Prof. Dr.  Pham Quang Minh  is current Dean of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. He got his Ph.D. in Southeast Asian Studies major, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. Visiting Fellow at Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), Jakarta, Indonesia, Institute of Asian Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, Institute SciencePo, Paris, France, Visiting Professor at Pomona College, California, United States.

Prof.Dr. Pham Quang Minh received Medal of General Governor of Canada David Johnston for having contributed to promote the study of Canada in Vietnam in 2011