Le Xuan Khoa, an alumnus student of the University of Danang - University of Science and Technology (UD-DUT) has just successfully defended his PhD thesis in the field of Energy and Construction at the Center for Sustainable Technology, University Ulster (United Kingdom).

Another good news is that Dr. Le Xuan Khoa will be honored to work and research at the Department of Engineering Science at the University of Oxford (United Kingdom).

Le Xuan Khoa graduated with a Master's degree

at the National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences

Graduated as an engineer majoring in Mechatronics of UD-DUT (class of 2005), Le Xuan Khoa shared that: “After being admitted to UD-DUT, I began to neglect my studies, I got many subjects with low marks, even fail and I had to re-study to the point of being warned that there was a risk of having to stop studying. However, in the second year, I recognized many old friends studying abroad, especially when I recognized that my mother was struggling to raise her children to attend university, I determined to make an action plan to improve my academic results at the university”.

Since then, Khoa had devoted all his time to self-study and even on weekends he was fully devoted to his studies during weekends. His effort was motivated then, from a student at the bottom of the class, Khoa gradually rose to the top and received a scholarship from the university.

Dr. Le Xuan Khoa and his mother - at the International Scientific Conference

After graduating from UD-DUT, thanks to both working and persistently studying foreign languages at the same time, the alumnus of UD-DUT Le Xuan Khoa received a scholarship to study for a Master's degree in Taipei (2012) and transferred to National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences. Here, Khoa found his passion and opportunity in the field of energy research.

“Continuously participating in research, academic exchanges and scientific reports at international events and conferences, I have accumulated experiences and records to find opportunities to continue to be a PhD student and receive the scholarships Doctorate at Ulster University, UK (2015) with a budget of 4 billion VND”, Khoa said.

From an alumnus student of UD-DUT to a Postdoc at the University of Oxford

“With the spirit of not giving up even though it took many months to determine the research topic to propose to the professor, I found a direction for scientific research and was fortunate to successfully defend my PhD thesis and was awarded the best doctoral thesis in the School of Architecture, Built Environment and Planning at Ulster University with the research topic of energy efficiency in construction works”, Khoa shared. Along with that was the award for the best scientific report at the University's scientific conference, published two Q1 articles in the top prestigious journals in the field of energy.

After becoming a PhD, Le Xuan Khoa continued to strive to officially be a Postdoc researcher at the prestigious University of Oxford. Khoa said that his intention is to pursue in-depth research on energy in construction works to have the opportunity to return to his home country in order to actualize his desire to provide efficient and sustainable energy solutions for the construction in Vietnam.

Generations of alumni students succeed, cultivate the traditions and study at UD-DUT

The useful experience to find graduate scholarships according to Khoa is: Preparing your profile, researching outline carefully and seriously, finding a professor to guide and accompany you in line with your goals.

The message that this alumnus student of UD-DUT Le Xuan Khoa would like to share to young people is: "Nurturing your own dreams and ambitions, always thinking and taking action. Success always has to go through difficulties and challenges. Never give up on your dreams and it is never too late to try."

The University of Danang - Center for Learning Resources and Communication

(According to Vietnamnet Newspaper)