Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van (SN 1984, Thai Nguyen) is one of the few Vietnamese scientists with great influence in the world in the field of disaster forecasting. Not only is she famous for her scientific researches with high practical application, she is also known as the “youngest professor in Taiwan”.
“Vietnamese pink ball” conquers the scientific arena
Talking to PV, Ms. Hoang Thanh Van passionately talked about her scientific works and projects she has devoted to her country. Ms. Van is proud to become a cultural, economic and scientific bridge between Vietnam and Taiwan. She said: “It is because I always look to Vietnam that I choose to live and work in Taiwan”.
Previously, while in Vietnam, she had a predestined relationship with the field of “Natural Geography” and worked as a lecturer at Thai Nguyen University for a while. As a woman, she is not afraid to engage in “hot spots” of natural disasters for geodetic measurement. Here, Ms. Van felt sad when she witnessed people suffering and flooding in the disaster area.
Now, when she became a doctoral student in Taiwan, Ms. Hoang Thanh Van discovered that nature and natural disasters here have many similarities with her hometown. Meanwhile, Taiwan is one of the 10 places in the world with strong development in disaster prevention technology, so Ms. Van is even more determined to learn progressive ways.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van is teaching international students.
Pursuing a research path with a full scholarship from the School of Civil Engineering, Feng Chia University, she devoted herself to her studies and quickly completed her research program after 4 years.
Having successfully crossed the dance floor, she returned home and plans to continue to contribute to Vietnam. However, an unexpected fate struck, she received a call from a professor who used to study.
Prof. Tien-Yin Chou – Director of Center for GIS, Feng Chia University, who is the manager of many government projects for Vietnam, invited Ms. Van to stay to join the project support for the two Vietnamese sides. and Taiwan.
After that, Ms. Van passed the exam as a full-time lecturer at Feng Chia University. Hoang Thanh Van herself could not have imagined that the decision to return to Taiwan and continue pursuing a research path would be a turning point in her life.
Ms. Thanh Van said that Taiwan has Southern policies, grants non-refundable projects to Vietnam in many fields, she is very honored if she can act as a bridge connecting the two countries. Therefore, as soon as she was aware of many benefits for the country, Ms. Van did not hesitate to return to Taiwan again.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van taking pictures with students.
Her career abroad has progressed very well, she completed her PhD research, then continued to study for the rank of Associate Professor, and is currently preparing for the title of Professor. However, returning to the ego of an emotional woman, Hoang Thanh Van also sometimes wavers when thinking about personal happiness.
She jokingly said: “When I finished my doctorate, I was also 30 years old, so I was afraid that it was difficult to get a husband”. Sometimes, Van’s parents feel sorry for their daughter, just wanting her to settle down in the family.
But after hours of talking with Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van, I understood why “Vietnamese pink ball like her is constantly engrossed in conquering the scientific arena, even sacrificing many years of her youth in life.
She said: “My field of research focuses mainly on disaster management technology, practical research, application of artificial intelligence, warning models for real-time disaster monitoring, with Predictable 6 hours in advance.
After each project, with research results, I will apply teaching to the subject for students, so students can experience practical projects, based on research results can publish papers. SCI, and monographs”.
In 2016, at the age of 31, Ms. Hoang Thanh Van was first awarded the title of Associate Professor (Assistant Professor) under the American title system by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
4 years later, she continued to receive the title of PGS 2 (Associate Professor). At the time of ordination, she was the first Vietnamese to reach the PGS level in Taiwan. I myself am Youngest PGS in Taiwan when he was just over 30 years old.
To achieve this remarkable achievement, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van has undergone a non-stop research journey. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van regularly teaches and guides many international students and doctoral students, including those many years older than Ms. Van.
More than two years since Covid-19 appeared, Ms. Van has not been able to return to Vietnam to visit her family. According to her confided, before the pandemic broke out, she used to visit her family once a month, but now due to the long isolation period, she has to consider and consider many things before deciding to go home. should return or not.
She said it would take a lot of time to return home at this time, especially the long mandatory isolation period that would make many students and doctoral students have to wait longer for her guidance. She does not want to affect the progress of the thesis defense of students and PhD students studying in Taiwan.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van took doctoral students to the disaster field.
Looking at the photos that Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van shared with PV, it is easy to see that she has a small body but stands out in the crowd. The work of a scientist forces her to always be directly involved, bringing the whole team of researchers to approach reality, so the moments when Assoc.
