DrThinh Huynh

Sessional Academic

Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education

  • Sessional Academic
    Faculty of Arts and Education/School of Education

BIO

Thinh Huynh is an enthusiastic researcher in the field of Education with a strong academic foundation and professional experience. He holds a Bachelor of Teaching from Saigon University, Vietnam, and a Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics from La Trobe University, Australia. Currently, Thinh is pursuing a doctoral degree at the School of Education, Deakin University, where his research focuses on Vietnamese international students’ engagement in blended learning within the Australian higher education context. Thinh has developed expertise in higher education, international education, digital education, blended learning, student engagement, and student agency. In addition to his doctoral research, he has contributed as a Research Assistant to several significant projects. These include the New Colombo Plan Project, titled “Australian students’ learning in and engagement with the Indo-Pacific”, funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC), and the Australia Awards Fellowship project on “Vietnam-Australia partnerships for digital transformation in higher education”. Through his research and project involvement, Thinh aims to enrich the academic community and to make a meaningful impact on the higher education sector, the international student cohort, and the wider community.

DEAKIN UNIVERSITY CURRENT APPOINTMENT

  • Sessional Academic
    Deakin University, School of Education

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Graduate Research Teaching Fellow
    Deakin University, Australia16 Jun 2025 - present
  • Research Assistant
    Deakin University, Australia29 Jul 2023 - 6 Oct 2023
  • Research Assistant
    Deakin University, Australia16 Jul 2022 - 30 Dec 2022
  • Graduate Researcher
    Deakin University, Australia16 Oct 2022 - present

DEGREES

  • Bachelor of Teaching
    Saigon University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • Master of Applied Linguistics
    La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Education
    Deakin University, Burwood, Australia

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Cert IV Training & Assessment
    The Learning Professionals

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Vietnamese
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review

FIELDS OF RESEARCH

  • Higher education
  • Social theory
  • Digital electronic devices

AREA/FACULTY

  • Faculty of Arts and Education

DEPARTMENT/SCHOOL/INSTITUTE/DISCIPLINE

  • School of Education