew (1960 - 1970)”, Today’s teaching & learning magazine (1), pp. 67-69.

14.2. Tran Thi Thanh Huyen (2019), “Strategic training program in Singapore and experience for Vietnam”, Journal of State Management (284), pp. 111-114.

14.3. Tran Thi Thanh Huyen (2020), “Prime minister Lee Kuan Yew’s bilingual policy”, Journal of Southeast Asian studies (1), pp. 45-52.

14.4. Tran Thi Thanh Huyen (2020), “Rating about Singapore’s cultural policy in religious field under Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew”, Journal of Education and Society (110), pp. 121-125.

14.5. Tran Thi Thanh Huyen (2020), “Singapore’s religious policy under Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew”, Journal of State Management (294), pp. 115-117.

14.6. Tran Thi Thanh Huyen (2020), “Bilingual policy of prime minister Lee Kuan Yew after Singapore independence”, Journal of Viet Nam social sciences (10), pp. 146-152.

14.7. Tran Thi Thanh Huyen (2021), “Improving the quality of human resources in the economic development of Korea and Singapore period 1960 – 1970”, Proceedings of the international scientific conference: New trends in Korean studies and training in Vietnam, University of Languages and International Studies - VNU Ha Noi, pp. 180-190.

14.8. Tran Thi Thanh Huyen (2021), “Bilingual education in singapore’s school system under the time of Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew”, Proceedings of the national scientific conference: Ulis National Conference 2021, University of Languages and International Studies - VNU Ha Noi, pp. 645-652.

14.9. Phan Minh Chau, Tran Thi Thanh Huyen (2021), “Some policies to improve the quality of human resources in south Korea and Singapore between 1961 and 1979”, Globus: psychology and pedagogy (3), pp. 3 – 8.

14.10. Tran Thi Thanh Huyen, Phan Minh Chau (2021), “Mahathir Mohamad and Lee Kuan Yew - excellent thought practitioners”, Экономика и социум (5), pp. 389 – 397.

14.11. Tran Thi Thanh Huyen (2021), “Digital economy development in Singapore and lessons for Viet Nam”, Proceedings of the international scientific conference: 13th International Conference on Socio-economic and Environmental Issues in Development, National Economics University, pp. 685 – 694.