Ms. Hoang Thanh Van was greatly influenced by her time in school, because she was often elected as a school class, so she actively participated in group activities. Today, she is still the leader of movements launched by the school and student clubs.
In addition to her great responsibility in scientific research and teaching, Ms. Van is loved by many students and graduate students because of her cheerful and sociable personality. During 8 consecutive years of teaching at the top prestigious school in Taiwan, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van was among the 10% of excellent teachers according to students’ assessment.
Always give all attention and priority to Vietnam
In recent years, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van has become a cultural, economic and educational bridge between Vietnam and Taiwan. As she once shared, staying in Taiwan is an opportunity to help her contribute more to her homeland.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van said: “It is not only in Vietnam that you can contribute to the country. I am living and working in Taiwan myself, but most of the projects I propose to submit to the Ministry of Science and Technology are proposed to work in Vietnam, of course getting funding is not easy. For example, the project in Ban Khoang (Lao Cai), the content must be really convincing to get funding.”
Overseas Vietnamese will seize many opportunities because they have more information about that country than people in the country. Through seminars, sharing of scientific experiences between schools and organizations, or between companies, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van has captured a lot of information, thereby choosing the direction to propose the project. cooperation project for Taiwan with Vietnam.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van handed over the project to Director Trinh Hai Son and some representatives of the Vietnam Institute of Geology and Minerals.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van is the bridge between the two ministries of Taiwan and Vietnam
With the projects of the Ministry of Education of Taiwan, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van received funds for teaching assistants, which is also a source of capital to pay salaries for Vietnamese masters and PhD students, creating conditions for them to have more income by studying and doing research at the school.
In addition, Ms. Hoang Thanh Van supports and guides the new generation of immigrants who are Vietnamese brides so that they can quickly adjust to their new life in Taiwan, and encourages them to go to university, or continue their education. continue to pursue higher education.
Every year, Taiwan and Vietnam alternately organize education exhibitions, and Ms. Van also supports the Ministry of Education of both sides in activities to introduce scholarship programs. Since then, Vietnamese students have received more useful information.
In particular, although living in Taiwan, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van and many of his friends always strive to promote Vietnamese culture and teach the Vietnamese language to the community here. Ms. Thanh Van and her friends like Dr. Tran Thi Lan (Kaohsiung University, Taiwan), Master teacher Tran Thi Hong Phuong (Political University), are great contributors. for the cooperation between Taiwan and Vietnam.
Possessing “terrible” research works and projects
Assoc. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van is the editor of the Swiss International Journal of SCI (Journal of Atmosphere), IF influence index: 2.6.
– She has published 23 articles on SCI, SCI GIS Journal, International Remote Sensing, and international conference papers. Reviewed more than 30 articles for prestigious journals SCI, SCI of GIS, Remote Sensing, and Springer, Willey.
– Being an expert in the field of GIS, remote sensing, and concurrently interpreting for the project meetings of cooperation between the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam and the Taiwan Department of Land and Water Conservation on natural disasters from (2014 to present)
– 2015-2022: As the director and co-director of 24 ministerial-level projects (Taiwan Ministry of Education and Taiwan Ministry of Science and Technology).
– 2019-2022: Co-chaired the project of the Ministry of Science and Technology of Taiwan with the Taiwan Department of Soil and Water Conservation, the project of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam, a real-time disaster monitoring station (about 5 billion VND project) fully financed for Vietnam both hardware and software, installed and operating in Ban Khoang, Sa Pa, Lao Cai in 2019).
– 2020-2022: Co-director of the Air Monitoring Project of the Taiwan Conservation Department, the Taiwan project donated (both hardware and software) to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of Vietnam (Northern Monitoring Center) 105 monitoring stations air, installed for 3 northern provinces (Hanoi, Ha Nam and Nam Dinh).
– Annual Ministry of Education project (From 2014 to present): Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van presides over the project to bring Taiwanese students back to Vietnam to teach Chinese free of charge to students of Vietnamese schools such as Thai Nguyen University. including University of Pedagogy, University of Industry, School of Foreign Languages), Hanoi University of Science, and University of Communications.
During the covid pandemic, Professor Van’s project continued to teach Chinese online to students and staff of a number of Vietnamese universities (including Hue University of Science and Hanoi University of Science).
– According to Taiwan’s Southern Policy project from 2015 – 2019: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hoang Thanh Van implemented the project and supported Vietnamese students with all airfares and housing in Taiwan, Vietnamese students to study Chinese and participate in activities to learn about Taiwanese culture during summer camp and winter camp.
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